Breeding Journal, Species: <A. ocellaris black & white>

General
Species:  A. ocellaris - BLK/WHT variant
Social Structure:  single pair
Size of Individuals: 3.5" female, 2.5" male 
Age of Individuals:  5+ years
Date added to Tank:  n/a (breeding pair is located in a local reefer's large reef tank)

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  240 gallon reef
Substrate Details: shallow sand bed 
Filtration Details:  sump, skimmer, filter sock, carbon
Water Changes:  weekly 
Water Temperature:  79
Lighting:  MH and T5
Lighting Cycle: 
Other Tank Inhabitants:  tangs, anthias, wrasses

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  frozen foods
Feeding Schedule: 

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  2007 
Spawn Time of Day:  unsure
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  every two weeks
Courtship Details:  
Egg Size: 
Egg Color:  orange
Egg Count:  100-200 but less by the 8th day; something was eating them?

Hatch Details
Hatch Date: July 2009 
Hatch Time of Day:  night time
# Days after Spawn:  8
Larvae Description:  small, working mouth, good swimmers, very hungry 


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80
Size of Larval Tank: 20 gallong 
Substrate Details:  bare bottom
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details: sponge filter on 3rd day 
Lighting:  normal output florescent
Lighting Cycle:  14 hrs on, 10 hrs off
Water Changes: vacuum bottom daily after 3rd day 

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types: Rotifers, Otohime (B1), BBS 
Feeding Schedule:  constant with rotifers or twice daily with otohime 

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start: at 80 deg, settlement started on the 8th day 
Days after Hatch:  8-10 days
Date of Settlement End:  at 80 deg, settlement ended on the 12th day, some were slow to settle 
Description of Fry:  right after settlement, they appear to turn dark, some stay next to the glass while others zoom back and forth in the tank, aggression begins

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  80
Size of Grow-Out Tank:  40 gallon
Substrate Details:  barebottom
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details: flow-through, sump, skimmer, micron sock 
Lighting:  T5
Lighting Cycle:  14 hrs on, 10 hrs off 
Water Changes:  weekly 25% 
Size at Transfer: 3/4"  
Age at Transfer:  3 months

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  Otohime (B2 & C2), NewLifeSpectrum GROW, brine, mysis, homemade mush
Feeding Schedule:  twice daily 

Additional Information
Miscellaneous Information:  Eggs were collected from a local reefer's tank on the 8th day post spawning and then hatched in an egg tumbler.



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Doni Marie~

NOTE: Eggs were collected from a local reefer's tank on the 8th day post spawning and then hatched in an egg tumbler.
 
Egg tumbler

 
2 week old blk/wht ocellaris - these guys were much more active than my percula fry!


> 60 days post hatch and ready for sale

Doni Marie~

Ready for sale at 60 dps?  Can you elaborate just a bit?  I notice in the video that they seem a bit older.
 

Pelagically yours,
~J      

At 60 dps they are only around 3/4" - 1" long and although they can be sold then, the video above is > (greater than) 60 dps.
 

Doni Marie~

Joe, my black and whites grow extremely fast.  Sometimes they are ready to go at 45 days.

Hey Doni, can you fill in some of the missing blanks on your journal's first post (i..e. I understand you may not know the broodstock feeding schedule since you're not the one doing it, but it's important to state that and why...I know, I'm the stickler... )