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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: |
Centropyge argi
( Class:
D
, Points Awarded:
135
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=35105
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| Spawn Date: |
05/11/2007 |
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Time of Spawn: |
11:00 PM
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
at the time, maybe 1.25"
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Size of Male: |
maybe 1.75"
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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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About 2 weeks! (group was purchased 4-27-2007)
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Feeding
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Food: |
everything under the sun. Formula 1 and 2, pellets and frozen. Spectrum pellets. Enriched Frozen Brine and Mysis. Cyclopeeze, Rod's food, Spirulina Flakes. You name it, they'll eat it.
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Feeding Schedule:
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Multiple times per day
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Male becomes pale and assumes a courtship coloration (kinda looks almost white on the flanks, kinda sickly!). Male displays for female. As spawning nears, the pair will go through false spawning rises, with the male nuzzling the female's abdomen as the pair moves upward in the water column.
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Spawning Behavior:
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At apex of a rise ,the male extremely quickly repositions his vent to align with the females, both release gametes in a split second, and then dash for the reef.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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NONE. Eggs are pelagic and float to surface, receiving no further care from the adults. Tankmates even learn to recognize this daily addition of "food".
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Egg Details
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Size: |
0.6 mm
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Color: |
clear with one oil droplet
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Quantity: |
0.6 mm
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Description:
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Eggs are bouyant and float to the surface if aquarium filtration and pumps are turned off.
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Location:
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Eggs tend to collect around the edges of the tank at the meniscus when pumps and filtration are off. They can easily be skimmed for incubation.
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Other Details:
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