Breeding Journal, Species: A. Melanopus

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cannon77
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Breeding Journal, Species: A. Melanopus - Monday, March 5, 2012 3:53 AM
Breeding Journal DataSheet
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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
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Larval Feeding Details
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Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start: 
Days after Hatch: 
Date of Settlement End: 
Description of Fry: 

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature: 
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Grow-Out Feeding Details
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Additional Information

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<message edited by cannon77 on Thursday, March 15, 2012 12:42 AM>
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
cannon77
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Monday, March 5, 2012 4:09 AM
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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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Thursday, March 8, 2012 5:19 PM
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