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: amphipiron percula onyx
Social Structure: pair
Size of Individuals: female 8 cm male 6 cm ( captive breed by me)
Age of Individuals: 4 and half years
Date added to Tank: may 2007
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 125 liters
Substrate Details: no
Filtration Details: central system with other 11 tanks the same size and with breeding pairs
Water Changes: 10 % every 15 days
Water Temperature: 28 c
Lighting: fluorescent
Lighting Cycle: 16 day 8 nigth
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: homemmade frozen food spectrum pellets
Feeding Schedule: 4 times a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: i will be posting from this late spawn on february 18 2011
Spawn Time of Day: 12 o clock
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every 15 days
Courtship Details: they clean the pot
Egg Size: 1 mm
Egg Color: brigth orange
Egg Count: 200
Hatch Details Hatch Date: february 25 2011
Hatch Time of Day: nigth
# Days after Spawn: 7
Larvae Description: 3 mm with yolk sac
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 28 c
Size of Larval Tank: 10 liters brt
Substrate Details: none
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 l strain and nanocloropsis algae
Feeding Schedule: all the time
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: march 2 2011
Days after Hatch: 5
Date of Settlement End: march 7 2011
Description of Fry: they begin to swim as adults first white line present
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 28 c
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 30 gallon trash can blue
Substrate Details: no
Other Tank Decor: no
Filtration Details: sponge filter
Lighting: incandescent
Lighting Cycle: 16 day 8 nigth
Water Changes: 10% weekly
Size at Transfer: 5 mm
Age at Transfer: 10 days
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: othohime B1 frozen homemade
Feeding Schedule: 4 times a day
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