Amphiprion ocellaris (orange)
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General Species: Amphiprion ocellaris (orange)
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Female 3"/ male 2 1/2" Age of Individuals: one and 1/2 years
Date added to Tank: Sept 2012
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10 Gallon
Substrate Details: White sand
Filtration Details: Small hang on the back power filter
Water Changes: 10% /month
Water Temperature: 80 F
Lighting: T 8
Lighting Cycle:16 hours on / 8 hours off Other Tank Inhabitants: three hermit crabs
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: several different frozen foods as well as formula one and two flakes and s a hatchery pellets.
Feeding Schedule: 3 sometimes 4 times a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 5/10/2013
Spawn Time of Day: 4:00
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: They have spawned every 10 days since. This batch was on 9/12/2013
Courtship Details: Male gives female constant attention. Both work on cleaning area of flowerpot.
Egg Size: 2 mm
Egg Color: orange; difficult to see as same color as flower pot.
Egg Count: over 200
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 9/20/2013
Hatch Time of Day: 30 mins after lights out. 9:30
# Days after Spawn: 8 days
Larvae Description: very active, about 3 mm in length
Consecutive Hatch Dates: last four dates are 7/30,8/9,8/29,9/20.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80 F
Size of Larval Tank:10 Gallon Substrate Details: bare
Other Tank Decor: all four walls painted black, except for small 4" stripe in the front for viewing.
Filtration Details: none, just an airstone for movement and oxygen.
Lighting: compact fluorescent bulb.
Lighting Cycle: lights on for 24/7 the first 3 days. Afterwards normal 16 hours on 8 hours off.
Water Changes: None first five days, as the tank in only 1/2 full. add 1 gallon a day for the next 5 days beginning on the second day. When tank is full change 10 % everyday till metamorphosis.
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers, brine shrimp and cyclop-eese
Feeding Schedule: rotifers for first 10 days, start cyclop-eese and nh brine shrimp on day 5. stop rotifers and brine shrimp on day 10.
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start:Sept 26 noticed Fry changing color to a light tan, Sept 28th noticed first stripe on several. Days after Hatch: Most have all their stripes after 23 days.
Date of Settlement End: 10/13/2013
Description of Fry: Looks just like the parents except for the black tips to the fins has not filled in all the way.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature:80 degrees f Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 gallon
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Part of multi-tank system with refugium
Lighting: t-8 Lighting Cycle: 12 hours on 12 off
Water Changes: once a month
Size at Transfer: 1/2" to 3/4"
Age at Transfer: about 30 days
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: cycopease dry and several different frozen foods
Feeding Schedule: 3 times a day.
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