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: pair
Size of Individuals: ~4 inch female, 3 inch male
Age of Individuals: Unknown, were full grown when I purchased them ~5 years ago
Date added to Tank: ~2 years in this tank
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 50 gallon
Substrate Details: ~2 inches of Sand
Filtration Details: Protein skimmer
Water Changes: 10% every couple weeks or so
Water Temperature: ~80F
Lighting: T5
Lighting Cycle: 6AM to 9PM
Other Tank Inhabitants: Bristletooth tang, pair of red scooter dragonettes, pair of yellow coris wrasses, 4 neon gobies
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Homemade mash (shrimp, clam, scallops, krill, mysis, squid), Formula one and Two flakes
Feeding Schedule: 2-5x a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 2-9-2013
Spawn Time of Day: Usually between 4PM and 7 PM
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 3-4-2013, 7-10-2013, 7-26-2013, 9-5-2013
Courtship Details: Cleaning of nest site by both, wiggling done by the male
Egg Size: ~2mm, oval shaped
Egg Color: Orange, then gray, then silvery
Egg Count: unknown
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 7-18-2013
Hatch Time of Day: ~10PM
# Days after Spawn: Hatched on the 9th night
Larvae Description: clear with noticeable eyes, attracted to light
Consecutive Hatch Dates: 8-3-2013 (Batch that made it to settlement), 8-4-2013 (?remaining partial hatch?), 9-13-2013 (9-14-2013); 1-8-2014
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78-80 (room temp, so there is a bit of fluctuation)
Size of Larval Tank: 10 gallon
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: Air stone
Filtration Details: Nothing other than live phyto
Lighting: CFL
Lighting Cycle: 6AM -9PM
Water Changes: Random, as needed
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers mainly and some Tisbe, occasional bbs after day 5
Feeding Schedule: Constant
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 8/13/2013; 1-18-2014
Days after Hatch: 10
Date of Settlement End: 8/24/2013; 1-18-2014
Description of Fry: Miniature clownfish in shape and behavior, have the typical clownfish "wiggle."
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: ~80F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: Mesh breeder basket in a 27 gallon cube
Substrate Details: Sand in the tank, none in the breeder basket
Other Tank Decor: Some macro algae in the breeder basket
Filtration Details: Live sand, live rock, protein skimmer
Lighting: Reefbreeders LED
Lighting Cycle: 6 AM to 8 PM
Water Changes: ~20% every two weeks
Size at Transfer: ~1/2 cm
Age at Transfer: ~25 days post hatch
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Crushed flakes and pellets, Golden Pearls
Feeding Schedule: 1-3 times per day usually
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