Breeding Journal, Species: A. Melanopus
Monday, March 5, 2012 3:53 AM
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Breeding Journal DataSheet This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system General Species: A. Melanopus Social Structure: Pair Size of Individuals: F 3" M 2.5" Age of Individuals: aprox 2yrs Date added to Tank: 11-5-11 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 55g divided in three Substrate Details: Bare bottom Filtration Details: Open loop w/sump, skimmer, live rock and power heads Water Changes: Weekly 50% Water Temperature: 84 Lighting: T8 shop lights Lighting Cycle: 17hrs on Other Tank Inhabitants: Other pairs in other compartments and tanks on shared system Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Too many to list, mostly home made fresh seafood Feeding Schedule: 8-10 times daily from lights on to lights off Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 3-5-12 Spawn Time of Day: aprox 1:00 am Dates of Consecutive Spawns: N/A Courtship Details: Typical clown fish waggle Egg Size: Tiny aprox. 1.5mm Egg Color: Pinkish red Egg Count: aprox 120 (first nest) 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: You will be required to provide photographic or video evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program. If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports. PHOTOS AND VIDEO S MUST BE PLACED IN ADDITIONAL POSTS, NEVER IN THE FIRST POST IN A JOURNAL.
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Our goal with "The Clown Factory" is simple....Raise healthy, beautiful, captive clownfish and ...his is our small part to help keep the Worlds reefs as God intended them to be.....Beautiful
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Monday, March 5, 2012 4:09 AM
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Sorry for the horrible cell phone pics....but it is 4:00am, but here is our very first nest.....not only from our Melanopus pair, but from ANY pair. Let the fun begin
Our goal with "The Clown Factory" is simple....Raise healthy, beautiful, captive clownfish and ...his is our small part to help keep the Worlds reefs as God intended them to be.....Beautiful
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Thursday, March 8, 2012 5:19 PM
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Picture of the parents.... A little better picture of the eggs.....we only have our cell phones to use for now, sorry
Our goal with "The Clown Factory" is simple....Raise healthy, beautiful, captive clownfish and ...his is our small part to help keep the Worlds reefs as God intended them to be.....Beautiful
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