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•  Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris

  Author Message Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris Sunday, April 7, 2013 8:38 PM (permalink) Breeding Journal DataSheet This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system General Species:  Amphiprion Ocellaris Social Structure:  1 male, 1 female Size of Individuals:  Male: 2.25in. Female 3.25in. Age of Individuals:  Approximately 2 years Date added to Tank:  March 5th, 2012 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank:  65 gallons Substrate Details:  White Sand Filtration Details:  20 gallons sump with refuge Water Changes:  10% monthly Water Temperature:  78-80 Fahrenheit Lighting:  250W 14k Metal Halides with PC supplements Lighting Cycle:  12 hours on, 12 hours off Other Tank Inhabitants:  2 Midas Blenny, Tailspot Blenny, Yellow Tang, Lawnmower Blenny Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types:  Rod's food breeders recipe, Cobalt Flakes with probiotics, Frozen mysis shrimp, Otohime EP1 & 2. Feeding Schedule:  3 times per day Spawning Details Date of First Spawn:  3/6/2013 Spawn Time of Day: 2:00 pm Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  3/20/2013; 4/3/2013 Courtship Details:  Female keeping male by the nest, Egg Size:  1mm Egg Color:  bright orange Egg Count:  200+ Hatch Details Hatch Date:  4/11/2013 Hatch Time of Day:  10pm # Days after Spawn:  7 Larvae Description:    1.5mm very active Consecutive Hatch Dates:      Larval Tank Details Temperature:  82 Farenheit Size of Larval Tank:  10gallons Substrate Details:  Bare bottom Other Tank Decor:  Glass sides Painted Black Filtration Details:  None Lighting:  60w light incandescent bulb Lighting Cycle:  lights on for first 7 days Water Changes:  Very few as ammonia rises. Larval Feeding Details Food Types:  Live rotifers fed by RGcomplete, Otohime A Feeding Schedule:  3 times daily. Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start:  4/24/2013 Days after Hatch:  13 days Date of Settlement End:  4/27/2013 Description of Fry:  Fry is turning bright orange and developing their first two stripes, head stripe was first to appear. Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature:  81 farenheit Size of Grow-Out Tank:  10g but only filled 3/4 of the way. Substrate Details:  None Other Tank Decor:  PVC pipes and 90 degree elbows Filtration Details:  Sponge filter Lighting:  60w bulb Lighting Cycle:  12on / 12 off Water Changes:  10% weekly Size at Transfer:  4mm Age at Transfer:  17DPH Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types:  Otohime B2 > Otohime C1 Feeding Schedule:  3 times daily Additional Information (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information:  Both parents are snowflake clowns. You will be required to provide photographic or video evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program. If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports. PHOTOS AND VIDEO S MUST BE PLACED IN ADDITIONAL POSTS, NEVER IN THE FIRST POST IN A JOURNAL. <message edited by Freddie83 on Saturday, April 27, 2013 3:35 PM>   #1 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Sunday, April 7, 2013 8:49 PM (permalink)   #2 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Sunday, April 7, 2013 8:50 PM (permalink) Use a photo hosting site like Photobucket and use the IMG code to post your pics. http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #3 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Sunday, April 7, 2013 8:55 PM (permalink) Originally Posted by Fishtal Use a photo hosting site like Photobucket and use the IMG code to post your pics. Got it, thank you   #4 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Sunday, April 7, 2013 9:03 PM (permalink) Parents:   #5 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Sunday, April 7, 2013 10:13 PM (permalink) Are you sure these are A. percula? They look more like Snowflakes to me and they are A. ocellaris. http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #6 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:19 AM (permalink) Yes, my apologies. I chose the wrong fish in the drop down menu. They're definitely Ocellaris. I corrected the report.     #7 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:22 AM (permalink) UPDATE: Got everything setup tonight to collect the larvae like I usually do. Eggs are a light gray, eyes are reflective silver but no spawn... Temp has been bouncing around 79-80 throughout the day. Will try again tomorrow night.   #8 JoeDigiorgio Total Posts : 278 Reward points : 823 Joined: 2/6/2013 Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL, US Status: offline MBI: 145 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:30 PM (permalink) Has this pair produced for you in the past? I think it was Matt Pedersen last week that speculated that it may be detrimental to offspring to have two doses of the snowflake gene. It got me searching online but couldn't find much in either direction on the subject. Just curious Joe   #9 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Thursday, April 11, 2013 5:23 PM (permalink) They have, my first two clutches had a high amount of die off due to rookie mistakes on my part, but the survivors are extremely healthy and nearly bulletproof. I will definitely keep an eye out for any deformities or issues with the fry and update the thread on regular basis.   #10 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Friday, April 12, 2013 12:02 AM (permalink) About 1/3 of the eggs hatched tonight, this has been the routine since they begin laying eggs. The rest should hatch tomorrow night.   #11 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Friday, April 12, 2013 12:05 AM (permalink) Not the best quality   #12 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Friday, April 12, 2013 9:53 AM (permalink) This is what's left today, after a quick count it appears about 200 eggs are left.   #13 mPedersen Total Posts : 3450 Reward points : 1376 Joined: 2/27/2009 Location: Duluth, MN, US Status: offline MBI: 4975 Pnts MBI Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:02 AM (permalink) Originally Posted by Freddie83 They have, my first two clutches had a high amount of die off due to rookie mistakes on my part, but the survivors are extremely healthy and nearly bulletproof.   Yes, I did "speculate", but that's based on the reports of other breeders who've worked with Snowflakes (so not really MY idea).  So what kind phenotype spread did you get in your survivors?   #14 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Sunday, April 14, 2013 12:15 PM (permalink) Originally Posted by mPedersen Originally Posted by Freddie83 They have, my first two clutches had a high amount of die off due to rookie mistakes on my part, but the survivors are extremely healthy and nearly bulletproof. Yes, I did "speculate", but that's based on the reports of other breeders who've worked with Snowflakes (so not really MY idea).  So what kind phenotype spread did you get in your survivors?   Roughly 70% of the fish is coming out with a snowflake pattern. Few things that could cause this in my opinion. Larvae with the snowflake trait are stronger and more likely to survive (I did notice they have a tendency of developing much faster than normal Ocellaris). Luck of the draw, most of my survivors happened to be snowflakes. Being that both parents are premium snowflakes they may be likely to produce high amounts of snowflakes. I personally think #1 is the more likely, It's amazing a much faster the larvae develops into a juvenile. In my (short) experience, snowflakes have been a minimum of 3 days ahead of schedule when compared to the rest. Another strange thing I noticed, is juveniles barely post metamorphosis attacking the smaller and underdeveloped fish to the point of death. I read that as the species 'culling' their own, any ideas?   #15 joebean Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 357 Joined: 2/24/2012 Location: Quebec, QC, CA Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Sunday, April 14, 2013 4:26 PM (permalink) Pecking order. The individuals at the bottom end of this chain need to be removed. Pretty much just like high school.    #16 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Saturday, April 27, 2013 3:41 PM (permalink) Larvae post metamorphism right after transfer to grow out tank.     #17 Freddie83 Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 74 Joined: 4/6/2013 Location: Savannah, GA, US Status: offline MBI: 25 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Wednesday, July 10, 2013 12:31 AM (permalink) 90 Days:   #18 mPedersen Total Posts : 3450 Reward points : 1376 Joined: 2/27/2009 Location: Duluth, MN, US Status: offline MBI: 4975 Pnts MBI Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion Percula Tuesday, July 23, 2013 3:36 AM (permalink) Hmmm...this seems to suggest that snowflake is simply a dominant gene (if a single gene). If each parent in this pair carried one allele on the "Snowflake Loci", then the offspring spread would be 25% regular, 50% single-doze snowflake, and 25% double-dose snowflake. If there's no outward difference between single dose and double dose of the gene, then we should expect the 75% offspring with a snowflake pattern.  This would jive with the observation that Snowflake X Ocellaris = 50% snowflake. INTERESTING.    #19 Online Bookmarks Sharing: Facebook Digg Google del.icio.us StumbleUpon

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