Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion Ocellaris]

General
Species:  Ocellaris
Social Structure: 
Size of Individuals:  Female 3" and the Male is about 2"
Age of Individuals:  I have had them for 2 years
Date added to Tank:  2 years ago

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  120 gallon
Substrate Details: shallow sand bed         
Filtration Details:  20 gallon sump/ 20 gallon fuge
Water Changes:  30 gallons a week
Water Temperature:  78
Lighting:  6X54 T5 HO
Lighting Cycle:  12 hours 
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Many

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Food Mix shrimp, squid, formula 1 and 2.
Feeding Schedule:  two to three times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  Unknown but they have been spawning for about a year.
Spawn Time of Day:  evening
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 
Courtship Details: 
Egg Size:  small
Egg Color:  orange 
Egg Count:  80+

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  01/24/2011
Hatch Time of Day: 8:00pm 
# Days after Spawn:  70-80 only 3 eggs didn't hatch that I could see
Larvae Description:  small almost clear


Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 78
Size of Larval Tank:  10 gallon
Substrate Details:  none
Other Tank Decor:  pot the eggs were in
Filtration Details:  none
Lighting:  light from 120 gallon reef
Lighting Cycle: 
Water Changes: was going to start doing them day 7 but never got there.          

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types: Rots          
Feeding Schedule: 

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start: 
Days after Hatch: 
Date of Settlement End: 
Description of Fry: 

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature: 
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 
Substrate Details: 
Other Tank Decor: 
Filtration Details: 
Lighting: 
Lighting Cycle: 
Water Changes: 
Size at Transfer: 
Age at Transfer: 

Grow-Out Feeding Details
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Additional Information
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Looking forward to following Any pics?

Michelle  
 

Well I got them to hatch about 80 lava and kept them for about 3 days till they were all dead. I still need some practice to get this right. My cultures crashed so now I will have to start from step one again.

Well at least you are trying   I know how hard it is to lose a batch (as I have lost a couple) - and have had my cultures crash on me as well.
 
I wish you luck and success with your next hatch

Michelle  
 

Sorry to hear it. Good luck with your next batch. If you have any questions on the cultures or anything, please let us know. Someone around here will be able to help you out.

--Andy, the bucket man.
"Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886

Here are a couple of pictures of the last group of eggs I had before my cultures crashed.