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: Amphiprion ocellaris
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Age of Individuals: Date added to Tank: Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 60 x 30 x 40 cm - 70L (~18g) hooked to a 700L (~185g) system
Substrate Details: Bare bottom
Filtration Details: tanks > filter sock > sump > diy skimmer > return pump > bio tower or UV > tank
Water Changes: mostly freshwater reposition
Water Temperature: 26C
Lighting: 1x 40 watt daylight T8 tube / rack of 4 tanks
Lighting Cycle: 12L/12D starting at 12:00
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: paste (
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/fb.ashx?m=70969) + artemia nauplii + frozen artemia + frozen mysis + TDO.
Feeding Schedule: 3 - 4 times/day. Mostly TDO.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Spawn Time of Day: Late afternoon, around 6 to 8 hours after light goes on.
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: There were many, didn't track all of them (usually 1 every 12 days).
Courtship Details: Intense pot cleaning and less appetite approaching spawning time.
Egg Size: ~ 1 x 0,5 mm
Egg Color: Orange
Egg Count: 200-300 (spawn from April 22, 2012)
Hatch Details Hatch Date: Hatch Time of Day: # Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: Consecutive Hatch Dates: 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.
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