Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula (picasso varient)

General
Species:  Amphiprion Percula
Social Structure:  mated pair
Size of Individuals:  female 3 inches, male 2 inches
Age of Individuals:  around 3 years
Date added to Tank: January 2010               

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  10 gallons- out of 120 gallon system
Substrate Details:  black aragalive
Filtration Details:  refugium, sump. filter sock, deep sand bed, live rock, macro algae, various live sponges, skimmer, bio-pellet reactor.
Water Changes:  25% total volume once every other week
Water Temperature:  80 F
Lighting:  vho lamps
Lighting Cycle:  lights on at 9:30am off at 10:45pm
Other Tank Inhabitants:  crabs

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  new Life Spectrum Thera A, home made food blend
Feeding Schedule:   three times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  Friday May 11th 2012
Spawn Time of Day:  afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  this was their first
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Egg Size:  1-2 mm
Egg Color: orange               
Egg Count:  ~50

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Additional Information

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I have been working with this pair with the egg fostering or the "doubling down" method and it worked perfectly. after fostering three nests of ocellaris eggs they laid their first nest.

 
this is a pic of their very first nest.