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General
Species: Green Mandarin
Social Structure:
Size of Individuals: Male a little over a 1" and the female about half his size.
Age of Individuals: I have had them for about two years
Date added to Tank: two years ago

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 120 gallon
Substrate Details: shallow sand bed
Filtration Details: 20 gallon sump, 20 gallon fuge
Water Changes: 10 gallons a week
Water Temperature: 78-80
Lighting: 6X54W T5HO, 250w MH
Lighting Cycle: 12 hours
Other Tank Inhabitants: many others

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: mix of shrimp, squid, clams, formula 1 and 2.
Feeding Schedule: a couple times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: Unknown
Spawn Time of Day: evenings right before the lights go out
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: seems like every week
Courtship Details: spawning rise several times
Egg Size: very small
Egg Color: clear
Egg Count:

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:
Hatch Time of Day:
# Days after Spawn:
Larvae Description:


Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 78
Size of Larval Tank: 10 gallons
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: small piece of Live Rock
Filtration Details: none
Lighting: none (sits near DT so it gets light from it)
Lighting Cycle:
Water Changes: none

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:
Feeding Schedule:

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:
Days after Hatch:
Date of Settlement End:
Description of Fry:

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:
Size of Grow-Out Tank:
Substrate Details:
Other Tank Decor:
Filtration Details:
Lighting:
Lighting Cycle:
Water Changes:
Size at Transfer:
Age at Transfer:

Grow-Out Feeding Details
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Feeding Schedule:

Additional Information
Miscellaneous Information:



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