Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Occellaris

General
Species: Amphiprion Occellaris (Domino)
Social Structure:  Pair
Size of Individuals:  F: 1.75" M:1.25"
Age of Individuals:  Unknown
Date added to Tank:  7/9/2011

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  16g
Substrate Details: bare bottom 
Filtration Details:  link system with central sump
Water Changes:  20% monthly (average)
Water Temperature:  79F
Lighting:  Florescent
Lighting Cycle:  12/12
Other Tank Inhabitants:  none

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Mixed frozen foods (mysis, spurlina brine, flake, blood worms, Rods)
Feeding Schedule:  3-4x a day, several rounds (eaten in about 30 seconds) at each feeding

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: 
Spawn Time of Day: 
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 
Courtship Details: 
Egg Size: 
Egg Color: 
Egg Count: 

Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 
Hatch Time of Day: 
# Days after Spawn: 
Larvae Description: 


Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 
Size of Larval Tank: 
Substrate Details: 
Other Tank Decor: 
Filtration Details: 
Lighting: 
Lighting Cycle: 
Water Changes: 

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types: 
Feeding Schedule: 

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: 
C05 & C06


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.

I wanted to get this journal started because there has been alot more activity in female aggressivness, male quivering ovatures and pot cleaning occuring.  This has begun within the last few days.
 
There has always been the occasional picking at the pot, but generally this pair has been settled into their pot with the female on the inside and the male outside.  The female has always been quite aggressive, but lately she has been holding on for very long periods of time.  Today I observed her holding onto the male for almost a minute straight, without any damage to the male.
 
She appears to be bloating a bit in the belly, although with the black it is a bit difficult to see how much.
 
The male has been fullt rubbing his body against the pot (like he is intentionally scrapping) and then picking with his mouth.  He is doing this behavior on the outside of the pot toward the top, while the female seems to be picking a the inside of the pot around the sides.
 
Several weeks ago, out of frustration with all of my clown pairs doing nothing, I started feeding them heavily with Rods food.  Still feeding the other supplemental feedings, but doing at least two large feedings with Rods.  I have three pairs now all displaying the same behaviors.  There have been no real changes in the system, with the singluar exception that there have been temp swings in the tank from season change.  The temps are settling back out to their 79-80 that I normally try to hold them at.