Breeding Journal DataSheet
General Species: A. Ocellaris
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Female 3" male 2"
Age of Individuals: 6 years
Date added to Tank: 6 years
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 150 gallon
Substrate Details: sand
Filtration Details: 200 gallon sump, skimmer, biopellet reactor, gfo reactor, mangroves, cheato, live rock, uv
Water Changes: only as needed usually just ro top off and new saltwater when water removed for babies
Water Temperature: 79
Lighting: solaris led
Lighting Cycle: 12pm to 8 pm
Other Tank Inhabitants: royal gramma, yellow tang, strawberry pseudo, 2 blue damsels, coral beauty angel, snails, corals.
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: spectrum pellets, homemade frozen, cyclopeeze
Feeding Schedule: auto feeder pellets 4 times a day, frozen 1-2 times a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: over 5 years ago but first time to record to try raising babies was on October 7, 2011
Spawn Time of Day: 2pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: like clock work every 11 days
Courtship Details: rock cleaning and chasing the other fish
Egg Size: .5mm
Egg Color: pink
Egg Count: 400+
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 10/15/2011
Hatch Time of Day: 9:30pm
# Days after Spawn: 8
Larvae Description: small silver with black eyes
Consecutive Hatch Dates: always on the 8th day after eggs are laid
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80
Size of Larval Tank: 10 gallon filled half way
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: heater air stone
Filtration Details: first two weeks just water changes then a spponge filter is added
Lighting: dimmed light 48" above tank
Lighting Cycle: on 24hrs firt 3 days, then 16 hours until 3rd week, 12 hours
Water Changes: first two hatches I did 10 water changes ALL DAY LONG! Since then I have switched to 3 per day until sponge filter is added, then morning and night.
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: L type rotifers
Feeding Schedule: rotifers co-cultured
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 10/20/2011
Days after Hatch: 5
Date of Settlement End: 10/25/2011
Description of Fry: robust, first headbands, starting to eat nhbbs
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 79
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 30 gallon
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: rena canister filter and hob biowheel, then changed to a bigger system that has 9 seperate 10-15 gallon sections with, skimmer, uv and live rock
Lighting: basic cheap light
Lighting Cycle: on 12hrs
Water Changes: 5 gallons a day in 30, new system is 15 gallons per day
Size at Transfer: 3/4 inch
Age at Transfer: 1 month
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: golden pearls, frozen mash, rods, cyclopeeze
Feeding Schedule: golden pearls 4x's a day on auto feeder the rest as treats when begging for food
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