Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion percula
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Male: 5 cm, Female: 7 cm
Age of Individuals: They were hatched 13 July 2010, and so, are 3 years, 7 months, and 17 days as of this writing (3 March 2014).
Date added to Tank: 11 May 2011
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10 Gallons
Substrate Details: Bare Bottom with a clay flowerpot
Filtration Details: Bioballs and a HOB powerwheel filter
Water Changes: When I think about it
Water Temperature: 78 - 80 F
Lighting: Small fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: On at 7:00 AM, off at 9:00 PM
Other Tank Inhabitants: Some Aiptasia
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Mostly various frozen foods, some flake, some pellets
Feeding Schedule: Between my wife and myself, they get fed 3-4 times a day.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Eggs were first noticed on the flowerpot on the evening of 1 March 2014
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 3/11/2014, 3/27/2014
Courtship Details: This pair gets along well. She really doesn't dominate him. I did notice some extra flowerpot cleaning for a few days before I noticed the eggs for the first time.
Egg Size: Small compared to A. ocellaris eggs I've seen before. Perhaps 2-3 mm long.
Egg Color: Ranges from a dark purpulish grey to a lighter silvery color. They may have been laid for a while before I noticed them.
Egg Count: Appx. 50 for the first spawn. Appx. 200 for the 3/11/2014 spawn.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: Hatch Time of Day: # Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: Consecutive Hatch Dates: Larval Tank Details Temperature: Size of Larval Tank: Substrate Details: Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: Days after Hatch: Date of Settlement End: Description of Fry:
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: Size of Grow-Out Tank: Substrate Details: Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Size at Transfer: Age at Transfer: Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: Additional Information (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information: You will be required to provide photographic or video evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program.
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