Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: A. Percula(onyx) x A. Ocellaris
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Female about 3.5 in; Male about 2 in.
Age of Individuals: Just a guess Female and male about 3 years.
Date added to Tank: Sometime in April 2011.
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10g
Substrate Details: Bare Bottom
Filtration Details: AquaClear 50
Water Changes: 1 gallon, twice a week
Water Temperature: 84 F
Lighting: 15w in hood
Lighting Cycle: On at 7 a.m., off at 9 p.m.
Other Tank Inhabitants: astrea snails
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Variety of dry foods and frozen enriched brine
Feeding Schedule: Once before I leave for work in the a.m. and twice after I'm home.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 05/28/11
Spawn Time of Day: Afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Pretty much every 10 days, until I moved to our house, then just had the first one in the new house on 11/05/11, male ate the eggs. Most recent spawn was 02/08/12, just getting back into things, looked to be about 100 eggs, now appears to be only about 15 or so. *Update* Just got a clutch laid yesterday 02/20/12. Latest spawn 05/27/12.
Latest Spawn: 06/27/2012 Courtship Details: Usual male starts the "dance" in the pot, trying to entice the female over.
Egg Size: 2-3 mm
Egg Color: Bright orange
Egg Count: Approx 200
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 1 hatched 02/27/12...The remainder 02/28/12; 05/06/12
Hatch Time of Day: About 8:30 PM CST
# Days after Spawn: 8
Larvae Description: About 50 2-3 MM fry
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80.0 F
Size of Larval Tank: 10G
Substrate Details: Bare Bottom.
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: AC30, with sponge, ammonia media, and bio-media
Lighting: Clamp on lamp with 2700K 13w CF bulb pointed to one end only.
Lighting Cycle: 12 hours on at 7:30 a.m., off at 7:30 p.m.
Water Changes: 1 gallon every other week, as there is only 1 fish in it.
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rots
Feeding Schedule: Twice a day, morning and evening.
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 03/07/12
Days after Hatch: 9 DPH
Date of Settlement End: 03/09/12
Description of Fry: Single survivor, 2 stripes. Showing more percula traits, slow grower no 3rd strip at 60 DPH.
It now looks to be at around 110 DPH , or 101ish DPS.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80.0 F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 10 G
Substrate Details: BB
Other Tank Decor: Fake nem, doesn't care about it.
Filtration Details: AC 30
Lighting: CFL lamp
Lighting Cycle: 12 hours
Water Changes: 2 gallons every other week.
Size at Transfer: Still in hatch tank, 10g since only 1
Age at Transfer: Still in hatch tank, 10g since only 1
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: TDO B1, still not quite big enough for TDO B2
Feeding Schedule: Morning before work, evenging an hour before lights out.
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