Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Male - 4" Female - 5"
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 2-20-10
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 40ish gallons
Substrate Details: barebottom
Filtration Details: bioballs and bacteria
Water Changes: once in a blue moon
Water Temperature: 81-83
Lighting: xenon under the cabinet lights
Lighting Cycle: 16 hours on, 8 hours off
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen everything (mysis, brine, homemade mix)
Feeding Schedule: 5+ times daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 6-13-10
Spawn Time of Day: middle of the day
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 8-12 days
Courtship Details: Female lays eggs inside of flowerpot and male fertilizes them, not much courtship.
Egg Size: 1mm x .5mm
Egg Color: bright orange
Egg Count: 800-1500
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 6-20-10
Hatch Time of Day: middle of the night
# Days after Spawn: 7
Larvae Description: 3mm in length, tanish transparent, with silvery eyes. Look like ocellaris just a little darker
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 82
Size of Larval Tank: 2.5g mini BRT
Substrate Details: barebottom
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: HOB filter
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 (7-10 days after hatching)
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers and otohime A/B
Feeding Schedule: constantly
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 6-27-10
Days after Hatch: 7
Date of Settlement End: 6-28-10
Description of Fry: As they get closer to settling they become a darker chocolate color and in my opinion rather ugly little buggers. The stripes seem to come in almost overnight and start out very pale/transparent, becoming more white within about 2 days. Two stripes come in first, with the third following shortly thereafter. As you can see from the pictures they basically look like little tiny clarkiis but with much better coloration. Their fins are super bright yellow and they do a "clownfish waddle", something I don't usually see from their parents.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 82
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 high
Substrate Details: barebottom
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: HOB filter with carbon
Lighting: 1/5th of two 4' T12 bulbs
Lighting Cycle: 16 on 8 off
Water Changes: none
Size at Transfer: 1/4" (separate GO by size)
Age at Transfer: 9 days or so
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: otohime A/B, crushed flakes (Formula 1/2)
Feeding Schedule: as many times as I can...every time I walk by the tank.
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