Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Darwin Black)

General
Species:  Amphiprion ocellaris (Darwin Black)
Social Structure:   Male/Female
Size of Individuals:  3.5"/F  2"/M
Age of Individuals:   Unknown
Date added to Tank:   7/1/2010

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  ~12G
Substrate Details: Arginate
Filtration Details:  Sump with LR/LS/Cheto and Protein Skimmer
Water Changes:  Monthly (Rarely)
Water Temperature:  81-82
Lighting:  220W T5HO
Lighting Cycle:  9a-12a
Other Tank Inhabitants:  A couple mandarins 

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rods, Pellets, Flakes, PE mysis and TDO EP1/2
Feeding Schedule:  3-6 times a day. 9a, 5p,9p, 11:30p

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  10/26/2010
Spawn Time of Day:  5-9pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 11/4, 11/14, 11/23, 12/3/2010  ----- 11/1/2011
Courtship Details: 
Egg Size:  A little bigger than my Occy's eggs
Egg Color:  Orange turning brown/black after 3 days
Egg Count:  All have been large, about 200-300

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  12/12/2010 (night of 12/11)  ------ 11/10/2011
Hatch Time of Day: 1am
# Days after Spawn: 8
Larvae Description:  Looks like a normal Occys larva, but the yolk saks are MUCH large for some reason.


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  78
Size of Larval Tank: 20G 
Substrate Details:  None
Other Tank Decor:  None
Filtration Details:  Central sump for filtration after meta 
Lighting:  220W T5HO 
Lighting Cycle:  9a-12a
Water Changes:  Rarely

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rotifers and copepods
Feeding Schedule:  N/A

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  12-24-2010 (11 days based on past experience)  11/21/2011
Days after Hatch:  11 days
Date of Settlement End:  12-25-2010 -----  11/22/2011
Description of Fry:  About .25" already looking a little darker than normal Occy's. Silver bellies and little black eyes.

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  78
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20G 
Substrate Details:  None
Other Tank Decor:  None
Filtration Details:  Central sump for filtration after meta 
Lighting:  Same as above
Lighting Cycle:  Same as above
Water Changes:  Same as above
Size at Transfer:  .N/A
Age at Transfer:  N/A
 
Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  OtoB2 - C2 / Mysis / Various flake
Feeding Schedule:  Same as above

Additional Information
Miscellaneous Information:  Only difference I see in the Darwins is the yolk sacks are much larger at hatch.



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Spawing pic with mom and dad:
 

 
 
Pic of 1 day post hatch
 


 

Enough rotigreen here????

I make mine greener.

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Here is a pic of the last fish from the 10/26 clutch.
 

 
 
As you can see these guys are already very dark. The rear of them is already almost totally black.

Thanks Tal... brb!  haha!

When was teh picture of the fry from the 10/26 hatch taken?

Chad Penney - MBI Council
Agis quod Adis

I dont know the exact date.. but it was last week when I actually took it.

Better pic:
 (The other guy is behind the pipe... only 2 left from my first clutch.)
 

Im going to need to submit a whole new set of reports on these guys if they spawn again. This guy settled and everything but I never submitted any of the required reports.  All I can do is feed feed feed.

Found this old vid...
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm0813YO9iw&NR=1
 
Still waiting for them to spawn as they are in their new perminate home and I hope they spawn soon.

-Adam

You keep referring to a single fish or just two of them, "The other guy is behind the pipe...only two left from the first clutch." but your pic shows a bunch of juvies.  Same as "Here is a pic of the last fish from the 10/26 clutch", but I see three fish in there.
 
On another note, do you know where your fish came from?  (like wild, ORA, SA, etc)  They are much more black than most that I see.

Well first, look at the dates
 
There were only two left, one in that pic and the other was behind the stand pipe.
 
Im not sure on the chronology of the pics as this was almost a year ago and I stopped tracking the fish for some reason (school +  work i think...). I need them to spawn again so I can get a full report and get my little badge.
 
As far as the type, I have no idea. They are 95% black at 90DPH.  The fish in the pic is ~ 60-70DPH.

-Adam

Well they have spawned again... finally.
Mom and dad....
 

 
 
Better shot of the egg clutch:
 

-Adam

....and they are off...   I'd say around 350-450 eggs.
 

 
 
Last clutch is 5 days old right now.

-Adam

Looking good.

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Pic of an 8-10 hour old larvae. They sit at the bottom of the tank for the first 12-24 hours with little movement here and there but until the sack gets smaller they really cant move much.
 

-Adam

Updated first post... new pics also of the post meta fish.
 

 

 
All of the white stripes are baby B/W's
 

-Adam

looking good!

Hey Adam, I notice you are using sand in your clown tanks, does the sand hold the angled tile up or are you using a heater suction cup?
 
Good job on the babies, they look good!

Both.
 
In the tanks that have a very fine layer (.25"-.5") I use a suction cup. In some of the other tanks that I have a ~1"-1.5" layer I use the sand to hold the tiles and it does a good job.
 
The sand is Caribsea Reef grade (course).
 
Thanks for the kind words everyone.

-Adam

Babies are 22DPH - ~12DPS.
 

 
 

-Adam

16DPS
 
I scared this guy to death I think. Seriously.
 
They look much darker from a top down than out of the water side to side.
 

 
 
.... or he ate too much.
 

-Adam

I have perc juveniles that puff up like that at feeding time but I've never had it kill them. Seems like they are so piggy they get some air while feeding.

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

I moved the tub a little to get the cinder blocks and the 2x6"s in place and they were all freaking out when I did that. After the move, he was laying at the bottom and he wasnt just 20 mins prior to that so I think he had a weak heart.

-Adam

 
 
These guys are 63DPS.

-Adam

Looking GREAT! Congrats!

those do look really good!

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Here they are 60DPS. Looking great!

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-Adam

Would love to get my B/W badge.

-Adam

Worlds longest approval evaaaaaaaaaa.  
On a positive, these guys are large and ready for sale. Sold two the other day.

-Adam