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Breeding Journal: Pteragon kauderni


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    Default Breeding Journal: Pteragon kauderni

    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: Pteragon kauderni
    Social Structure: 1 male 1 female
    Size of Individuals: bouth about 2-3 inches
    Age of Individuals: unknow
    Date added to Tank: 8/2/12

    Broodstock Tank Details
    Size of Tank: 20 gallon breeder hook in to a 100 gallon system
    Substrate Details: LR sand and lot of algea
    Filtration Details: rufuge
    Water Changes: bye weekly 25 gallons whole system
    Water Temperature: 81 f
    Lighting: 250 watt mh
    Lighting Cycle: 12 and 12
    Other Tank Inhabitants: 1 CB pearl eye clarkii and a RBTN

    Broodstock Feeding Details
    Food Types: home made meat mix only they will not eat pellet food
    Feeding Schedule: 1 time daily 1/4 inch chucks of mixed food

    Spawning Details
    Date of First Spawn: 9/23/12
    Spawn Time of Day: 12pm
    Dates of Consecutive Spawns:*10/23/12 11/13/12 *12/4/12
    Courtship Details: female followed male around for 3 to 4 days male moved in to females cave after he got the eggs. both stayed in there own caves before that
    Egg Size: unknow due to being in the fathers mouth
    Egg Color: unknow due to being in the fathers mouth
    Egg Count: unknow due to being in the fathers mouth

    Hatch Details
    Hatch Date: 10/11/12 / 2nd batch 12/20/12
    Hatch Time of Day: unknown
    # Days after Spawn: 18
    Larvae Description: unknown due to being in dads mouth


    Larval Tank Details
    Temperature: NA
    Size of Larval Tank:NA
    Substrate Details: NA
    Other Tank Decor:NA
    Filtration Details:
    Lighting Cycle:
    Water Changes:
    Larval Feeding Details
    Food Types:
    Feeding Schedule: unknown due to being in fathers mouth still

    Metamorphosis/Settlement
    Date of Settlement Start: 10/13/12 12/22/12
    Days after Hatch: 2
    Date of Settlement End: 10/13/12 no settlement due to be mini adults when released bye male
    Description of Fry: mini adults

    Grow-Out Tank Details
    Temperature: 82.5 f
    Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 gallon long
    Substrate Details: 6lbs of rock from the parents sump 1 inch of crushed coral
    Other Tank Decor: heater
    Filtration Details: whisper 10 with 3 to 4 small chunks of live rock 7 ozs golf ball sized ball of chaeto algae
    Lighting: 36 inch t5ho single bulb 6700k spec
    Lighting Cycle: 12 and 12
    Water Changes: 2 gallons weekly
    Size at Transfer: 1/4 inch
    Age at Transfer: 2 days after hatch 20 days after spawn / moved to 20 gallon on day 52 due to signs of aggression
    Other: tank has been running for 2 weeks started with fresh salt water did a 100% change with parents water 1 day before removing the male on day 20 of him stopping eating
    Grow-Out Feeding Details
    Food Types: TDOB2 & frozen home made food
    Feeding Schedule: 4-5 times a day

    Additional Information
    Miscellaneous Information: only had these for a month cant wait to try them if the male don't eat them fingers crossed will keep up to date.
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    Last edited by bigbill; 12-23-2012 at 12:56 AM. Reason: Consecutive Spawn update/wATER CHANGE UP DAT ON GROWOUT TANK/spawn

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    mom guarding dad in there cave
    3128 banggi pair - Breeding Journal: Pteragon kauderni
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    24 hours still got eggs
    I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
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    2 day mark still eggs
    I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
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    Very cool. I hope you're able to get a hatch and some survival on your first try!

    Tom

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom@HaslettMI View Post
    Very cool. I hope you're able to get a hatch and some survival on your first try!

    Tom
    ty me to day 3 still doing good if anything the female has become very aggrieve towards the clarkki clown in the tank
    while the male takes cover in the cave when ever i go in to feed.
    I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
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    still good at the end of day four hopes are high start a started a brine shrimp culture as a back up for FHBS fresh hatched brine shrimp they will need 4 + times a day as a BS is very high in nutrients for the first 24 hours
    but can be enriched after that as a ok food source
    I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
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    day five in the books starting to look good should i dare get my hopes up :-]
    I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
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    day six in the books half way to eggs hatching around 13
    I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
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