Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris

General
Species:  Amphiprion Ocellaris
Social Structure:  Pair
Size of Individuals:  3 1/2", 3"
Age of Individuals:  Not known but at least 5 years
Date added to Tank:  April 2011

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  900mm x 300mm x 300mm
Substrate Details:  none
Filtration Details:  Central sump filter
Water Changes:  Rarely
Water Temperature:  80f
Lighting:  Ambient fish house lights
Lighting Cycle:  14 on
Other Tank Inhabitants:  none

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Frozen mysis, brine shrimp, lobster eggs, home made mash, zm 400 pellets.
Feeding Schedule:  2-3 times a day.

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  7/9/11
Spawn Time of Day:  not known
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  7/19/11
Courtship Details:  cleaning pot and racing around the tank
Egg Size:  2-3mm
Egg Color:  bright orange, darkening at day 3
Egg Count:  50ish

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  7/16/11
Hatch Time of Day:  night after lights out
# Days after Spawn:  7
Larvae Description:  4-5mm in length, with large eyes and silver bellies


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80f
Size of Larval Tank:  BRT 5 gal
Substrate Details:  none
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  central sump filter
Lighting:  Ambient fish house lights
Lighting Cycle:  14 on
Water Changes:  slow drip 1 per second

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rotifers
Feeding Schedule:  constant

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  7/28/11
Days after Hatch:  12
Date of Settlement End:  7/31/11
Description of Fry:  Orange colour with head stripe fully formed. Some have start of middle stripe.

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  80f
Size of Grow-Out Tank:  90l
Substrate Details:  none
Other Tank Decor:  Plastic plant for shelter
Filtration Details:  Central sump filter
Lighting:  Ambient fish house lights
Lighting Cycle:  14 on
Water Changes:  Rarely
Size at Transfer:  around 8-9mm
Age at Transfer:  22 days

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  zm 200 pellets
Feeding Schedule:  3 times per day

Additional Information

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Here are the pair when I first obtained them.

Here is their first spawm.

I didnt think these would last the course as usually with my clowns the eggs get eaten on the fist spawn. However with these being a fairly mature pair thr eggs went the distance and the eggs were hatched on the 7th night 7/16/11.
 

I moved the fish over to a growout tank after they were just over 3 weeks old. Here is a shot of them at 4 weeks old.
 

Here is a shot of them today nearly 5 weeks old.
 

Here they are 60 DPS. Still in with the GSM's.