Breeding Journal DataSheet
This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system
General Species: Amphiprion percula ("onyx") x Amphiprion percula ("picasso")
I don't own the broodstock (I collected eggs from a buddy's tank), so the broodstock sections are intentionally blank.
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Female: ~4 inches, Male: ~2.5 inches
Age of Individuals: 4 years
Date added to Tank: Born to me, 7/13/10
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 90 gallons, 48" x 18" x 24"
Substrate Details: Sand
Filtration Details: Tons of chaeto, connected to my 1,500 gal. system
Water Changes: 8-10% every 1-2 weeks
Water Temperature: 79°F
Lighting: T-5s
Lighting Cycle: I believe it's 14 on, 10 off
Other Tank Inhabitants: None.
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: My mash of foods plus lots of small tank critters to poach on in the chaeto.
Feeding Schedule: Once per day.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: I collected from a buddy's tank, so I don't have these details. I'm excited to report that two of the babies of the batch I raised finally spawned today, 11/24/14
Spawn Time of Day: 3:00 pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: This is the first I've seen.
Courtship Details: I caught them mid-spawn but they've been cleaning this week.
Egg Size: A couple mms.
Egg Color: Orange
Egg Count: They are still at it.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 7/13/10
Hatch Time of Day: 10:00 p.m.
# Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: Lots of them. They look like baby fish, except HUGE.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80
Size of Larval Tank: 17 gals., blue (inside black) round tub
Substrate Details: krylon paint
Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Connected to large trash can and 20H sump for water volume. Water into trash can goes across bioballs.
Lighting: Desk lamp, room light
Lighting Cycle: 16 on
Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: The idea is to try to use Apocyclops to raise the fry. So far (day 8): Apocyclops, rotifers, Oyster Feast, BBS, powdered Hikari S
Feeding Schedule: 4x/day
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: Days after Hatch: Date of Settlement End: Description of Fry:
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80
Size of Grow-Out Tank: Same as larval, but I started flowing water through to filtration, sump.
Substrate Details: Same.
Other Tank Decor: Added a sponge filter.
Filtration Details: Sponge filter/Wet-dry with bioballs
Lighting: Same
Lighting Cycle: Same Water Changes: Up to about 4 gals. per day
Size at Transfer: Didn't transfer
Age at Transfer: Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Lots. Hikari S, Formula 2 flakes, Apocyclops, Nutramar Ova, homemade frozen fish goo, SF Reef Plankton, etc.
Feeding Schedule: 4x/day
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