Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amblyglyphidodon aureus
Social Structure: Harem
Size of Individuals: 4 inches by 4 inches
Age of Individuals: unknown
Date added to Tank: unknown, these were Mike Nonet's fish.
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 200 gallon
Substrate Details: sand and live rock
Filtration Details: live rock, protein skimmer, filter sock
Water Changes: not sure
Water Temperature: not sure
Lighting: T5 fixture for a reef tank
Lighting Cycle: unknown
Other Tank Inhabitants: yellow tang, foxface, Pacific Blue tang
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: flake foods, and pods from live rock
Feeding Schedule: flake: once daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: unknown
Spawn Time of Day: unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: unknown mostly, for this report:Aug 23, 2017
Courtship Details: unknown
Egg Size: 4mm oval
Egg Color: clear with yellowish yolk
Egg Count: hundreds, uncountable
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 8/30/2017
Hatch Time of Day: after dark
# Days after Spawn: 7
Larvae Description: long, clear, with copper colored eyes, tiny yolk, a few melanophores on dorsal side
Consecutive Hatch Dates: none witnessed
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80
Size of Larval Tank: 17 gallon BRT with approximately 10 gallons water
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Isochrysis to darken water, airstone to provide flow, Fritzyme #9 seeded a day before the eggs were hatched.
Lighting: 10,000 lumens from LED flood light
Lighting Cycle: 14 hours daylight, 10 hours dark
Water Changes: none, but water volume was gradually increased to 9 gallons and evaporation was remedied with top off water dripped in.
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Parvocalanus crassirostris, Apocyclops panamensis, Pseudodaptimus , and Otohime TDO A
Feeding Schedule: twice a day
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 9/16/17
Days after Hatch: 18
Date of Settlement End: 9/18/17
Description of Fry: transparent, with hints of yellow around the edges, black spots on the top of the head, settled onto airline tubing
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 78
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 15 gallons on a system of 8 tanks and a 20 gallon sump.
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: none at first in a breeder box, then moved in with some watchman gobies and live rock
Filtration Details: 100um filter sock, K9 kaldnes fluid filter, water changes
Lighting: under cabinet LED lights
Lighting Cycle: 14 hours day, 10 night
Water Changes: weekly to monthly
Size at Transfer: one quarter inch
Age at Transfer: 5 weeks
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Otohime TDO sizes A to B2
Feeding Schedule: 3 times daily
Additional Information Initial grow out was to transfer them to a breeder box, because they went into the same tank with some older aggressive clownfish. About a month later, I transferred them to a tank with the Watchman gobies were they are free-swimming.
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