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General
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| Name: |
Mindy van Leur ( EasterEggs ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Chrysiptera parasema
( Class:
C
, Points Awarded:
45
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=79956
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| Spawn Date: |
01/19/2014 |
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Time of Spawn: |
Varied - usually morning or early afternoon.
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
80-84 ° F
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PH: |
8.1
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Salinity: |
1.026
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Size:
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90-gallon SPS dedicated reef tank.
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Dimensions: |
48 X
18 X
24"
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Lighting:
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2x250w halides, 2x54w T5.
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Lighting Shedule:
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T5s run for 12 hours, halides run for 7 hours.
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Filtration:
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SWC 180 Cone, filter sock for 12 hours after waterchanges.
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
1.25" TL
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Size of Male: |
1.5" TL
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Age of Female: |
Unknown, bought as large juveniles.
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Age of Male: |
Unknown, bought as large juveniles.
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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Bought them March or April 2012.
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Feeding
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Food: |
Homemade frozen mash, PE Mysis, TDO EP1. Frozen and pellets fed 50/50.
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Feeding Schedule:
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Once per day.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Early observations: I've been away from the tanks for weeks on end, but noticed the Damsels were guarding a cave in a rock under an Acropora coral back in October 2012. They chased other fish away, and bit my hand if I came near the cave. They displayed this same behavior at Christmas 2012, but I didn't find any eggs.
Later observations: The male would try to entice the female towards the cave by swimming up to her, displaying, and swimming slowly back towards the cave. He would repeat this until the female would follow him back to the cave. They would do this many times before the actual spawning event occurred.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Not observed.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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After spawning the male would guard the cave the eggs are in. He was very territorial at this point and would bite my hand or chase away other fish. The female was uninterested in the cave, the eggs, or the male.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
Approx 1.5 mm by 2-3 mm.
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Color: |
Clear, greyish tint at first.
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Quantity: |
Several hundred, likely pushing a thousand.
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Description:
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Eggs are oblong appearing clear with an opaque dot. Later, eyes are clearly visible and the eggs appear shiny. The eggs appear colorless besides the shiny eyes.
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Location:
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In a cave in the live rock under an Acropora coral.
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Other Details:
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