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: Size of Individuals: Male: 2 inches, Female: 3 inches
Age of Individuals: 3 yrs old
Date added to Tank: Feb 2008
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 14 gal
Substrate Details: 1 inch sandbed
Filtration Details: Oceanic Biocube - Stock Filtration
Water Changes: None - top off as needed
Water Temperature: 78 degrees
Lighting: Standard
Lighting Cycle: 7am-9pm
Other Tank Inhabitants: 1 Turbo, 1 Tonga Nassarius, 1 Peppermint Shrimp, Few mini blue legs
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Pellet, Fake, Mysis, Sea weed...soon to be Roe
Feeding Schedule: 3-4 times/day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 1/11/2011
Spawn Time of Day: 8:15pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: Egg Size: caviar size?
Egg Color: 1st laid: yellowish/golden
Egg Count: (?) Many
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 1/21/2011
Hatch Time of Day: # Days after Spawn: 10
Larvae Description: Tiny, silvery/clear bodies,black eyes, orange bellies, tadpole-like tails
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78 degrees
Size of Larval Tank: 5 gallon
Substrate Details: bare
Other Tank Decor: heater, air stone, air rod
Filtration Details: None, will siphon debris out as needed
Lighting: shop light / ambient light from room
Lighting Cycle: increased lighting - 6am - 11pm
Water Changes: Adding brood stock water as top off
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding rotifers, otohime, more as progress occurs
Feeding Schedule: Feeding 4 x daily
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: Days after Hatch: Date of Settlement End: Description of Fry:
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 78 degrees
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 gal long
Substrate Details: will probably do a bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: some live rock, a heater as above, an anemone(?) sponge filter then change to hang on backfilter
Filtration Details: will continue to siphon until babies are big enough for HOB filter
Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Size at Transfer: ?
Age at Transfer: ?
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: Additional Information Miscellaneous Information(NO PHOTOS OR VIDEO): You will be required to provide photographic or video evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program.
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