Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris
Social Structure: Mated pair
Size of Individuals: Female: 3"; Male 2" (both still growing a bit!)
Age of Individuals: About 2-4
Date added to Tank: October 2008
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 34 Gallon Red Sea Max
Substrate Details: Fine live sand
Filtration Details: 290 GPH divided between 2 pumps
Water Changes: 2.5 Gallons every 4 days
Water Temperature: 80F-83F
Lighting: 110w PC 50/50 (10000K & Blue Actinic)
Lighting Cycle: Lights come on at 8:30 AM and turn off at 6:00 PM (2 blue LED on at night)
Other Tank Inhabitants: Banggai Cardinalfish, 6-Line Wrasse, Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: PE Mysis, Rod's Original, Live Brine Shrimp
Feeding Schedule: Tiny bits of food 3 times per day, first live brine, then PE Mysis, then Rod's
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Spawn Time of Day: 2:40 (started to lay eggs at 3:10)
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: NA (yet)
Courtship Details: Female lays an egg here, an egg there, and the male fertilizes
Egg Size: 1mm?
Egg Color: Orange at first, and by the night of hatching they are silver with big light brown yolk sacs and big black eyes
Egg Count: First time looks like 50-100, but there was a few hundred fry
Hatch Details Hatch Date: Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Hatch Time of Day: 7:02 PM
# Days after Spawn: Today... um 0...
Larvae Description: They are small and they look like transparent dolphins with light orange/brown yolk sacs
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 79F-81F
Size of Larval Tank: 10 Gallon filled 3/4 of the way
Substrate Details: Bare-bottom!
Other Tank Decor: Water and rotifers
Filtration Details: Air Stone
Lighting: 25w PC
Lighting Cycle: Whenever I decide to turn on and off the lights
Water Changes: 1 cup every few hours
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers! L Strain!
Feeding Schedule: I add rotifers when I feel likei t
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: NA (yet)
Days after Hatch: NA (yet)
Date of Settlement End: NA (yet)
Description of Fry: NA (yet)
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: NA (yet)
Size of Grow-Out Tank: NA (yet)
Substrate Details: NA (yet)
Other Tank Decor: NA (yet)
Filtration Details: NA (yet)
Lighting: NA (yet)
Lighting Cycle: NA (yet)
Water Changes: NA (yet)
Size at Transfer: NA (yet)
Age at Transfer: NA (yet)
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: NA (yet)
Feeding Schedule: NA (yet)
Additional Information Miscellaneous Information: Video of hatch and collection and fry tank to come in the next few days!
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