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02-22-2008, 04:34 AM
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More tank egg-citement
Yup, sometimes it seems everyday there is something unique going on somewhere in the aquarium. It would seem that last night the sea hare laid eggs.
This egg mass is about 3" in diametre and maybe 3/4" thick. As usual, a picture does this more description than I ever could...  That grey and black speckled blob visible below the eggs is Mom (and Dad!?) Apparently, sea hares are hermaphrodites...but I'm unsure if this means that they can actually fertilize their own eggs. Under a microscope, I can't yet determine if the eggs are dividing yet. We'll look again tomorrow. It also seems that they do this at the end of their lives, so I'll have to keep a close eye on the health of the sea hare over the next while.
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400 gal reef. Established April, 2007. 3 Sequence Dart, RM12-4 skimmer, 2 x OM4Ways, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown (pair), Blonde Naso Tang, Vlamingi Tang, Foxface Rabbit, Unicorn Tang, 2 Pakistani Butterflies and a few coral gobies My Tank: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436 
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