Breeding Journal, Species: dascyllus aruanus

General
Species:  dascyllus aruanus
Social Structure:  pair
Size of Individuals:  4 cm
Age of Individuals:   unknown
Date added to Tank:  2009

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  1000 gallons
Substrate Details:  aragonite
Filtration Details:  central system
Water Changes:  10% every 15 days
Water Temperature:  28 c
Lighting:  fluorescent
Lighting Cycle:  16 day 8 nigth
Other Tank Inhabitants:  tangs, surgeons, foxfaces, psuedocromis, enginner gobies

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  frozen homememade   spectrum
Feeding Schedule:  4 times  aday

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  april 17 2010
Spawn Time of Day:  afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every 15 days 
Courtship Details:  male displaying to female
Egg Size:  1 mm
Egg Color:  translucent
Egg Count:  500+

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  april 21 2010
Hatch Time of Day:  nigth
# Days after Spawn:  4
Larvae Description:  very small ones


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  28 c
Size of Larval Tank:  10 liters brt
Substrate Details:  no
Other Tank Decor:  no
Filtration Details:  no
Lighting:  fluorescent
Lighting Cycle:  24 day
Water Changes:  daily

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  rotifers l type nanocloropsis
Feeding Schedule:  al the time

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Additional Information
i have no succes more than 5 days
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here are laying eggs

and the newly hatched larvae
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Son88YYRfUs

here a  group of pseudocromis and the damsels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEFgGUv-JlE

here is another newly colected group
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlT6bbkIIEA
and a small one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xroUjjlzCr4

I'm surprised at how small your spawning pair is!

yes they begin breeding at that age but they had more than ayear with me

Any luck raising these?
 

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Captive bred clownfish and more
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