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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: |
Synchiropus picturatus
( Class:
D
, Points Awarded:
135
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=35636
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| Spawn Date: |
06/17/2008 |
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Time of Spawn: |
11:25 PM
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
80F
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PH: |
8
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Salinity: |
1.025
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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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Stock twin tube power compacts
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Lighting Shedule:
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13 hours on, on timer.
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Filtration:
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
1.5"+
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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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6 months+
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Feeding
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Food: |
Frozen enriched adult brine shrimp and mysis shrimp. Eventually these fish did learn to take pellet foods (i.e. Formula 1 small pellets)
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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: |
male displays fins flared to the female. If she accepts his advances, they make false spawning rises, swimming parallel towards the surface.
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Spawning Behavior:
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The eggs are released at the apex of the assent, followed by a rapid dash to the substrate.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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After spawning the fish retire (sleep).
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Egg Details
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Size: |
0.8 mm
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Color: |
clear
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Quantity: |
a couple hundred
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Description:
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These are floating pelagic eggs
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Location:
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in the water column
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Other Details:
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For some reason, these fish proved to be a bit problematic as spawners...I though they were mating for weeks or months prior, but could never find the eggs!
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