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: Orange Amphiprion ocellaris
Social Structure: Pair, these are a pair that I raised previously from eggs.
Size of Individuals: Large, female larger than male
Age of Individuals: At least 2 years of consistent spawning
Date added to Tank: 3-4 years ago. They are in a cube system with other broodstock.
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 8 gallons on a 80 gallon system
Substrate Details: bare, with large flower pot
Filtration Details: 10 micron filter sock, bioballs, heater, sometime a weak protein skimmer. I don't like protein skimmers. I would rather do water changes, skimming the surface of the sump.
Water Changes: 10 % weekly
Water Temperature: 80
Lighting: ambient
Lighting Cycle: 14 hours light/10 dark
Other Tank Inhabitants: other breeding pairs in adjacent cubes, blacks and oranges
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen Ocean Nutrition Formula One gel and various pellets, and other frozen foods
Feeding Schedule: Once or twice a day.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Can't remember. Date of this spawn is 7/25/2011
Spawn Time of Day: late afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every eleven days
Courtship Details: Female was huge, larger than I've seen her. Male pays strict attention and tries to be where she is. They cleaned half of a 6 inch pot interier of some sheet cyano that is taking over everything . They laid the eggs on the top inside curve of the pot, a large, solidly packed nest that extends a quarter of the way around the pot. Much bigger area is taken by the eggs than the fish combined.
Egg Size: 2 mm x 1 mm oval ?
Egg Color: Flower pot orange, hard to see in the pictures
Egg Count: 541-600!
Hatch Details Hatch Date: August 1 with a few July 31, many more August 2
Hatch Time of Day: after lights out
# Days after Spawn: 7 or 8
Larvae Description: tiny eyes with a tail, tummy, clear
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80
Size of Larval Tank: 20 gallons , 10 gallons in use
Substrate Details: bare
Other Tank Decor: heater, air bar
Filtration Details: none until put on system, then bioballs , sock filter , UV
Lighting: ambient
Lighting Cycle: 14 hrs light/10 hrs dark
Water Changes: Continous slow drip inflow with manual removal.
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers grown and enriched on Reed's rotirich plus and cloram-x for ammonia control
Feeding Schedule: As needed to maintain at least 10 rots per ml.
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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