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General
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| Name: |
Jonathan Foster ( hyperboy ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Pseudochromis flavivertex
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
15
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=64508&mpage=1#64510
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| Spawn Date: |
12/04/2011 |
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Time of Spawn: |
between 4pm and 5pm
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
79-80 ° F
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PH: |
8.0
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Salinity: |
1.023
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Size:
( Gallons) |
10gal
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Dimensions: |
20 X
10 X
12
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Lighting:
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overhead fluorescent
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Lighting Shedule:
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8am-9pm timer
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Filtration:
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10gal tank is plumbed into broodstock system and is filtered by wet/dry, fluidized sand bed, I-tech skimmer
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
2.5"
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Size of Male: |
2.5"
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Age of Female: |
unknown
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Age of Male: |
unknown
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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Pair was purchased at end of Aug. 2011
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Feeding
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Food: |
Rods Food FO blend, hikari mysis, PE mysis, cyclop-eeze wafer
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Feeding Schedule:
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every four hours
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
normal activity, female gravid
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Spawning Behavior:
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male lures female into spawning cave (capped 1" PVC)
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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male will only leave cave to eat, female resumes normal activity
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