Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris

General
Species:  Amphiprion ocellaris
Social Structure:  Pair
Size of Individuals:  Female 3.5" Male 3"
Age of Individuals:  Unknown
Date added to Tank:  8-1-09

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  14 x 14 x 14 cubicle in the broodstock system
Substrate Details:  barebottom
Filtration Details:  bioballs and bacteria
Water Changes:  once in a blue moon
Water Temperature:  81-84
Lighting:  xenon under the cabinet lights
Lighting Cycle:  16 hours on 8 hours off 
Other Tank Inhabitants:  none

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Frozen (mysis, brine, homemade blend)
Feeding Schedule:  5+ times daily

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  11-4-09, first good nest 11-23-09
Spawn Time of Day:  Afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Every 10 days 
Courtship Details:  Female lays eggs on flowerpot, male makes fertilization passes
Egg Size:  1mm x .5mm
Egg Color:  bright orange
Egg Count:  500-850

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  12-10-09
Hatch Time of Day:  Just after lights out (night)
# Days after Spawn:  7
Larvae Description:  Typical ocellaris.  About 3mm long, bright orange, silver eyes, yolk sac, mouth, photosensitive. 


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  82
Size of Larval Tank:  mini BRT (~2.5 gallons)
Substrate Details:  barebottom
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  HOB filter with carbon
Lighting:  18W halogen clamp lamp
Lighting Cycle: constantly on
Water Changes:  New water at startup, no water changes...fish are moved out of the tank after settlement (5-7 days after hatching)


Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  L strain rotifers, then Otohime A
Feeding Schedule:  constantly, then every time I walk by the tank

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  12-15-09
Days after Hatch:  5
Date of Settlement End: 12-17-09 
Description of Fry:  Orange, headstripe only, doing the "clownfish waddle"

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  82
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 high 
Substrate Details:  barebottom
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  HOB filter
Lighting:  1/5th of two 4' T12 bulbs
Lighting Cycle: 16 on 8 off 
Water Changes:  never
Size at Transfer:  1/4" (separate GO by size)
Age at Transfer:  10 days


Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  otohime
Feeding Schedule:  as often as possible

Additional Information
Miscellaneous Information:  This pair was my first attempt at ever raising clownfish.  Several nests came and went before I finally got the hang of what I was doing.



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Dad with eggs:

 
Newly hatched fry:

 
Just past met:

 
60 DPS:

 

There has been some question about what my hatching jar is.  It's a plastic wineglass with the stem cut off and a 1/4" hole drilled through the bottom so that airline can go through:

cool! BTW, how is that suspended / supported? How are you getting the clownfish eggs INTO that jar?

I know you're seeing red "x"s today and yesterday...there's an issue going on with the place that hosts my website, I'm trying to get it fixed.  Thanks for your patience.
 
The hatching jar floats in the broodstock tanks because it's stuck through a hole in a piece of foam.  The eggs are getting into the jar because I'm detaching them from the flowerpots they're laid on.

Are you doing that with a razor or something. It's an interesting technique.

Chad Penney - MBI Council
Agis quod Adis

Razor, plastic straw, and airline.