Breeding Journal, Species: <Amphiprion percula - Picasso variant>

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Breeding Journal, Species: <Amphiprion percula - Picasso variant> - Friday, August 20, 2010 6:43 AM
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:  A. percula
Social Structure:  single pair
Size of Individuals:  3" female, 2" male
Age of Individuals:  4-5 yrs
Date added to Tank:  2006

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  120 gallon
Substrate Details:  DSB
Filtration Details:  sump, skimmer, refugium
Water Changes:  Monthly 25%
Water Temperature:  78 winter, 81 summer
Lighting:  MH & T5
Lighting Cycle:  14 hrs on, 10 off
Other Tank Inhabitants:  copperband butterfly, lawnmower blenny

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Homemade mush & PE Mysis
Feeding Schedule:  twice daily

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  June 2008
Spawn Time of Day:  2-4pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Every 12-16 days 
Courtship Details: 
Egg Size: 
Egg Color:  Orange
Egg Count: 

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  8th night
Hatch Time of Day:  during the night
# Days after Spawn:  8
Larvae Description:  small and hungry


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80
Size of Larval Tank:  20 gallon
Substrate Details:  bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details:  sponge filter after 3rd day
Lighting:  NO florescent
Lighting Cycle: 24 hrs 
Water Changes:  daily after 3rd day

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rotifers, BBS, otohime 
Feeding Schedule: constant

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  8 days
Days after Hatch:  8
Date of Settlement End:  10 days
Description of Fry: 

Grow-Out Tank Details

Temperature: 80
Size of Grow-Out Tank:  40
Substrate Details: bare bottom 
Other Tank Decor:  algae
Filtration Details: flow through- sump, skimmer, carbon, micron sock
Lighting:  T5
Lighting Cycle: 14 hrs on, 10 off
Water Changes:  25% weekly
Size at Transfer: 3/4"
Age at Transfer:  3 months

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  Otohime, NewLifeSpectrum, cyclopeeze, brine, homemade mush
Feeding Schedule:  twice daily

Additional Information
Miscellaneous Information: 
I am successfully breeding additonal pairs of Amphiprion percula as well.


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<message edited by woodstock on Friday, August 20, 2010 10:03 AM>
Doni Marie~

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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: <Amphiprion percula - Picasso variant> - Friday, August 20, 2010 7:03 AM
First spawn June 2008

 
2 hr post hatch

 
Post settlement at 8 days old

 
 
> 60 days

 
 
 
 
Doni Marie~