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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: |
Zoramia leptacantha
( Class:
C
, Points Awarded:
45
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=34935
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| Spawn Date: |
02/03/2006 |
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Time of Spawn: |
evening
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78-80F
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PH: |
8
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Salinity: |
1.022 to 1.025 based
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Size:
( Gallons) |
24 gallon nanocube
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Dimensions: |
X
X
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Lighting:
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Metal Halide, 150 watt, earlier on with supplemental actinics.
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Lighting Shedule:
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Typically 12 hours per day, always on a timer.
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Filtration:
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
2.25"
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Size of Male: |
2"
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Age of Female: |
unknown (Wild caught fish)
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Age of Male: |
unknown (Wild caught fish)
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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: |
Frozen Foods include: SF Bay Enriched Brine, SF Bay Spirulina Enriched Brine, Hikari Enriched Brine, Hikari Mysis, Cyclopeze, Formula 1. Occasional Live Foods Include: Live Brine Shrimp, adult and nauplii. Dried foods: they'll take flakes but they're not
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Feeding Schedule:
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Multiple feedings throughout the day
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
The female will come out in front of the male, display her flank and puff out her throat. Then she'll circle around and come back to the males side. Once in a while she'll nudge him (just like Apogon margaritophorus), occasionally he'll give her a nip around her "butt" as well.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Never actually witnessed, but assuming the male comes in really quickly and snatches the egg mass from the abdomen of the female.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Male mouthbroods eggs.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
tiny, but never actually measured. Possibly 1 mm
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Color: |
clear
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Quantity: |
hundreds
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Description:
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Male mouthbroods eggs
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Location:
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In the Male's Mouth
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Other Details:
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Here are some courtship videos:
http://www.cichlidrecipe.com/nanoreef/2-3-06_threadfin_soar1.html
http://www.cichlidrecipe.com/nanoreef/2-3-06_threadfin_soar2.html
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