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Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula (Picasso variant)
Thursday, February 3, 2011 6:06 PM
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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 percula, both Grade B picasso Social Structure: Mated pair Size of Individuals: male ~2", female ~2.75" Age of Individuals: both about 2 years old Date added to Tank: 3/31/2009 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 50 gallon, 16 gallon sump Substrate Details: Caribsea special grade reef sand Filtration Details: Bubble Magus NAC-6 Water Changes: 5 gallons weekly (more like biweekly) Water Temperature: 79-80 F Lighting: AquaIllumination 12" Sol Blue LED at ~46% Lighting Cycle: 9am-8:30pm Other Tank Inhabitants: orange spotted shrimp goby, mystery wrasse, algae blenny, tiger pistol shrimp Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen Krill, cyclops, Rod's Food(coral,fish only and fish egg blends), Spectrum Thera +A, Coral Frenzy Feeding Schedule: 1-2 times per day. One frozen treat as mentioned above and some pellets Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 7/01/2011 Spawn Time of Day: 4pm Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: they always have been "bickering" and I hadn't noticed anything different, both host in 75 head duncan Egg Size: ~1mm Egg Color: bright orange Egg Count: about 200 Hatch Details Hatch Date: 7/8/2011 Hatch Time of Day: 12:00am # Days after Spawn: 8 days Larvae Description: ? about 1cm. swimming upright Larval Tank Details Temperature: 79-80F Size of Larval Tank: 10 Substrate Details: barebottom Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: water changes Lighting: basic room light Lighting Cycle: 24/0 for the first 5 days Water Changes: 20% every other day Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers in roti-green Feeding Schedule: once, or as needed Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 07/16/2011 Days after Hatch: 8 Date of Settlement End: 07/20/2011 Description of Fry: 20 fry, about 5-6mm. first head stripe on 70%. I noticed a few larva darting about. Some appeared to race around with their heads out of the water like a boat would be sailing across the water. Further inspection revealed some pigment change in the form of their first white stripe. The juveniles will case each other around and become a little territorial. During the days12-16 I noticed a few bent tails, a sign of meta. I also witnessed, what is my opinion is, the development of at least one platinum. Photos and video are in post #128. Please let me know what other info is normally presented with settlement.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80F Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20g Substrate Details: Barebottom Other Tank Decor: PVC connectors Filtration Details: 40B sump, ATB 840 skimmer, 15g fuge Lighting: 2x39w shop light Lighting Cycle: 16on/8off Water Changes: 10% monthly or as needed Size at Transfer: 1/4" Age at Transfer: 4 weeks Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Otohime TD in various sizes Feeding Schedule: 3-4 times per day Additional Information (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information: You will be required to provide photographic or video evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program.
If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports. PHOTOS AND VIDEO S MUST BE PLACED IN ADDITIONAL POSTS, NEVER IN THE FIRST POST IN A JOURNAL.
<message edited by BriGuy31+ on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 2:56 PM>
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion percula (Picasso variant)
Thursday, February 3, 2011 6:11 PM
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion percula]
Monday, February 7, 2011 10:41 AM
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Beautiful pair  (how are they graded to a B? I have babies, about 4 months old now....how do I know what grade they will be? they were not graded when purchased, they came from ProAquatix via a LFS) Cannot wait to follow your thread
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion percula]
Monday, February 7, 2011 2:32 PM
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Thank you. I expect hatching any day now but I will let this first clutch go. I should be ready for the next batch.
Here is a copied statement from fishtalpropagations.com- Grade A Picasso has at least two bars connecting on both sides. Grade B's have two bars connecting on one side.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 9:53 AM
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Nice photos! That male is looking very fierce.
--Andy, the bucket man. "Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 9:54 AM
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Those are some seriously pretty clownfish!
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 10:12 AM
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 Originally Posted by BriGuy31+
Here is a copied statement from fishtalpropagations.com- Grade A Picasso has at least two bars connecting on both sides. Grade B's have two bars connecting on one side.
BTW, I didn't make that up myself, I copied the description parameters from Doni's site. 
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 11:27 AM
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Yes thank you both- I have looked at Tal's site, (lol it is still up on my computer as I am following what to do as the days come according to his info, haha ) And I have also looked at Doni's site... I will need to wait until they have their patterns in fully I guess before I can figure it out I notice that your eggs seem to be grouped more closely together than mine were... Is that a picasso trait?
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 9:21 PM
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Thank you everyone. I am very excited to try and raise some beautiful fish to help save wild capture.
I'm not sure on density of the egg formation being a picasso trait. It seems to be a large first batch to me but I'm not sure if I just missed some spawns or not.
Fishtal- I hope it was ok for me to copy and paste from your website.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 9:24 PM
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Well, as of 2/08/11 at 11:20pm the eggs have not hatched. I can see silver bodies and eyes looking back at me. Kind-of makes me sad to let them hatch in the display tank to be eaten. So this is day 9 since noticing the eggs and they still haven't hatched. I hope this is not a sign of problems.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 9:24 PM
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No worries, just wanted to clarify.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 10:58 PM
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Hatch time!! 02/09/11 12:55am. Next batch is all mine. I let this one go to prep and give them a chance at learning to keep them clean.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 11:10 PM
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Did you get a vid of the hatch?
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here]
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 5:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishtal
Did you get a vid of the hatch?
No, I didn't. I was live chatting on this site and missed all the action. Most I saw was a few left swimming in the water column. I guess this disqualifies me from earning any points, huh?
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion percula]
Friday, February 11, 2011 6:30 PM
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OK, here is some pictures of my first clutch 7 days after they were laid.   They hatched on day 9 and were left in my display on purpose.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion percula]
Friday, February 11, 2011 6:32 PM
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I see little eyes! Hatch time is soon.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion percula]
Friday, February 11, 2011 6:43 PM
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion percula]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 6:41 PM
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Now that I am planning on pulling this clutch and trying to raise them I feel like I am watching them like a hawk. It is 5 days post spawn and here is the picture just taken. It took 9 days last time for them to hatch. But this looks like they can go any day. What are your opinions on how close these are to hatching? Should I wait another few days? This is the first day that I can really see their eyes. 
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion percula]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 6:48 PM
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Really nice pic! IMO, they still have a couple of days to go. The eyes are a good sign but the rest of the egg sac will get more clear as they approach hatch time. Unless your temp is higher than last time they will probably hatch after the same number of days post spawn.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion percula]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 6:52 PM
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Thanks Tal. I'll sit on my hands for a few more days....lol. I was surprised on how well this picture came out, and I only took two. Usually, I don't take the greatest pictures but I guess I got lucky. Thanks again for all the advice.
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