Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion melanopus]

General
Species:  Amphiprion melanopus
Social Structure:  Pair
Size of Individuals:  3.5"-4"
Age of Individuals:  Unknown
Date added to Tank:  ~5/15/2010

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  40B
Substrate Details:  BB
Filtration Details: Tied to 100 gallon sump with CS12-2 skimmer. 
Water Changes:  1-2 x monthly
Water Temperature:  78-82F
Lighting:  adjacent only
Lighting Cycle:  0800-2000
Other Tank Inhabitants:  none

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  I fed my own mash of cyclopeeze, seaweed, salmon row, salmon meat, squid, seasquirt, mysis and table shrimp.
Feeding Schedule:  Once or twice daily.

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: 6/3/2010
Spawn Time of Day:  Morning
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  N/A
Courtship Details:  Unknown
Egg Size:  2-3mm
Egg Color:  red
Egg Count:  ~200

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  6/11/2010
Hatch Time of Day:   Around 2100-2200
# Days after Spawn:  8
Larvae Description:  4-5mm


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  78-80F
Size of Larval Tank:  10 gallons
Substrate Details:  BB
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details:  None
Lighting:  Ambient only
Lighting Cycle:  0800-2000
Water Changes:  Daily

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types: Rotifers
Feeding Schedule: 0700 and 1700 
Metamorphosis/Settlement
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Grow-Out Tank Details
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Additional Information

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This is a series of shots from 6/3/2010.



 
These are from 6/11/2010 and are the day they hatched.



 
A few (3-4) of them lasted about four days.  Unfortunately I had to leave town for a fishing trip and subsequently for a school or a vacation (I don't remember which) and was unable to continue feeding them in my absence.  I sold them a couple months later.
Tank conditions were approximately:
Temp 78-80F
SG 1.021-1.023
light schedule 0600-2000 but there was no direct light over the 40 breeder at the time.
I fed my own mash of cyclopeeze, seaweed, salmon row, salmon meat, squid, seasquirt, mysis and table shrimp.