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
Social Structure: Male/Female Pair
Size of Individuals: Female: 3.5 inches Male:2 inches
Age of Individuals: Unknown and ~2 years
Date added to Tank: February 2011, but housed together in previous tank since July 2010
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 28 gallons
Substrate Details: Aragonite live sand
Filtration Details:Aqua C Remora HOB Skimmer
Water Changes: 5 Gallons weekly
Water Temperature: 80*F
Lighting: LED's by Evolution LED Lighting
Lighting Cycle: Random-Varies according to my schedule. (No timer)
Other Tank Inhabitants: Candy Basslet, ORA Spotted Mandarin.
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: PE Mysis, Fauna Marin Base and LPS foods, Cyclopeeze, Nutramar Ova, Rod's Pacific Plankton.
Feeding Schedule: 2-4 feedings, random throughout the day.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 3-28-2011
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown, spawn was not witnessed.
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 4-9-11
Courtship Details: Pair picks at rock, vigorously cleaning for 24 hours leading up to spawning event.
Egg Size: ~1mm
Egg Color: Orange
Egg Count: Hard to say. Hundreds? See pic below
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 4-17-11
Hatch Time of Day: 1:00am
# Days after Spawn: 7
Larvae Description: Translucent with dark eyes, attracted to light, some orange pigments.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78*-80*F
Size of Larval Tank: 10 Gallon
Substrate Details: Bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: Water Changes
Lighting: None
Lighting Cycle: None
Water Changes: Daily siphoning of waste on bottom of tank
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers
Feeding Schedule: Continuous-Phyto is added to keep rotifers reproducing as the clowns eat them.
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 5-1
Days after Hatch: 15
Date of Settlement End: 5-6
Description of Fry: Miniature version of parents without the 2nd and 3rd stripes.
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 Food Types: Feeding Schedule: 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.
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