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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: |
Neopomacentrus nemurus
( Class:
C
, Points Awarded:
45
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=40737
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| Spawn Date: |
07/11/2010 |
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Time of Spawn: |
before 5:00 PM
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
80F
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PH: |
not tested
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Salinity: |
1.023 or so
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Size:
( Gallons) |
20
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Dimensions: |
30 X
12 X
12
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Lighting:
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Single strip light
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Lighting Shedule:
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no set schedule, they are on 'manual'
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Filtration:
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Hang on Protien Skimmer (Seaclone I believe) and a Penguin 300 power filter with no media (live rock provides bulk of biological filtration)
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
maybe 1.75"
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Size of Male: |
maybe 2"
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Age of Female: |
unknown (wild caught)
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Age of Male: |
unknown (wild caught)
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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Purchased March 8th, 2010, and housed together from day one.
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Feeding
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Food: |
Primarily a variety of Pellet foods and Frozen Foods. I had just started a pretty heavy regime of Rod's Food, and that may have had something to do with increased conditioning (and the resultant spawn)
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Feeding Schedule:
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at least 2 times per day now
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Didn't notice any
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Spawning Behavior:
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Didn't notice any - was not observed
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Noticed both suspected males showing courtship dress (3 vertical tan lines, first on the nose ,then the nape, and finally the shoulder). Actually noticed the larger male doing a "leading" dance to the smallest fish (suspected female) - this is not unlike the "luring" dance a dottyback does to convince the female to enter the male's cave, although perhaps less "serpentine swimming" when compared with a dottyback. What really gave it away however, was watching a damsel go through nest care type behavior on the underside of a flat rock...I had to pull the rock out of the water so I could visually confirm that there WERE in fact eggs.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
unmeasured ,guessing 2 mm max.
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Color: |
almost clear, every so slightly off-white/tan.
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Quantity: |
unmeasured ,guessing 2 mm max.
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Description:
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a large nest on the underside of a rock. Barely noticable to the naked eye as they blended right in.
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Location:
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underside of a flat rock (the base of a cultured coral)
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Other Details:
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Totally caught off guard by this spawning event. It is important to note that it was FISH BEHAVIOR that clued me in that there was something going on. Even in plain view, the eggs were very hard to discern.
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