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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: |
Elacatinus multifasciatus
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
15
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=35058
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| Spawn Date: |
10/24/2006 |
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Time of Spawn: |
Unknown (in secret in cave in live rock)
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78-80F
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PH: |
8
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Salinity: |
1.024 according to m
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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, with actinic supplementation
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Lighting Shedule:
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12 hours, on timer
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Filtration:
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
1.25"
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Size of Male: |
1.5" or so..
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Age of Female: |
maybe 1 year
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Age of Male: |
maybe 1 year
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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This was not the first spawning...the pair was only together 6 or so weeks before their first spawn, and may have only been 4-6 months old (they were ORA captive bred juveniles I got from my LFS).
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Feeding
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Food: |
Mostly frozen enriched brine and mysis, cyclopeeze, but when they got bigger they could take tiny pellets too
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Feeding Schedule:
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multiple feedings per day
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
unknown (happened in secret). But, female DID become distended with eggs prior to spawning.
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Spawning Behavior:
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unknown (always happened in a cave, never observed)
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Male guards eggs
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Egg Details
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Size: |
unknown (in secret)
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Color: |
unknown (in secret)
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Quantity: |
unknown (in secret), but at least 100 per spawn
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Description:
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Location:
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in a cave, pretty much out of sight...could only occasionally catch a glimpse here and there depending on where they spawned them in the cave
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Other Details:
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This species spawns frequently, almost "weekly".
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