Breeding Journal, Species: Potters Angelfish [Centropyge Potteri]

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tannersmith2000

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Breeding Journal, Species: Potters Angelfish [Centropyge Potteri] Monday, July 16, 2018 10:20 AM (permalink)

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General
Species: Centropyge Potteri
Social Structure:  Spawning pair
Size of Individuals:  3" Male, 2" female
Age of Individuals: N/A
Date added to Tank: June 2018

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 150 gallon (48" x 24" x 30")
Substrate Details: Sand and ~75 lbs live rock
Filtration Details: Skimmer and biological
Water Changes: 30% every 3 weeks
Water Temperature: 77F
Lighting: 48" LED Fixture for main (daytime) tank lighting; Three 10" 12K/453 nm blue Trulumen LED strips to simulate dusk/dawn
Lighting Cycle: Dusk/Dawn LEDs ON @ 9 AM, OFF @ 10 AM; Main Tank LED Fixture ON @ 10 AM, OFF @ 9 PM, Dusk/Dawn LEDs ON @ 9 PM, OFF @ 10 PM
Other Tank Inhabitants: Multibar angelfish trio, purple masked angelfish pair

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: LRS fertility frenzy, nori, Hikari mysis
Feeding Schedule: 3 to 4 times daily - nori in the morning and evening, LRS and mysis in the afternoon

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: 7/13/2018
Spawn Time of Day: Within 5 mins before or after LED dusk/dawn lights OFF (9:55-10:05 PM)
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 7/13/2018, 7/14/2018, 7/15/2018
Courtship Details: Male chases female for 30 mins or so before spawning rise
Egg Size: ~1 mm
Egg Color: Transparent
Egg Count:  100+

Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 7/25/2018
Hatch Time of Day: 10:35 PM
# Days after Spawn: 1 day exactly @ 74F - They spawned 7/24/2018 at 10:24 PM
Larvae Description: Transparent with dark pigmentation along the vertebrae with visible oil globule. They have no eyes, mouth, or gut. They actually swim quite well and are quicker than I had imagined.
Consecutive Hatch Dates: N/A

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tannersmith2000 Total Posts : 381 Reward points : 592 Joined: 3/27/2015 Location: GATE CITY, VA, US Status: offline MBI: 485 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI)	Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Potters Angelfish [Centropyge Potteri] Monday, July 16, 2018 10:29 AM (permalink) Here's a 2 mins+ video of the courting and spawn: Here's a quick video of a spawn:
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waldend Total Posts : 774 Reward points : 2885 Joined: 10/5/2010 Location: Lafayette, IN, US Status: offline MBI: 510 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI)	Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Potters Angelfish [Centropyge Potteri] Wednesday, July 18, 2018 9:12 PM (permalink) Great videos. Look forward to seeing your success.
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KathyL Total Posts : 3431 Reward points : 2067 Joined: 6/6/2010 Location: St. Louis, MO, US Status: offline MBI: 3195 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America	Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Potters Angelfish [Centropyge Potteri] Wednesday, July 18, 2018 10:38 PM (permalink) very exciting! Owner of Kathy's Clowns, LLC Yes, we have no more clownfish. We have no more clownfish today!
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tannersmith2000

Total Posts : 381
Reward points : 592
Joined: 3/27/2015
Location: GATE CITY, VA, US
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MBI: 485 Pnts

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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Potters Angelfish [Centropyge Potteri] Thursday, July 26, 2018 9:41 AM (permalink)

I collected ~200 eggs the night of 7/24/2018. Approx 83 eggs were fertile. I placed them in a glass jar that one would use for canning vegetables along with the tank water they came from. The infertile eggs will sink within an hour or so after spawn. I placed the jar with eggs in my fish room which maintains an ambient temp of about 74F. The cooler temps help with bacterial issues associated with fertile eggs and their viability. At these cooler temps, it took 24 hours for these to hatch and to start swimming. A higher temp of 77-79 would shorten the hatch time quite a bit.

Here's a quick video of a single Potters Angelfish prolarvae at 9 hours after hatching @ 74F.

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