Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (Darwin Black)

General
Species:  Amphiprion ocellaris (Darwin Black)
Social Structure:  Male and Female
Size of Individuals:  3" female and 2.5" male
Age of Individuals:  approx 3yrs
Date added to Tank:  10/16/2011 (new systems, have had pair for 3years)

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  10gal plumbed into a 500gal system
Substrate Details:  bare bottom
Filtration Details:  wet/dry, fluidized sand bed, I-tech skimmer
Water Changes:  10% weekly
Water Temperature:  79-80
Lighting:  overhead fluorescent
Lighting Cycle:  on for 13hrs
Other Tank Inhabitants:  none

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rods Food FO blend, formula 1 & 2 pellets, PE mysis, cyclop-eeze wafer
Feeding Schedule:  every 4hrs

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  11/30/2011
Spawn Time of Day:  anywhere between 4PM-6PM
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 
Courtship Details:  aggressive female
Egg Size:  approx. 2mm
Egg Color:  orange
Egg Count:  hundreds

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  12-8-11
Hatch Time of Day:  evening
# Days after Spawn:   8
Larvae Description:   silver with eyes and mouth, approx. 4mm in length


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80
Size of Larval Tank:  25gal round tub
Substrate Details:  bare bottom
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  none
Lighting:  overhead fluorescents
Lighting Cycle:  8am-9pm timer
Water Changes:  none yet, plan to do some at 5dph

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  rotifers
Feeding Schedule:  add rotifers as needed, green water as needed with RotiGreen Omega

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  12/16/11
Days after Hatch:  8
Date of Settlement End:  12/18/11
Description of Fry:  dark orange with head stripe

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  80 F
Size of Grow-Out Tank:  100gal black oval tub, only filled to 75gal 
Substrate Details: none 
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  Plumbed into system filtered with 25um sock, wet/dry, skimmer, and UV
Lighting:  overhead fluorescent
Lighting Cycle: 8am-10pm
Water Changes:  10% weekly
Size at Transfer: .25"-.5" 
Age at Transfer:  20dph

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  otohime B2, NLS Grow, crushed HUFA flake
Feeding Schedule:  every 4 hours

Additional Information

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I was going to try to do a full journal here in one shot using my notes from previous spawns.  After thinking on it most of the day, I think it will be fun to do this on a day by day journal.  I might even find some new ideas along the way!
Some information will be the same for all of my species due to my set up, that is why it is already filled in.  Thanks for following!!!!

Eggs almost ready!
 

2dph

Jonathan Foster

FishEye Aquaculture

very cool!

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Darwin 15dph

Jonathan Foster

FishEye Aquaculture

dang. are all of these about the same age in your journals or are they from different periods. You got a lot of babies going on right now!

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Yeah, we try to be as constant as possible.

Jonathan Foster

FishEye Aquaculture

Picture for my 60 DPS report!

Jonathan Foster

FishEye Aquaculture