Breeding Journal, Species: A. ocellaris (Fancy White variant male)

General
Species:  A. ocellaris
Social Structure:  male and female
Size of Individuals:  female 3" male 2"
Age of Individuals:  female unknown, male approx 1.5yrs
Date added to Tank:  have had female since '08, male was introduced to female in early Jul. '11

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 fluorescents
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:  11/27/11
Spawn Time of Day:  between 4pm and 5pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 
Courtship Details:  female makes sure male stays inside of pot and cleans it
Egg Size:  approx. 2mm
Egg Color:  orange
Egg Count:  hundreds

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  12/5/11
Hatch Time of Day:  after lights went out, somewhere between 10pm - 12am
# Days after Spawn:  8
Larvae Description:  silver with eyes and mouth


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 w/ rotigreen omega
Feeding Schedule:  as needed

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  12/11/11
Days after Hatch:  6
Date of Settlement End:  12/13/11
Description of Fry:  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

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This is not their first spawn together, but it is certainly the largest!  I will follow this spawn from now until selling size.

1dph
 

18dph
 

Jonathan Foster

FishEye Aquaculture

wow the 18 dph really is looking great! What good colors!

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

TDO

Jonathan Foster

FishEye Aquaculture

I don't just think it's the TDO that helps with their color, we feed Mariner Plus HUFA flake from Brine shrimp direct as well. 
 
Here is a small group shot of them tonight.  53dph (there are some older and younger ones in there too)

Jonathan Foster

FishEye Aquaculture

Picture for 60 DPS report!

Jonathan Foster

FishEye Aquaculture

Great looking batch!  Not many "fancy white" though?

Yeah....disappointing

Jonathan Foster

FishEye Aquaculture