Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black)

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Duck
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Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Saturday, May 28, 2011 9:27 AM
Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General
Species:  Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black)
Social Structure:  Pair
Size of Individuals:  3", 2 3/4"
Age of Individuals:  At Least 5 years
Date added to Tank:  March 2011

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  25gal
Substrate Details:  None
Filtration Details:  Central sump
Water Changes:  None
Water Temperature:  27C
Lighting:  Ambient fish house lights
Lighting Cycle:  14 on
Other Tank Inhabitants:  none

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Cooked prawns, mysis, lobster eggs, 400 micron pellets
Feeding Schedule:  2-3 times daily

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  5/28/2011
Spawn Time of Day:  Not known
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  7/28/11 , 8/13/11
Courtship Details:  Lots of pot cleaning
Egg Size:  3mm long 1mm wide
Egg Color:  Orange
Egg Count:  50-100

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  8/5/11
Hatch Time of Day:  11.30pm
# Days after Spawn:  8
Larvae Description:  Well formed and large around 6mm in length.


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80
Size of Larval Tank:  6mm
Substrate Details:  none
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  none
Lighting:  Ambient fish house lights
Lighting Cycle:  14 on
Water Changes:  small amount every couple of days.

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rotifers, 100 micron larval feed.
Feeding Schedule:  3 times daily

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  8/16/11
Days after Hatch:  11
Date of Settlement End:  8/20/11
Description of Fry:  8-9mm in length bright orange with broad headband, some already have other stripes appearing and posteriorly darker to black in colouration.

Grow-Out Tank Details

Temperature:  80f
Size of Grow-Out Tank:  12x12x18
Substrate Details:  None
Other Tank Decor:  None
Filtration Details:  Central sump as above
Lighting:  Ambient fishouse lights
Lighting Cycle:  14 on
Water Changes:  Slow drip 1 per second
Size at Transfer:  12mm
Age at Transfer:  2 months

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  ZM200, Lobster eggs, cyclopeeze
Feeding Schedule:  3 times daily

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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Saturday, May 28, 2011 9:31 AM
Caught these two spawning today around 3pm. The nest was very scattered and although the male was fertilizing the eggs, they were eating them within a couple of minutes. Not really concerned as its the first spawn since I got them. I hope they spawn more successfully in the next week or so.
Here's some pics.




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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Saturday, July 30, 2011 4:36 AM
Spawned again on Thursday. Will have to see if they eat the eggs this time.

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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Saturday, August 6, 2011 12:19 PM
Hatched the nest last night. Here's a pic.
 


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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Saturday, August 20, 2011 10:00 AM
Managed to get 9 of these through meta without the use of rots, dry feed only. Works out at about 1% as I estimate there was close to100 that hatched. Here's a pic.
 


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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Saturday, August 20, 2011 10:15 AM
Wouldnt that be ~10%

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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Saturday, August 20, 2011 1:19 PM
hehe.  Small detail.  

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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Saturday, August 20, 2011 2:54 PM
Hahahaha..... My maths must need some work!
I actually put them in another BRT this evening with some GSM fry and counted 13. So that makes it ummmmm............13%

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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Friday, September 16, 2011 9:07 AM
My little beauties!
 

 


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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Saturday, October 1, 2011 10:19 AM
There coming upto 2 months old today. They grow quicker than any of my other clowns. Lost the male of the pair 2 weeks ago, I found him on the floor......Put a fancy white Oc in with the female for now and they seem to have paired up pretty quickly. 
  
 

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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Thursday, October 20, 2011 5:00 PM
Here they are 60dps. I have some that are 2 weeks behind them in the same tank.


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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Thursday, October 20, 2011 5:06 PM
Very cool shot! 
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris (Darwin Black) - Thursday, October 20, 2011 5:20 PM
Why thank you kind Sir!