Breeding Journal, Species: <Amphiprion percula snowcasso/snowcasso>

General
Species:  Amphiprion percula snowcasso/snowcasso
Social Structure: single pair 
Size of Individuals:  2-3.5"
Age of Individuals:  2 yrs
Date added to Tank:  March 2010

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 65 gallon 
Substrate Details:  deep sand bed
Filtration Details:  sump, skimmer
Water Changes:  monthly 25%
Water Temperature:  80-82
Lighting:  MH
Lighting Cycle:  14 hrs on, 10 hrs off
Other Tank Inhabitants:  quadricolor anemones

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  thawed homemade mush, mysis
Feeding Schedule:  twice daily

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  May 2010
Spawn Time of Day:  between noon - 5pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  every 12 days
Courtship Details:  shaking and cleaning spawning site
Egg Size: 
Egg Color:  orange
Egg Count:  several dozen at first and then several hundred 
 
Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  May 2010
Hatch Time of Day:  10-12pm
# Days after Spawn:  8
Larvae Description: 


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80
Size of Larval Tank:  20 gallon
Substrate Details:  barebottom
Other Tank Decor: 
Filtration Details:  sponge filter
Lighting:  normal florescent
Lighting Cycle:  24 hrs for first week, then 14 hrs on, 10 hrs off
Water Changes:  weekly 25%

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  rotifers 1-7 days, NHBS & othohime
Feeding Schedule:  twice daily

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start: 
Days after Hatch:  7-10
Date of Settlement End: 8-12 
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, micron sock, skimmer
Lighting:  T5
Lighting Cycle:  14 hrs on, 10 hrs off
Water Changes:  weekly 15%
Size at Transfer:  3/4"
Age at Transfer:  3 months

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  otohime, new life spectrum, thawed brine, mysis, mixed with flake
Feeding Schedule:  twice daily

Additional Information
Miscellaneous Information:  This pair produces a large percentage of platinum (solid white) offspring



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Doni Marie~

Pair
 
Female swollen with eggs

 
 
One month old juveniles

 
2 month old offspring

 

Doni Marie~

Nice looking pair.
 
Question: You know how Platinum offspring are apparent by about the 3rd week... are Snowcassos apparent that soon too, or does it take a while? 

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

They ought to be apparent that soon. One of the photos was at four weeks and I can see 'em.

--Andy, the bucket man.
"Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886

Ok, let me re-phrase that... can you tell that they will be Snowcassos rather than Platinums at that age? Or, do they look like Picassos and just continue to get more white as they age?

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Well, you can get a good idea if each will have picasso patterns, but usually it is 3-4months (or longer) before I know if they will be snowcassos. Strangely, many juvenile's white continues to spread as they age.

Doni Marie~