Breeding Journal, Species: A ocellaris misbar

General
Species:  A ocellaris Female and Male are misbar
Social Structure:  Mated Pair
Size of Individuals:  2.5" Female 1.5" Male
Age of Individuals:  3 years Female 2 Years Male
Date added to Tank:  07/2010

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  180 Gallon
Substrate Details:  Fine Sand
Filtration Details:  Live Rock, 30 gallon sump, 30 gallon refugium
Water Changes:  none
Water Temperature:  82 F
Lighting:  two 6bulb 48" T5HO
Lighting Cycle:  on at 9:30AM off 9:30PM
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Yellow Tang, Lavender Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Diamond Gobie, 3 yellow tailed damsels

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rods Food, DIY Frozen mixture, PE Mysis
Feeding Schedule:  Daily

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  04/23/2011
Spawn Time of Day:  4:30 start
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  5/5/2011, 5/19/2011, 5/30/2011 9/18/2011, 10/16/2011, 10/30/2011, 11/15/2011, 12/4/11, 12/20/2011
Courtship Details:     Been together for a while. They were spawning every two weeks. This is the first time in a month. Starting to spawn regularly now between every 11 and 13 days.  
Egg Size:  1-2mm
Egg Color:  orange
Egg Count:  lots. unable to count at this time

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  05/13/2011 09/27/2011 10/23/11 - 10/26/11, 11/23/2011, 12/11/2011, 1/5/2012 
Hatch Time of Day:  10:30PM
# Days after Spawn:  8
Larvae Description:  Clear with silver eyes


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80F
Size of Larval Tank:  5 gallon
Substrate Details:  Bare Bottom
Other Tank Decor:  heater and air diffuser
Filtration Details:  none
Lighting:  ambient lighting
Lighting Cycle:  with sun light.
Water Changes:  daily small changes

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  rotifers
Feeding Schedule:  several times daily

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  10/06/2011
Days after Hatch:  9
Date of Settlement End:  10/07/2011
Description of Fry:  a white stripe is starting to appear on the head. Also swimming now, not just darting around.

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  80F
Size of Grow-Out Tank:  10 gallon
Substrate Details:  Bare bottom
Other Tank Decor:  A couple of tiles placed along the side for cover and a few small peices of live rock
Filtration Details:  10 gallon sump, sponge filter, small hob filter
Lighting:  PC 24" 10K and flourescent
Lighting Cycle:  on 11:00am off 10:00PM
Water Changes:  5 gallons per week
Size at Transfer:  approx 3/4"
Age at Transfer: 

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  crushed flake food and B2 TDO
Feeding Schedule:  once daily

Additional Information

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RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

 
spawning evidence

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Since you have 3 together wouldn't that make the social structure a  trio? it's cool that the sub-male is so defenssive.

honestly I'm new to this, but if that's the case wouldn't it be a quad? The black is an ocellaris and can breed with them. Or would you just specifically go by color?

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Very neat!

Michelle  
 

thanks!
 
I withdraw my question about the quad lol.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

I didn't see the black O?  Regardless, the fact that the third ocellaris is being tolerated at all is really cool. 

really? It doesn't happen much?
 
They've been together for well over a year. I saw last night that the third one was even around the eggs. It didn't fan them or anything, but it didn't get ran off either.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

That is cool. I went to a wholesaler picking up some coral last month and there was a trio of clarkiis defending their nesting site. I went to point out a sinularia and all three swam after my  finger right away.

well they all do protect the nem that's for sure. The black one gets ran off all day.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

ah!!!! They still haven't hatched! Hopefully tonight.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

all the eggs were gone when I got home from work. They were there at lunch. I guess the parents cleaned them of. The female is fat again already though.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

This was out of a batch of eggs that was laid on 05/05/2011
 
 

 
 

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Do you have any close up pix of your male?

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Trying to find a good one

OLDER PICS

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Nice shots and the vid is great!

Thanks Matt. Really appreciated!

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Not sure. They were from different batches. I guess I'm still learning the site. any way to merge them?

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Looks like Chad got them all merged into one.  Nice! 

the mods are awesome here!

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

I had to siphon out the eggs the day of hatching. I lost all but 7 of them. As of 09/29/11 I have 3 very healthy babies remaining. This is my first "real" run at trying to raise them to adulthood. I have the water a good green and there are tons of rotifers and a few brine shrimp in there as well. They are still darting around. Waiting to see some actual color in them, hopefully soon.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

got one left. The others looked great, but perished. Here's some pics. It was the best I could get. I'll try again tonight. I can't tell if it has went through meta yet or not. Any help would be appreciated.
 



 

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

I can't tell if there is a head stripe, but if there isn't, it will show up any minute now.

I tried to get a pic tonight, but nothing turned out. It looks like there is a white stripe on the head. When I can see it all the way I'll be more comfortable that it's going through meta. Thanks again Kathy!

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

you are welcome.

got a better pic. I'm pretty sure that's a stripe on the head. Also, it's staying more to the bottom of the tank.
 



 

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

noticed a second stripe today.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Good job!

I'm going to use my kreisel this time when my batch is ready. They were laid on Sunday 10/16. I'm going to pull them out and put them in the kreisel on this coming Sunday 10/23 and see how they do. They did lay on a tile, so it's going to be much easier. No more need to scrape them off the rock.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Congratulations!

Thank you. His name is Lucky lol.
 
 

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

ok I'm going to give this 100%. Tired of goofin off with this. May turn it into a living lol.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

I've been using RGComplete for greenwater in my fry tank. I think it's working out great. Anyone else do this?

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

RGComplete is not meant to be used for greenwater, RotiGreen is.

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Well, I didn't get any of that, but it's working pretty good. I change some of the water daily though.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

do you see any problem it might create?

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8