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Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Monday, November 8, 2010 9:51 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 percula Social Structure: pair Size of Individuals: F: ~3 inches, M:~2.5 inches Age of Individuals: ?, purchased from breeder "getting out", never got them to spawn Date added to Tank: July 2010 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 20 Gal high Substrate Details: none Filtration Details: MTC HSA 1000, bioballs, algae turf scrubber Water Changes: weekly Water Temperature: 80 F Lighting: ambient from room Lighting Cycle: 12 hr on, 12 hr off Other Tank Inhabitants: none Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: homemade seafood mash, Spectrum pellets, roe Feeding Schedule: 3-4 times daily Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: ? noticed spawn 11/7/10 Spawn Time of Day: occurred during evening hours Dates of Consecutive Spawns: first I've known about Courtship Details: did not witness spawn Egg Size: ~1mm Egg Color: black by the time I found them Egg Count: ~ 40 or so Hatch Details Hatch Date: 11/11/10 Hatch Time of Day: ~9am, about an hour after lights go out # Days after Spawn: Not sure, likely 7 or 8 Larvae Description: few in number, perhaps 10 Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80 F Size of Larval Tank: 20 gal BRT Substrate Details: none Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: none until meta, then moderate drip from system using MTC HSA 1000, bioballs, and algae turf scrubber Lighting: dual 40 W shop light Lighting Cycle: 12 hr on, 12 hr off; on at 8pm off at 8am Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers L strain Feeding Schedule: rotifers and Iso instant algae are added as needed twice daily, for such a small batch I have only added rotifers twice but add algae twice per day Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: not sure, ~11/19/10 Days after Hatch: 8 Date of Settlement End: 11/23/10 Description of Fry: small, pale white stripe
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80 F Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 gal BRT, have not moved from larval rearing yet, eventually a 20 gal High Substrate Details: none Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: drip from grow out system - HSA 1000 skimmer, algal turf scrubber, bioballs Lighting: dual 40 W shoplight Lighting Cycle: 12 hr on, 12 hr off (reverse photoperiod) Water Changes: weekly Size at Transfer: have not transferred yet Age at Transfer: approximately 1 month Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Spectrum fry powder Feeding Schedule: 2-3 times daily Additional Information Miscellaneous Information: <img
<message edited by coralhead317 on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 10:31 PM>
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 6:51 PM
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:06 PM
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They must be happy if you got them to spawn and the previous owner didn't. 
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 9:50 PM
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Updated the journal with hatch information. Very small and rather pathetic hatch. I am having problems with hatch rates both with this nest and with my O's. Not sure why. This is a pic of a larvae that didn't make it. Not sure if he died last night or today. 
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 10:41 PM
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Here is one Perc just post meta 
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Thursday, January 27, 2011 8:59 PM
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My lone survivor has now made it past the 60 day post hatch mark. He was housed in his own breeder net for the past two months and it may have contributed to his slow growth. I have seen this with a few fish now, they seem to grow better when they are in a school rather than solitary or with only one or two tank-mates. This little guy is now in with a batch of ocellaris so hopefully he will grow and develop faster with the group.    To update on the parents - they have not spawned since the spawn recorded above. I have not moved them nor have I changed their feeding regimen. I haven't even seen any signs of prespawning behavior. Not sure what is going on with this pair. John
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:10 PM
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Very cool! I've noticed the same thing with juvenile clowns. They do much better in a group up until one starts to take over and dominate. When that happens I isolate the larger one.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Friday, January 28, 2011 9:07 PM
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John, I wonder if your broodstock temps may have dipped (being winter and all)? That could certainly shut down spawning.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Saturday, January 29, 2011 4:15 PM
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Guys....what about trying to feed the masago to the pair? From what I was told this will promote spawning........ right?
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Saturday, January 29, 2011 8:55 PM
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 Originally Posted by mPedersen
John, I wonder if your broodstock temps may have dipped (being winter and all)? That could certainly shut down spawning.
Matt, That may be the case. The only spawning fish are in different systems than the percs. I have two pair that are going every 12 days like clockwork, but they are not in the same system as these fish. One pair, however, is in the same room - so the ambient temp is the same. I need to redo my broodstock styem, but I need to sell a whole heck of a lot of fish before I can do that. Michelle, I feed roe occasionally; but I've found that my percula aren't nearly as excited about it as my ocellaris. Not sure why. Thanks all, John
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula
Sunday, January 30, 2011 5:59 AM
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Yeah....took a few trys to get my pair to go for it.... Do you have pics of your broodstock system? Looking to get some ideas...I LOVE Sissy's...but need to start in baby steps for now, lol
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