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General
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| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mPedersen ) Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Serranus annularis
( Class:
D
, Points Awarded:
135
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=33761
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| Spawn Date: |
06/03/2009 |
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Time of Spawn: |
dusk
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78-82F
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PH: |
unknown
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Salinity: |
1.025 most likely
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Size:
( Gallons) |
24
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Dimensions: |
X
X
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Lighting:
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It's a 24 gallon JBJ Nanocube
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Lighting Shedule:
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13 hours on
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Filtration:
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
3"
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Size of Male: |
3"
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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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A few months.
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Feeding
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Food: |
All sorts of Mysis (including PE), brine shrimp, and occasionally squid
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Feeding Schedule:
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Fed 2-3 times daily
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
There was some posturing...I'd say it kindof looked like aggression but wasn't. Courtship and spawning occured while tank was still fully illuminated, maybe 30 minutes before the lights (on a timer) went out.
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Spawning Behavior:
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A mad dash to the surface, took only a split second.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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that was it...after spawning, nothing more
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Egg Details
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Size: |
< 1mm
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Color: |
clear
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Quantity: |
< 1mm
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Description:
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typical pelagic type eggs...boyant
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Location:
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floated to the surface where the fish promptly ate them.
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Other Details:
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I have NEVER seen the spawn firsthand. The fish in the tank do a pretty good job of cleaning up the evidence, even if I had left the pumps off. The only way I proved the fish were spawning was to capture it on video...just shooting video in the evening and reviewing it later after a suspected spawn.
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