Breeding Journal: Pteragon kauderni

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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: 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.