Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion ocellaris Darwin
Social Structure: pair,
Size of Individuals: Large, 3 inches female, 2 inches male, approximately
Age of Individuals: unknown
Date added to Tank: 2 years ago
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 9 gallon cube attached to 4 pair broodstock system, about 80 gallons tota
Substrate Details: bare, large pot
Filtration Details: 10 micron filter sock, lots of live rock leftover from a reef tank, pond basket of cheatomorpha as refugium, nitrate remover.
Water Changes: 10 % weekly
Water Temperature: 78
Lighting: ambient
Lighting Cycle: 14hrs light/10 dark
Other Tank Inhabitants: bristleworms
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Formula One frozen, PE , other frozen food, some larger pellets
Feeding Schedule: once or twice a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Unknown, date of this spawn, 7/24/11
Spawn Time of Day: late afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every 11 days or so
Courtship Details: Mama gets big. Lays egg on pot inside, not a tight nest, but usually there are a lot of eggs
Egg Size: 2 mm x 1 mm oval ?
Egg Color: orange
Egg Count: 150-200
Hatch Details Hatch Date: expect July 31
Hatch Time of Day: after lights out
# Days after Spawn: 7 or 8
Larvae Description: Larval Tank Details Temperature: Usually a few degrees below ambient outdoor temp
Size of Larval Tank: 17 gallons
Substrate Details: mulm from fallen leaves and pollen
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: whatever bacteria have colonized the walls
Lighting: shaded sunlight
Lighting Cycle: summer
Water Changes: initially, none
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Pods and their nauplii. I may try a mixture, may stay with tiggers. Also rotifers, rotigrow plus, and wild phytoplankton
Feeding Schedule: continuois
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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