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Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Monday, September 20, 2010 5:15 PM
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Breeding Journal DataSheet This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system General Species: Amphiprion ocellaris Social Structure: Male/Female Size of Individuals: F: 3.5", M: 2.5" Age of Individuals: ~3-4 years Date added to Tank: 8/11 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 12.5G Substrate Details: Reef Grade Sand 1" Filtration Details: 55G Sump with LR/LS/ Protein Skimmer Water Changes: When even I can (2-4months) Water Temperature: 82 Lighting: 1x25W basic fish light Lighting Cycle: 9am-12am Other Tank Inhabitants: Couple hermits /snails Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: 3-5 times/day Feeding Schedule: 9am, 6pm 11pm Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 9/18/2010 Spawn Time of Day: ? ( 9/28/2010 was ~ 8-9pm) Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 9/28/2010 Courtship Details: Egg Size: Small Egg Color: Dark Orange/Brown Egg Count: >100 Hatch Details Hatch Date: 9/26/2010 Hatch Time of Day: 01:00 # Days after Spawn: 8 Larvae Description: Clearish brown with a silver belly. Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80 78 Size of Larval Tank: 10G 20G Substrate Details: Bare Bare Other Tank Decor: None None Filtration Details: Air stone Central Sump with K1 Media, Oversized protein skimmer, LS and Cheto Lighting: 60W shop light 220W T5HO light Lighting Cycle: 24x7 24x7 for first 48-72 hours via a 25W 24" T5, after that 9am-12am Water Changes: Partial daily Never Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers and Otohime B1 Rotifers, TDO-A/B1 Feeding Schedule: 9am, 6pm, 8pm,10pm ,12pm Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 10/6/2010 Days after Hatch: 11 Date of Settlement End: 10/8/2010 Description of Fry: Look like large larva except they now swim like a little fish. No strips or anything. Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80 Same as larval tank, once past meta, tank is slow brought onto central system. Size of Grow-Out Tank: 10G Same as larval tank Substrate Details: CC Same as larval tank - Bare Other Tank Decor: A piece of PVC Same as larval tank - None Filtration Details: Sump with LR/LS/Cheto and a protein Skimmer Same as larval tank- Central Sump Lighting: T8 (Shop lights from Home depot.) Same as larval tank Lighting Cycle: 4pm-12am Same as larval tank Water Changes: Bi-weekly Same as larval tank Size at Transfer: ~.40 - .50" Big enough not to fit through the same type of mesh Tal uses on his drains. Never moved Age at Transfer: 20 days Never moved Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Otohime B1, Rods food, and flake TDO- B1-C2 then to a mix of frozen for taste. Feeding Schedule: 10am, 5pm, 9pm, 11:30pm Additional Information Miscellaneous Information: This will be my first official shot at this.... see how it goes. You will be required to provide photographic evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program. If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports.
<message edited by CableGuy on Thursday, December 1, 2011 11:11 AM>
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Monday, September 20, 2010 6:33 PM
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Here are the eggs... Do they look a little dark and small?? Tell me what you guys think.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Monday, September 20, 2010 6:36 PM
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The first spawns can be rather sparse. They will increase with time as they get into the habit. You might want to remove the hermits from the broodstock tank, just in case. I don't trust them.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Monday, September 20, 2010 6:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishtal
The first spawns can be rather sparse. They will increase with time as they get into the habit. You might want to remove the hermits from the broodstock tank, just in case. I don't trust them. Thats sounds great =) Do you use anything to clean up all the left over food? The "dad" doesn't fend off the hermits? I reached my hand in there to clean the glass a little to take the pic and almost got killed... lol
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Monday, September 20, 2010 6:54 PM
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Leftover food should be siphoned out. The parents can be pretty tough during the day but not so much at night. JMHO
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 11:50 AM
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Few more spawns and you'll see those egg clutches get larger and larger! Always exciting to watch
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:56 PM
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How old are those eggs in the photos? They don't look like brand spankin' new ones...
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 1:25 PM
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Those eggs look about 3 to 4 days old.....they look normal size to me
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 2:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mPedersen
How old are those eggs in the photos? They don't look like brand spankin' new ones... After much thought, I am not 100% sure. I checked the tank 2-3 times a day but Im not 100% sure. I would say they were laid on the evening of the 18th or the 19th. I check the tanks 2-3 times a day if not more when I feed.
Originally Posted by Zooid
Those eggs look about 3 to 4 days old.....they look normal size to me I will have to keep a close eye for color (silver) to watch for the hatch.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Saturday, September 25, 2010 9:00 AM
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So everyone thought the eggs were "older"... maybe 1-3 days old on the 19th. I took the eggs out of the tank last night and started to bubble them, not one hatched. So today would be 6 days by my original posted date, but day 7, 8 or 9 by your guys' comments on the age of the eggs - Im hoping they hatch tonight.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Sunday, September 26, 2010 6:55 AM
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Sunday, September 26, 2010 9:55 AM
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Congrats on your first hatch! Pics aren't that great but I can see a few larvae. How many were you able to count?
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Sunday, September 26, 2010 12:07 PM
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I caught one in a test tub and took some close ups... this is as good as I can get. Last night I counted around 40-50 at the front of the glass in a "swarm" , with some others still swimming around and who knows if they were all hatched compared to this morning. I would guess the egg clutch was around 100 give or take 20. BTW, Thanks Tal!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Sunday, September 26, 2010 5:00 PM
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Crazy shot for scale - love it
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Sunday, September 26, 2010 5:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mPedersen
Crazy shot for scale - love it I agree Matt. Nice shots.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:38 PM
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Second clutch!!!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:41 PM
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Cool, they're getting into the groove. Now the fun begins!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 10:11 PM
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Nearly 4 day old larva (3 days 22 hours) Fat and happy!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Saturday, October 2, 2010 6:40 PM
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Here are a couple pics of 1 week old larva. The last pic, the larva/juvi is darker than the rest... there are a few this way. Talking with Tal, this is normal as some will mature faster than others.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Take 2)
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 8:42 PM
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Settlement! Trying to upload a video too!
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