Breeding Journal: Neopomacentrus bankieri

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Breeding Journal DataSheet

This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place
or changes are made to your system

General
Species: Neopomacentrus bankieri (lyretail damsel)
Social Structure: colony of 18 individuals
Size of Individuals: female 3inches, males slightly smaller
Age of Individuals: <1 year
Date added to Tank: 7/28/10

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 40 gallon
Substrate Details: 2 inches of hawaiian black aragalive
Filtration Details: tank part of a 1,100 gallon fish system, 300 gallon sump filter, ozone, protein skimmer, moving sandbed filter
Water Changes: 80 gallons a week
Water Temperature: 76
Lighting: fish need it 36 inch fixture, one white bulb, one blue bulb
Lighting Cycle: 11 am to 7 pm
Other Tank Inhabitants: blochii tang, 5 tomato clowns, black blenny

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: pellet, flake, frozen.
Feeding Schedule: 3 times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: unknown
Spawn Time of Day: unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: unknown
Courtship Details: unknown
Egg Size: 1mm
Egg Color: silver clear
Egg Count: 2,000 plus

Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 12/14/10 and 12/15/10
Hatch Time of Day: night
# Days after Spawn: unknown
Larvae Description: super tiny clear with silver eyes,


Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 74.8
Size of Larval Tank: 30 gallon
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: air stone
Filtration Details: none
Lighting: power compact
Lighting Cycle: 11 am -7pm
Water Changes: none as of yet

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types: rotifers
Feeding Schedule: 2 unfiltered foam drinking cups of rotifers fed rotigrow +

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:
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Date of Settlement End:
Description of Fry:

Grow-Out Tank Details
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Other Tank Decor:
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Grow-Out Feeding Details
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Additional Information
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