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General
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| Name: |
John Witt ( coralhead317 ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Ecsenius midas
( Class:
C
, Points Awarded:
45
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=82654
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| Spawn Date: |
04/29/2013 |
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Time of Spawn: |
11 pm (approximately 3 hours after lights went on)
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
83 ° F
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PH: |
not recorded
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Salinity: |
1.022
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Size:
( Gallons) |
75 gallon (QT tank)
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Dimensions: |
48 in X
18 in X
12 in
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Lighting:
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ambient room light supplied by shop lights
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Lighting Shedule:
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14 hours on, 10 hours off; reverse photoperiod
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Filtration:
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ASM skimmer, live rock
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
3"
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Size of Male: |
3.5"
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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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In my care since 3/14/13. This pair was purchased from Live Aquaria; I do not know if they were housed together prior to 3/14/13.
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Feeding
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Food: |
BSD Mariner Plus Flake, occasional Rod's Original. After 4/29/13 spawning event I have fed Rod's at night and flake in the morning.
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Feeding Schedule:
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twice daily
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
I did not notice any pre-spawn behavior - no flower pot cleaning, etc.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Male's head became almost black, very pronounced considering he is a canary yellow fish. Female darted back and forth between live rock and flower pot. Female turned upside down to lay eggs on the top inside surface of the flower pot (much like clownfish would). Male would dart back and forth between live rock and the flower pot to attempt to fertilize the eggs. There was lots of aggressive interaction between the two with the smaller female being chased sporadically.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Male's head goes back to a canary yellow color and both male and female retreat to the live rock. There is very little parental care of the eggs. This may be due to their being inexperienced breeders or typical for the species... I don't know.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
approximately 1 mm
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Color: |
clear to beige
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Quantity: |
approximately 100
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Description:
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Sporadically laid compared to clownfish. Eggs are more round in shape than the typical oval clownfish egg. Eggs are almost completely clear just after being laid which makes them difficult to detect if the spawning event isn't observed.
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Location:
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Eggs have been laid on the top inside "ceiling" of a large flowerpot. This was the same location for both the 4/29/13 spawn (video recorded) and the 5/3/13 spawn (no video recorded).
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Other Details:
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