Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants)

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woods4542000
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Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants) - Tuesday, February 5, 2013 4:40 PM
Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General
Species:  A. Occelaris
Social Structure:  spawning pair
Size of Individuals:  female 2" (snowflake variant) male 1.5"(Darwin variant)
Age of Individuals:  female 2.5 yrs male 1yr
Date added to Tank:  April 2012

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  120 gallon clarity plus rack
Substrate Details:  bare bottom
Filtration Details:  live rock, Bio balls , filter sock , euro reef rs 80, and rs 135
Water Changes:  10+ gallons weekly
Water Temperature:  82.5° F
Lighting:  led strips , and ambient room lighting
Lighting Cycle:  on 16 hrs
Other Tank Inhabitants:  multiple pairs in rack

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  thera a , multiple frozen blends, and black worms
Feeding Schedule:  3+ times daily

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  Jan 25 2013
Spawn Time of Day:  3 pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  1/25/13, 2/4/13 , 2/20/13 , 3/3/13, 3/15/13
Courtship Details:  excessive cleaning
Egg Size:  roughly 2-3 mm
Egg Color:  orange at first ,then darker after a couple days
Egg Count:  150 ish ?

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  2/13/13
Hatch Time of Day:  night
# Days after Spawn:  7
Larvae Description:  roughly 2-4 mm
Consecutive Hatch Dates:  2/13/13 , 2/28/13 , 3/10/13   


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  82 ° F
Size of Larval Tank:  10 gal
Substrate Details:  bb
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  none
Lighting:  small strip light
Lighting Cycle:  now doing lighting 24/7 thru meta?
Water Changes:  I.V drip of fsw manually siphoning as needed

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  rotifers , TDO A introduced day 6
Feeding Schedule:  add as needed

Metamorphosis/Settlement
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Grow-Out Tank Details

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants) - Wednesday, February 6, 2013 9:58 PM

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants) - Saturday, February 9, 2013 8:41 PM

Eggs are getting darker , and you can see eyes.

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants) - Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:09 PM

Wondering when these should be pulled ? Went through quite a few journals trying to find similar fish , and temps? Any suggestions? Think today is day six , and water temp is usually around 82.5 .

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants) - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:38 PM

So I pulled the pot Sunday night , and nothing until this morning and I was out of town for work. So my wonderful girlfriend called this morning , and I got to instruct her over the phone to add rotifers , and tint water lol. About 30 hatched!

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants) - Saturday, February 16, 2013 9:13 AM
well 2 dph lost prolly 75% ish of the larvae, but some strong ones still going!

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants) - Sunday, February 17, 2013 3:00 PM
looking good....

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants) - Wednesday, February 20, 2013 9:10 PM
Lost rest of hatch day 4. Rotifer culture wasn't going good.

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants) - Saturday, March 16, 2013 7:11 AM
Spawn # 4 from these guys I'm at 6 dph! Day 4 added a fsw slow drip with I.V .

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species:Amphiprion Ocellaris (darwin x snowflake variants) - Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:20 PM

10 Dph ! And my second pair started spawning today! Ate eggs immediately tho, still progress!