Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion percula (onyx variant)
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Female - 3 inches, Male - 2.5 inches
Age of Individuals: Unknown, I got them as young adults/juveniles in June or July of 2010, replaced male in September or October of 2010
Date added to Tank: June or July of 2010
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: Standard 10 gallon
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Filtration Details: Hooked into system with 5 other pairs of fish. 55 gallon sump with around 100 pounds of rock. Octopus NW-200 skimmer. Ball of chaetomorpha in sump.
Water Changes: 10% every few weeks
Water Temperature: around 80 degrees Farenheit. I don't have a thermometer on the system.
Lighting: two 40 watt t12 bulbs (shop light)
Lighting Cycle: 15 on, 9 off
Other Tank Inhabitants: one astrea snail
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: formula 1 pellets, live brine shrimp, homemade mix of seafood (shrimp, clam, scallop, fish, vita-chem, nannochloropsis, rotifers, brine shrimp, cyclopeeze)
Feeding Schedule: usually twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: I don't remember
Spawn Time of Day: early afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Feb 11, 2012, then Feb 22, 2012
Courtship Details: I've never actually seen them spawn
Egg Size: 2mm
Egg Color: Orange turning to black/silver
Egg Count: 300? A circle of 2 inches or so.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: Hatch Time of Day: # Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: Larval Tank Details Temperature: Size of Larval Tank: Substrate Details: Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: Days after Hatch: Date of Settlement End: Description of Fry:
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: I got the pair in the summer of 2010, but the male died about a month later. I replaced him with a juvenile in September or October of 2010. It took them about 9 months to start spawning.
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