Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion ocellaris - Darwin Black
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Female 3.3" male 3"
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 12/29/2011
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: Breeding setup approx 1000L total. Tank 380x610x390mm 67L 17.5US Gal
Substrate Details: None
Filtration Details: Skimmer, UV, Macro Algae, Live Rock, Carbon, GFO and ATS
Water Changes: 100L Fortnight
Water Temperature: 27C
Lighting: Power Compact
Lighting Cycle: 7am to 7:45pm
Other Tank Inhabitants: None
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Spectrum Thera A+, Spectrum Salt H20 flakes, Enriched Brine Shrimp, Marine Green, Home Made Mash (prawn, pipi clam, white bait, squid, garlic, norrie etc). Occasional live brine shrimp
Feeding Schedule: Morning and night. Pellets followed 10 minutes later with defrosted frozen food.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 07/12/2012
Spawn Time of Day: approx 6pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 07/29/2012 (hatch report)
Courtship Details: cleaning
Egg Size: 1-2mm
Egg Color: Bright orange
Egg Count: 200-300
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 08/09/2012
Hatch Time of Day: 10pm
# Days after Spawn: 10
Larvae Description: 2-3mm long with very large black eyes (kidney shaped). Large yoke sack, blue sheen with slight yellow body to the eye. See pictures
Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 26
Size of Larval Tank: 50L BRT
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: Heater
Filtration Details: Water change and Air Stone
Lighting: Power Compact
Lighting Cycle: 24 hours for initial 4 days, 6am to 10pm there after.
Water Changes: Water changes are variable depending on water quality. Process is to add 1-2L per day until RBT contained about 40L. Then change 2-4L per with a bottom siphon every 1-2 days.
Larval Feeding Details
Food Types: Rotifers raised on Reed Rotifer Diet. Greenwater acheived by tinting the water with Reed Nannocholoropsis, about 2ml, and 1ml of AmGuard for ammonia control daily. <50um golden perls
Feeding Schedule: Added night of the hatch with greenwater, will add more as needed depending on visual density of rotifers. <50um golden perls will also be added morning and night.
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 08/18/2012
Days after Hatch: 9 - 11 days
Date of Settlement End: 08/20/2012
Description of Fry: Typical clown fry, about 9-10mm long. Able to change colour between collection and photograph. When without being harrassed, orange all over with single obvious head band. When harrassed for photos, two bands show and darker colouration is shown.
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: S 07/12/2012 Pair 2, all eggs eaten by 07/22/2012
S 07/29/2012 H 08/09/2012 Pair 2
S 08/15/2012 H 08/25/2012 Pair 2
S 08/29/2012 Pair 2 H 09/08/2012
S 09/14/2012 Pair 2
S 09/13/2012 Pair 3
S 09/13/2012 Pair 4
S 09/14/2012 Pair 5
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