Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion percula Wild caught with Picasso
Social Structure: single pair Size of Individuals: 3.5" female/ 2" male
Age of Individuals: male 10 months old, female 4 years?
Date added to Tank: January 2009
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 29 gallon
Substrate Details: sand bed
Filtration Details: flow-through with sump & skimmer
Water Changes: 25% biweekly/monthly Water Temperature: 78-80
Lighting: T5 & clamp on MH
Lighting Cycle: 14 hrs on, 10 hrs off
Other Tank Inhabitants: corals & anemone
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: homemade mush, frozen mysis, pellets
Feeding Schedule: twice daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 3-26-2009
Spawn Time of Day: between noon - 5pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every 12-18 days
Courtship Details: shaking and cleaning of spawning site
Egg Size: Egg Color: orange
Egg Count: several dozen in first spawn, several hundred with later spawns
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 4-3-2009
Hatch Time of Day: 10pm
# Days after Spawn: 8
Larvae Description: small and hungry
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80
Size of Larval Tank: 20 gallon
Substrate Details: barebottom
Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: sponge filter
Lighting: normal output florescent
Lighting Cycle: 14 hrs on, 10 hrs off
Water Changes: 25% weekly
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers, NHBS, otohime
Feeding Schedule: twice daily
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 8 days
Days after Hatch: 8
Date of Settlement End: 12 days
Description of Fry:
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 40 gallon
Substrate Details: barebottom
Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: flow-through sump with micron sock & skimmer
Lighting: T5
Lighting Cycle: 14 hrs on, 10 hrs off Water Changes: 25% weekly
Size at Transfer: 3/4" - 1"
Age at Transfer: 3-4 months
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: New Life Spectrum GROW, Otohime, thawed brine, cyclopeeze, flake
Feeding Schedule: twice daily
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