Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphirion Ocellaris
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Male 2.5" Female 3.5"
Age of Individuals: 6-7 years old
Date added to Tank: 11/2009
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 30 breeder 36x18x13"
Substrate Details: Fine Sand
Filtration Details: ASM Protein Skimmer, Kalkwasser Reactor, Live rock in 120 gallon sump tied to 4 other tanks, 400 total water volume
Water Changes: 10% monthly
Water Temperature: 80F
Lighting: 4 39 watt T-5's
Lighting Cycle: 10 hours on
Other Tank Inhabitants: Tank is divided in half with a divider. On the other side is a pair of Cinnamon Clownfish
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Original and Breeders Blend Rods food, spectrum pellets, formula one pellets, mysis shrimp and pacific plankton
Feeding Schedule: 2-3 times daily weekdays 3-4 times daily on weekends
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: September 2010 Spawn Time of Day: typically around 8pm CST
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Every 10-12 days since December of 2010, Spawn date 12/18/2011
Courtship Details: Male and female chase and flirt with each other, male and female clean area of spawning area
Egg Size: approx 1mm
Egg Color: orange
Egg Count: 150-200
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 12/26/2011
Hatch Time of Day: 2 hours after lights go out
# Days after Spawn: 8
Larvae Description: 2-3 mm long silver and black with dark eyes
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80F
Size of Larval Tank: 5.5 gallon 16x8x8"
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: Air stone
Lighting: Clip light with 13 watt compact florescent bulb
Lighting Cycle: 24 hours day first for days then 16 hours a day on after day 4
Water Changes: None day one, 30% daily after that while cleaning debris off the bottom
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers while co-culturing with Greenwater ( rotigreen omega), After day 5 newly hatched baby bring shrimp and TDO size A
Feeding Schedule: As needed as the rotifer density drops, Once daily for NHBBS (day 5-day14) TDO size A (day5-day14) (twice daily)
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 1/2/2012
Days after Hatch: 7
Date of Settlement End: 1/5/2012
Description of Fry: 5-6mm starting to develop light orange pigment, Head stripe just starting to form
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 10 gallon tank
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: Sponge filters
Lighting: Two-24" T-5's
Lighting Cycle: Usually 6-8am and 5pm-11pm so I can feed in the morning before I go to work
Water Changes: 10% weekly Size at Transfer: 3/8-1/2" at time of transfer to the 10 gallon tank
Age at Transfer: 30 days
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: TDO varies sizes, rods food original, prime reef and formula two flake, cyclops-eeze
Feeding Schedule: 2-3 times daily weekdays, 3-4 times daily weekends
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