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•  Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3

  Author Message TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Tuesday, August 30, 2011 4:29 PM (permalink)  Cube#3Breeding 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: A. ocellaris- Darwin- Cube#3 Social Structure: Previously Spawned Pair  Size of Individuals: F: 4.5 inches M: 2.5 inches Age of Individuals: unknown- previous multiple spawners Date added to Tank: March 16, 2011  Background info on Fish: These fish were bought as spawning pairs we purchased from Tom Frakes. Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: One cube of 4ft. three cube sea clear system. Substrate Details: Bare bottom, Upgraded to 6" pots now. Filtration Details: Central, 50 gallon sump w/ 1/3 hp chiller, 57 watt UV sterilizer, ASM 5 protein skimmer and 60 lbs.  live rock in sump. Water Changes: Detritus siphoned as needed and 30 gallons per week.   Water Temperature: 81 deg.   Lighting: 4ft. Coralife 10K t-8 bulb- single Lighting Cycle: 13 hr on/ 11hr off 8AM-9PM  Other Tank Inhabitants: None  Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen Chopped krill, super brine, and mysis shrimp all Omega Sea brand. Omega Sea First Flake, Brine Shrimp Direct Flake, and Fish roe. Frozen foods are thawed and soaked with Selco.    Feeding Schedule: 3-4 times per day and one weekend day only once per day. Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 09/23/2011 Spawn Time of Day: 4pm Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  10/06/2011 Courtship Details: Male cleaned area in pot. Then female inspected area. Female starts making moves like she wants to lay eggs. Male stays nearby. Egg Size: 1.5mm Egg Color: pale orange/yellow. Lighter than standard ocellaris.  Egg Count: Sloppy first nest. Lots of spacing between eggs. Looks to be approx. 150-200 eggs. Hatch Details Hatch Date: 10/16/2011  Hatch Time of Day: Approx. 10 PM # Days after Spawn: 10  Larvae Description:5mm-6mm Rather big for clowns. Very robust and active. Silver bodies with black line just above stomach area.  Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80 Deg. F Size of Larval Tank: 17 gal. - Start out with 8 gallons and raise to standpipe over period of several days. Substrate Details: None Other Tank Decor: 50 watt heater  Filtration Details: Central system, dripping water in at rate of 1 drop per second.   Lighting: Ambient  Lighting Cycle: 13hr ON, 11 hr OFF 8 AM- 9 PM  Water Changes: As needed for detritus removal. Never more than 1/2 gallon at a time until fully on central filtration system. Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Type L Rotifer at 10+ per 1 ml- Greenwater to help keep rotifer fed. NHBBS <12hr old added on 5th day in small quantity.  Otohime A started on day 4. Started Otohime B-1 on Day 10. Several day overlap to make sure they had all moved on to new bigger food. Feeding Schedule:  Twice per day. Or as needed to keep food density proper. Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 10/27/11 Days after Hatch: 11 Date of Settlement End: 10/30/11 Description of Fry: Same as Orange Ocellaris except darker and several got mid band right away.  Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80 Deg. F Size of Grow-Out Tank: 17 gallon tub for first 30 days. Then on to 40 Gal Breeder Glass aquariums 36"x18"x12" Substrate Details: Bare Bottom. Other Tank Decor: None Filtration Details:  Central Filtration. Skimmer, and bio balls. Lighting: T-5 fluorescent Lighting Cycle:  13hr. 7 am-8 pm Water Changes:  Siphon leftover food as needed. Approx. 20% changed per week. Size at Transfer:  Not transfered yet. Age at Transfer:  Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types:  Otohime B-2 and C-1 Feeding Schedule:  3-4 times per day Additional Information Batch #1 09/23/2011: First spawn for us from this pair. Nest is very weak. Eggs scattered all over. Not in neat cluster. Will let this one go and wait for a better nest to be spawned. Batch #2 10/06/2011: Second spawn much better. Huge nest. Going to try and pull these and make them our next ones to raise. Estimate 300-400 eggs. Looks like about 100 or so have made it to hatch out time. Should be hatching tonight 10/16/2011. Batch #3 10/20/2011: No room. We will not pull these. Nice nest. About 125-150 left to hatch. (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. If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports. PHOTOS AND VIDEO S MUST BE PLACED IN ADDITIONAL POSTS, NEVER IN THE FIRST POST IN A JOURNAL. <message edited by TheCoralShoppe on Friday, November 11, 2011 9:59 PM> Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #1 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Friday, September 2, 2011 12:51 PM (permalink) Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #2 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Friday, September 2, 2011 12:53 PM (permalink) My favorite pair. According to Tom Frakes this pair has had numerous nests. We have some of their offspring that have now paired off and will hopefully be spawning. The female is the biggest clownfish i have ever seen in the occellaris complex. As large as a maroon female. A little wiggling here and there, but not much in the way of signs of laying a nest. Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #3 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Friday, September 2, 2011 2:14 PM (permalink) Wow! The female does look huge. http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #4 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Friday, September 2, 2011 2:32 PM (permalink) Yeah been trying to measure her. The photo doesn't do her justice as she won't stay still! The male is 1/2 the size. She is every bit of 4"+. Tom has told me they used to lay some amazing nests. Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #5 Caesra Total Posts : 317 Reward points : 195 Joined: 7/4/2011 Location: Cherry Valley, IL, US Status: offline MBI: 80 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Friday, September 2, 2011 9:16 PM (permalink) good lookin pair   #6 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Friday, September 23, 2011 3:31 PM (permalink) So they finally laid their first nest for me. Here is a video of them pre-spawn and then actually laying eggs. Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #7 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Friday, September 23, 2011 3:39 PM (permalink) Pic of the nest. Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #8 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Friday, September 23, 2011 4:39 PM (permalink) I <3 this pair!  I was driving when Mike texted me that they were spawning!  She had grabbed the pipette out of my hand more times than I care to count, during feeding! YAY! Danielle Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #9 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Sunday, October 16, 2011 11:06 AM (permalink) Second nest pulled and awaiting hatching. They take 10 full days. Pulled last night as it looked light we might get a hatching, but awoke this morning to nothing. We shall see tomorrow morning. Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #10 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Sunday, October 16, 2011 4:07 PM (permalink) 2nd nest 9 days after being laid. Photo taken right before i pulled them for hatch. Unfortunately only one hatched and didn't make it. These guys go a full 10 days! the parents make it unbelievably hard to take a pic of their nests. They guard it at all times. Both of them. Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #11 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Monday, October 17, 2011 2:54 PM (permalink) 18hr Post Hatch. Notice that they have a small black stripe above silver belly. Compared to the Orange Ocellaris which are just transparent and silver bellies.Had to put this one on a slide to photograph it. It was moving so fast in the beaker.   Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #12 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Sunday, October 30, 2011 8:01 PM (permalink) Meta Start Day 11 PH Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #13 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Sunday, October 30, 2011 8:01 PM (permalink) Meta Complete in all Larvae Day 14. Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #14 KathyL Total Posts : 2639 Reward points : 1504 Joined: 6/6/2010 Location: St. Louis, MO, US Status: offline MBI: 1605 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:04 PM (permalink) Congrats!   #15 TheCoralShoppe Total Posts : 158 Reward points : 191 Joined: 8/27/2011 Location: Parma, OH, US Status: offline Group Account MBI: 125 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Monday, October 31, 2011 6:20 AM (permalink) Thanks Kathy. 3 fish types in less than 3 months. Now if only i had the place to expand. I'm currently letting many nests go becasue i only have two BRT's running. Mike Meadows Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thecoralshoppe Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoralShoppe?feature=mhee     #16 KathyL Total Posts : 2639 Reward points : 1504 Joined: 6/6/2010 Location: St. Louis, MO, US Status: offline MBI: 1605 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America Re:Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris -Darwin-Cube #3 Monday, October 31, 2011 6:57 AM (permalink) join the club.  There is never enough room.   #17 Online Bookmarks Sharing: Facebook Digg Google del.icio.us StumbleUpon

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