Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris

 

General
Species:  Amphiprion ocellaris
Social Structure:  Pair
Size of Individuals:  2.5" and 2"
Age of Individuals:  Unknown
Date added to Tank:  02/29/2012

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  Breeding setup approx 1000L total.  Tank 380x610mmx390mm 67L 17.5US Gal
Substrate Details:  None
Filtration Details:  Skimmer, UV, Macro Algae, Live Rock
Water Changes:  100L Fortnight
Water Temperature:  27C
Lighting:  Power Compact and natural light through glass brick wall
Lighting Cycle:  7am to 7:45pm for lights plus day time light in Perth via glass brick wall (like a window). During summer, the glass brick wall allows light in from approx 4am to 9pm.  During winter, the light is as per the times listed.
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 frozen food. 

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  03/16/2012 (Pair 2)
Spawn Time of Day:  Unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: see additional information
Courtship Details:  Male shaking in front of female, male harassing female, biting behind head but no wounds.  Cleaning occurred but was not witnessed 
Egg Size:  1-2mm
Egg Color:  Bright Orange
Egg Count:  approx 50

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  05/01/2012 from 04/21/2012 spawn
Hatch Time of Day:  10pm
# Days after Spawn:  12
Larvae Description:  quite alert, attracted to light. Small and silver with yellow/blue iridescent belly


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 24 hours before 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:  05/10/2012 from 04/21/2012 spawn
Days after Hatch:  9
Date of Settlement End:  05/13/2012
Description of Fry:  Small versions of the adults.  Most with a single head band and some with a both a head and tail band.  Bright orange body, black rimmed white stripes and large black eyes.  Coloration does vary with some having a very orange body and some with a mottled orange body.  See picture

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  26c
Size of Grow-Out Tank:  600mmx450mmx1200mm
Substrate Details:  None
Other Tank Decor:  Sponge Filter
Filtration Details:  Common sump for system with Bio Balls, skimmer and live rock.
Lighting:  CF Light
Lighting Cycle:  7am to 7:45pm
Water Changes:  100L per week for system
Size at Transfer:  6mm approx
Age at Transfer:  10dph

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  100-200um then 300-500um golden perls and 0.5mm new life spectrum pellets. Occasional NHBBS
Feeding Schedule:  minimum of 2 times per day

Additional Information

(No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please)
Miscellaneous Information:  
02/29/2012 This pair 1 was purchased with a nest, no reports will be produced for this batch of fry as they were not produced in my system. 300-400 eggs, pruned to 150 within 2 days.
03/01/2012 All but a few eggs were eaten.
03/12/2012 3 fry hatched with original nest have passed settlement (pictured). 
03/16/2012 2nd pair have laid a nest of eggs.  Approx 50 eggs developing (Pictured on 03/23/2012) 
 
S = spawn 
H = hatch 
 
S 04/05/2012 Pair 2
S 04/21/2012 Pair 2 H 05/01/2012
S 04/30/2012 Pair 1 H 05/10/2012
S 05/07/2012 Pair 2
S 06/02/2012 Pair 1
S 07/04/2012 Pair 2
S 05/14/2012 Pair 1
S 07/21/2012 Pair 2
S 03/31/2012 Pair 2
S 08/01/2012 Pair 1
S 08/02/2012 Pair 2
S 08/15/2012 Pair 2 
S 08/16/2012 Pair 4
S 08/08/2012 Pair 3 H 08/16/2012
S 08/13/2012 Pair 2 H 08/24/2012
S 08/18/2012 Pair 1 H 08/28/2012 
S 08/27/2012 Pair 3
S 08/30/2012 Pair 1  H 09/08/2012
S 08/30/2012 Pair 2  H 09/08/2012
S 09/03/2012 Pair 3 
S 09/12/2012 Pair 2
S 09/13/2012 Pair 1
S 09/16/2012 Pair 3
S 2015/09/24 Pair 1 H 2015/10/01 1/2 and H 2015/10/02
S 2015/10/7 Pair 1 

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The fry from the first batch of eggs are doing well and growing.
 

 

 

 
Im not sure on the tag-a-long.  I think its a melanopus, but im not sure, there should have only been three fry in the bucket.

Eggs laid 03/16/2012, picture on 03/21/2012 from pair 2
 

Pair 2
Pics are a bit average as it was in low light and handheld.

Female

 
Male

 
Latest nest of eggs, due for hatch on 04/29/2012 or 04/30/2012

Had my first full hatch for pair 2. It was enormous with 400-500 fish I estimate.

They are doing well this morning, with only about 6 dead on the bottom of the RBT.
If all goes well, this will be my first batch of occy's all the way through and the fith clown fish species.

Good, any pics?

I took a few, but, they are really just a bunch of fry
 

 
This is a shot of the fry I collected from two 500ml scoops of water, 50 fry (49 in shot).
My best guess is that there is 10-15 times this number in the RBT (its got about 40-50L in it)
So If I can get a lot of them through, this should be a massive group of fish.
 

4DPH Pics?

Settlement Picture

 
I estimate that I have 400 fish through to settlement.  In counting them I got to 300, then estimated the rest.
 

Ooh, looks good.

fabulous!

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the comments.

I'm really proud of these guys. I moved them over to grow out today as I need the room in RBT's and they were all little troupers. They just went and discovered the tank.
Most others that I have moved to grow out have played dead for a while, resting on the bottom. These guys, I didn't see a single one do that.

I did acclimatize them differently this time though. For the last two days I removed 25L out of approx 40L of the water in the RBT each day and replaced it with grow out water by gravity siphon with an airline hose (about an hour or so each time)

Today I drained the tank they were going in an transferred them water and all to grow out, once done, I turned on the system water at a about 1/4 of full flow on a 19mm feed.

They seem to be coping well so far, (but it has only been about 12 hours).

This is my fifth species of clown, a couple of months and I'll be a "specialist". I hope that will stop me making stupid mistakes (or at least give me credibility when I say "I meant to do that")

60 Days post settlement photo

 

 
In total 363 ocellaris were added to the grow out system, the images above give an idea of their growth.
Most apear to be well developed with three full bars.  There are also some misbars.