Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion melanopus
Social Structure: pair
Size of Individuals: Female 5 inches, male 4.5
Age of Individuals: ? Originally sold by Premium Aquatics 8 years ago,imported from Tonga; pair was brought back to Premium when owner no longer wanted them
Date added to Tank: February 2010
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 75 gallon
Substrate Details: live sand, live rock
Filtration Details: algae turf scrubber
Water Changes: rarely
Water Temperature: 78
Lighting: ambient from shop lights in fish room
Lighting Cycle: 15 hours on, 9 hours off
Other Tank Inhabitants: Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: homemade seafood mash, Formula 1 pellets, mysis shrimp
Feeding Schedule: 3-5 times daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 3/8/10
Spawn Time of Day: 9 am
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 3/810; 3/28/10; 4/15/10; 4/28/10; 5/10/10; 5/30/10; 6/9/10; 6/19/10; 6/30/10; 7/13/10; moved tank to new location in fish room, spawning resumed 9/6/10
Courtship Details: male cleans flowerpot day before spawn
Egg Size: 1mm?
Egg Color: red
Egg Count: ?, nests are very large
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 3/16/10; 5/5/10; 4/22/10; 5/5/10; 4/17/10; 6/6/10; 6/16/10; 6/26/10; 7/7/10; 7/20/10
Hatch Time of Day: evening
# Days after Spawn: 7
Larvae Description: robust, active, aggressive eaters
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80
Size of Larval Tank: 20 gal BRT
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: none until meta
Lighting: twin bulb shop light, 80 W total
Lighting Cycle: 15 hours on, 9 hours off
Water Changes: every other day until meta, then only to remove detritus
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers, unidentified copepod
Feeding Schedule: rotifers twice daily
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 3/25/10; 4/13/10; 5/1/10 (stopped recording Meta times on calandar)
Days after Hatch: 9
Date of Settlement End: 3/29/10; 4/16/10; 5/6/10
Description of Fry: large and strong
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 240 gallon
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: MTC HSA 1000, bioballs, will add turf scrubber soon
Lighting: twin bulb shop light, 80 W total
Lighting Cycle: 15 hours on, 9 hours off
Water Changes: daily or every other day, small to remove detritus only
Size at Transfer: 4 mm?
Age at Transfer: ~ 1 month
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: pulverized formula 1 flake
Feeding Schedule: two to three times daily
Additional Information Miscellaneous Information: Pair
Pair with nest
Another pic of the pair with nest
Three month old babies
Six month old babies (has anyone ever mentioned how slow they grow?)
John
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