Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black x ?)

General
Species:  Amphiprion Ocellaris Female - Darwin.  Male unconfirmed heritage. 

Social Structure:  Pair
Size of Individuals:  2 1/2" Female, 1 3/4" Male
Age of Individuals:  Female kept for 1 1/2 yrs.  Male kept less than 1 yr.
Date added to Tank:  March 2010

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  50 gal (36" long)
Substrate Details:  4 inch sand bed with Live Rock and Corals and Bubble Tip anemone
Filtration Details:  HOT filter w/ carbon and poly pad
Water Changes:  5 gal every 2 weeks
Water Temperature:  77-78F
Lighting:  4- T5 bulbs
Lighting Cycle:  10-12 hrs
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Bluedot Jawfish

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  frozen raw table shrimp and mysis thawed in RO, Spectrum Pellets, occassional other meaty prepared frozen foods and Instant Ocean Cyclops gel food. 
Feeding Schedule:  1-2 times per day, fed in the late afternoon and evening, with earlier and more feedings on weekends. 

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Additional Information
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Female is Darwin Black and male comes from cross of Black and Photon.

 

The female has been hosting a 4" diameter Entacmaea Quadricolor anemone for the past several months, and has recently begun allowing the male to swim into the anemone occassionaly as well.   The female is very aggressive to everyone and never strays more than a few inches away from the anemone.    



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Here's a picture of my Ocellaris female in her anemone.

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Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths 

Nice! Love the colors Looks like a panda

Michelle  
 

FYI, that A. ocellaris is referred to as the Darwin variant. Is the male black too? You might want to edit that in the species section and title. You get more points for Darwins too as they are more difficult than regular A. ocellaris and are class B.

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

 

Thanks Tal.  The male is not black, I believe he is Photon, can you tell from my video?

My husband tells me he remembers when we purchased him the LFS sign said captive bred from Black and Photon parents, so guess he is only half-Black. 

Interesting. As I said in the pm, Photons are a cross between a Darwin and an Onyx. From what I can find, the Photons have only been around since 2009 so the chances of someone having one old enough breed with another Darwin are pretty slim, IMO. Unless Sanjay did it himself.

 

I would say that they may have been mis-labled and they are either Photons or Onyx, but I'm not an expert. Maybe someone else will chime in with a more positive ID. Oh, where did you get the fish? 

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

I purchased the male from Choice in Farm Hls about a year ago. 

 

Not an expert but here are a couple of links that might help you make a positive ID.
 
"SA Fancy" Amphiprion ocellaris
The Odd Couple
RC ID Thread
 
It seems like all of Sanjay's Photons have Percula eyes but the clown in the video does not.  Your call.  Either way, nice looking fish. Good luck!

Thanks to everyone for interesting and educational info regarding variants of Ocellaris and Percula. I've changed the info on the journal to reflect.