Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion Clarkii
Social Structure: Isolated pair
Size of Individuals: Female - 4.75" Male - 4.25"
Age of Individuals: Unknown. I acquired these fish in January 2011
Date added to Tank: January 2011
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10 gallons. I originally planned on using a 20 gallon, but they started spawning in the smaller tank before I could move them.
Substrate Details: Bare Bottom
Filtration Details: Broodstock tank is plumbed into 60 gallons of broodstock tanks. A 55 gallon sump is used with an Octopus NW-200 skimmer. 100 pounds of live rock is used. 10 micron filter socks are changed every 3 days. Chaetomorpha in sump.
Water Changes: 10% of entire system weekly
Water Temperature: 80ish (I don't really check)
Lighting: Standard 2 bulb shop light. T12, 40 watts.
Lighting Cycle: 14 hours on, 10 off. Chaeto lit when the broodstock tanks are dark.
Other Tank Inhabitants: Nothing in clarkii tank, but pairs of Onyx percula, orange skunk, and ocellaris in the system. Single sunrise dottyback and GSM clown also in system. Different species in each tank.
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Formula 1 pellet, homemade mix of shimp, clam, scallop, squid, cyclopeeze, brine shrimp, enriched with Vita-Chem and a little phyto to make it a little soupy, New Life Spectrum Pellets - 1mm size.
Feeding Schedule: Pellets at 7am and 6pm. Homemade mix or more pellets 9:30pm
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: April 2011
Spawn Time of Day: Around noon (I have never actually seen them lay eggs.)
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: They spawn often, but I never wrote them down. Spawned again on 2/26/12
Courtship Details: None
Egg Size: 1-2mm?
Egg Color: bright orange
Egg Count: 600+
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 5th or 6th night
Hatch Time of Day: An hour or so after lights out
# Days after Spawn: 5 or 6
Larvae Description: Small, look identical to my ocellaris fry.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80ish
Size of Larval Tank: 10 gallons
Substrate Details: Bare Bottom
Other Tank Decor: heater with airline under it
Filtration Details: No filtration until growout
Lighting: T12 shop lights
Lighting Cycle: 14 on, 10 off
Water Changes: None until after Meta
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers fed with live Nannochloropsis(I think they are S strain, but could be larger now)
Feeding Schedule: 7:30am, 6:00pm, 9:30pm
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: Days after Hatch: Date of Settlement End: Description of Fry:
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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