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General
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| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mPedersen ) Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Pseudochromis bitaeniatus
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
15
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.lsmac.org/smf/index.php?topic=136
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| Spawn Date: |
08/11/2010 |
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Time of Spawn: |
unknown
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
no thermometer, probably around 80F
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PH: |
not tested
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
( Gallons) |
10
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Dimensions: |
20 X
10 X
12
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Lighting:
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Single Flourescent Strip Light, 18" 15 watt
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Lighting Shedule:
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no set schedule, on and off manually
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Filtration:
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Duetto internal power filter.
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
approx. 2"
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Size of Male: |
approx 3"
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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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approximately 8 months
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Feeding
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Food: |
YOU NAME IT - Frozen Mixes, Frozen Mysis, Frozen Brine, Freeze Dried Tubifex, various Pellet Foods. Foods often soaked with Super Selcon
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Feeding Schedule:
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generally 2 or 3 times per day lately.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
none observed
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Spawning Behavior:
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none observed
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Male found in PVC pipe section guarding egg mass. It is the fact that the male did not come out to feed that tipped me off that maybe something was up.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
hard to say, but possibly 2 mm at most
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Color: |
clear/white
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Quantity: |
hundreds
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Description:
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The eggs were in one large clump that appears white overall.
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Location:
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Male tended to the eggs in a PVC pipe section.
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Other Details:
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Egg mass was still "white" on 8-12. On 8-13 tonight, I'm unable to locate it. Assuming it was eating or infertile, but possibly it may have already hatched too, as the initial spawn may have happened a day or more before it was found. This initial find simply tells me I need to check the male and his hiding spot DAILY moving forward!
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