Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion occelaris
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Male is just over 2" female around 3"
Age of Individuals: Unknown, I brought these home from the tank in the University lab.
Date added to Tank: June 20012
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 20 gallon High 12"x24"X18"
Substrate Details: Crushed Coral
Filtration Details: Hammburg mattenfilter
Water Changes: monthly 30-40%
Water Temperature: 80ºF
Lighting: 32W T8 x 2
Lighting Cycle: 12hrs on 12 off
Other Tank Inhabitants: None
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Tetra bits, Omega one Marine, Assorted Repashy gel foods, Mysis.
Feeding Schedule: twice daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 3/6/13
Spawn Time of Day: unknown, eggs discovered about 5pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Spawns about every 12 days, eggs generally appear again a couple of days following previous hatch
Courtship Details: Pair cleaned out a patch on their flower pot and have consistently used the same spot.
Egg Size: 1mm or so
Egg Color: Orange, turn dark on day 3
Egg Count: hundreds initially, now down to probably 70-80
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 3/12/13
Hatch Time of Day: 1 hour after lights out
# Days after Spawn: 8
Larvae Description: 2-3mm in size, clear with white dot in the center
Consecutive Hatch Dates: Larval Tank Details Temperature: 79ºF
Size of Larval Tank: BRT (21x21/16H ) About 10 Gallons of water
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: small sponge filter added at day 4
Lighting: Compact flourescent spotlamp
Lighting Cycle: 14 on 10 off
Water Changes: None as of yet
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers, otihime and bbs
Feeding Schedule: started on day 4, twice daily. Rotifers are set up in greenwater
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 3/25/13
Days after Hatch: 13
Date of Settlement End: 3/30/13
Description of Fry: Body is much more squat in appearance, Darkened color and now "Wiggling" instead of swimming, About 1/4" in size. 2nd stripe is becoming more visible.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 79
Size of Grow-Out Tank: Same Tub
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: Hydrosponge filter
Lighting: Compact fluorescent
Lighting Cycle: 14 on, 10 off
Water Changes: 1/4 every two weeks
Size at Transfer: Age at Transfer: Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Otihime B, Repashy spawn and grow, Omega One marine flake
Feeding Schedule: Additional Information Even at nearly 2 months post settlement, one of the 7 surviving fry only has a head stripe. The rest appear to be completely typical.
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