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Spawn #4: Straits Lemon STM (From Straits) X Straits Lemon STF (From Straits)
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Spawn Description: Energetic male that built large bubble-nest and eggs were laid with the readied female on the next day of release. The eggs laid were in large quantities which prompted me to expect a large spawn of at least 200 fries.
Spawning Starts: 09/01/2002
Spawn Observations: 15 Jan 2002: Mortality 0% - Feeding with micro-worm starts.
28 Jan 2002: Mortality 0% Feb 2002: Mortality 0% - Majority without ventrals again.
16 April 2002: Mortality 50% - Majority of the fries are either under-sized or without ventrals. The complete spawn was culled on 13 April 2002.
Conclusion: The spawn was a failure due to water condition and improper care due to limited number of grow-out tanks. But the finnage of the spawn was excellent with most fries exhibiting secondary if not tertiary splits. Also, the whole spawn display the uniform traits of a Straits Lemon. This is unlike the previous spawn of Straits Violet that threw out many different colorations.
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