Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula (Onyx Variant)

General
Species:  Amphiprion Percula (Onyx Variant)
Social Structure:  1 Female, 1 male
Size of Individuals:  3.5" Female, 3" Male
Age of Individuals:  11 Years
Date added to Tank:  1/19/2010

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  15G w/ 10g sump
Substrate Details:  none
Filtration Details:  filter pads, skimmer
Water Changes:  20% monthly
Water Temperature:  83
Lighting:  250W MH
Lighting Cycle:  12on/12off
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Snails

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  New life spectrum pellets, Formula 1 flakes, PE Mysis
Feeding Schedule:  2 times daily, more when possible

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  1/25/10
Spawn Time of Day: 5:30pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  4/12/10, 4/23/10, 5/4/10, 9/24/2010
Courtship Details:  Nest cleaning, refusal to eat within 2-3 hours of spawning
Egg Size:  2mm
Egg Color:  Bright Orange
Egg Count:  200+

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  4/20/10
Hatch Time of Day:  10pm
# Days after Spawn:  9
Larvae Description:    Small torpedo shaped, very light colored
Consecutive Hatch Dates:      4/20/10, 5/2/10


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80
Size of Larval Tank:  3G Half Hex, 15G BRT
Substrate Details:  None
Other Tank Decor:  PVC Fitting
Filtration Details:  None initially, sponge after meta
Lighting:  10W PC
Lighting Cycle:  24/7 until meta then 12/12
Water Changes:  25-50% Daily until sponge filter added, then as needed to maintain low/no ammonia levels.  10% weekly 

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rotifers, Roti-Grow +, Formula 1 Flakes (ground), New Life Spectrum Grow (ground)
Feeding Schedule:  4 Times Daily Min.

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  4/28/10
Days after Hatch:  8
Date of Settlement End:  4/29/10
Description of Fry: Adult like proportions with head stripe.  Orange body color.

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  78
Size of Grow-Out Tank:  10G
Substrate Details:  none
Other Tank Decor:  PVC Fittings
Filtration Details:  Sponge, Hang-on-back
Lighting:  40W PC
Lighting Cycle:  12on/12off
Water Changes:  20% Weekly
Size at Transfer:  3/8"
Age at Transfer:  2.5months

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  New Life Spectrum Grow, Formula 1 Flakes
Feeding Schedule:  3-4 Times Daily (as often as possible)

Additional Information
 
(No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please)
Miscellaneous Information: 
 
I transferred these to my posession with the rock, eggs, and BTA that was their host.  They continued to care for the eggs and spawned right away in my system.  Another interesting note is the black color on the male.  He has lost and regained it when the previous owner got him. He lost it when I got him but has yet to regain it.  Hopefully in the future he will. 



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Here are photos of the pair.

 

 
Here is a video of them spawning.  This was on 9/24/2010.  
 

11 years old?  Wow, they are beautiful!

Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]

That is the best estimate I could come up with on the overall age.  The person I got them from had them like 6 years and she believed that the person she got them from had them over two years.  They are a pair that originates from Inland Aquatics. 

Day 4.  Not the greatest picture.  This is my first batch and I was not using Roti-Grow+ for greenwater yet so I battled keeping them off the sides. 

 
Day 8.  Meta is just beginning.  If you look close you can see the head stripe on the one by the heater.

 
 
Here is settlement.  I like this picture because it really shows them orientating to the current.  In this vessel the settled larvae would typically be found in this pattern.

 

Day 13 

 
Day 18.

Transfer to growout.

 
93DPS.  3RD Stripe just beginning.  This fish is necessarily a misbar.  Look close and you can see a touch of white on the belly.  This would often come up and close the bar with these onyx.  It was interesting to see.