Breeding Journal, Species: amphiprion polymnus black

General
Species:  amphiprion polymnus
Social Structure:  pair
Size of Individuals:  female 4 inches male 2
Age of Individuals:  unkwon
Date added to Tank:  2010 january

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 300 gallons 
Substrate Details:  aragonite
Filtration Details:  central system
Water Changes:  10 % a week
Water Temperature:  28 c
Lighting:  mh 250 wats
Lighting Cycle:  16 day  8 night
Other Tank Inhabitants:  damselfishes, tangs, pseudocromis, marine bettas

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  frozen homemmade  spectrum
Feeding Schedule:  3 times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  january 18 2011
Spawn Time of Day:  afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:   they  laid one more time but not able to take any out because of nest location
Courtship Details:  not seen
Egg Size:  1 mm
Egg Color:  orange
Egg Count:  200

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  january 25 2011
Hatch Time of Day:  nigth
# Days after Spawn:  8
Larvae Description:  3mm thin


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  28 c
Size of Larval Tank:  10 liter BRT
Substrate Details:  no
Other Tank Decor:  no
Filtration Details:  no
Lighting:  fluorescent
Lighting Cycle:  16 day 8 nigth
Water Changes:  30% daily

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  rotifers   nanocloropsis
Feeding Schedule:  all the time

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  january 29 2011
Days after Hatch:  5
Date of Settlement End:  they die in the metamorfosis
Description of Fry:  4mm

Grow-Out Tank Details
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Additional Information

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here the pair with the eggs  
 

 

another   one
 

Well i put some eggs in the tumbler and born yesterday i have almost 30 healthy larvae now
here is one                                                                                                                                                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGviGQ69Wn0
 
 

O lost some larvae but still have 10 i think
here a video                         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_VNAKgNfE0
 

i lost all the larvae in the metamorfosis .
the parents laid again but i was unable to take out the eggs because the enomone went down a rock and they laid there i will move the decoration so i can be able to colect eggs or fry next time

well after some other species work  i will try to breed these guys they laid a big nest 2 days ago and it is easy to see so i took some eggs for the tumbler and left them a nother group ( it wil be not posible to take out the rock to incubate)

All is ok for the moment

Well uncortunately the big nest hatch yesterday and i lost almost all the larvae i manage to save 20 babies lets see what happens