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 bicinctus
Social Structure: pair
Size of Individuals: Male 4" female 5"
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 6/12/2010
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: Big cubicle in broodstock system
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 on, 8 off
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen...everything (mysis, brine, etc)
Feeding Schedule: At least 5x daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 6/30/2010
Spawn Time of Day: evening
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Spawn every 11 days or so
Courtship Details: Start laying without much courtship really. Female lays eggs and male makes a pass fertilizing them.
Egg Size: 1mm x .5mm
Egg Color: reddish orange
Egg Count: average 750 eggs per nest, +/- 100 depending on how many times they've been fed that week.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: First hatch 7/7/2010
Hatch Time of Day: About 20 minutes after lights out
# Days after Spawn: 7
Larvae Description: About 3mm long, dark brown transparent, look like ocellaris at this point.
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 (7-10 days after hatching)
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers, otohime
Feeding Schedule: constantly, then every time I walk by the raceway
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 7/14/2010
Days after Hatch: 7-8
Date of Settlement End: 7/15/2010
Description of Fry: See picture below. Dark chocolate brown with two white stripes. These guys don't get one stripe at a time, they get everything at once. The white of the stripes becomes more apparent 2-3 days after first settling.
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: 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.
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