Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion percula var. Picasso]

General
Species: Amphiprion percula var. Picasso
Social Structure:  Male / Female
Size of Individuals:  Male: ~2" Female: ~3"
Age of Individuals:  unknown
Date added to Tank:  10th November 2013

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  12" x 12" x 24" 290g system
Substrate Details:  BB
Filtration Details:  Protein skimmer, Refugium
Water Changes:  24% weekly
Water Temperature:  26 dgrees celcius
Lighting:  leds
Lighting Cycle: 9-8 
Other Tank Inhabitants:  No other fish in tank

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Frozen mysid/frozen tuatua/frozen mussel (all locally caught)
Feeding Schedule:  7am, 4pm , 7pm

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  9th February 2014
Spawn Time of Day:  5-6am
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 20th February 2014, 5th February 2014                 
Courtship Details:  normal
Egg Size: ~1mm 
Egg Color: orange               
Egg Count:  ~150 (ate first lay) ~500 (2nd lay, captured larvae) ~450 (3rd lay)

Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 28th Feb 2014 (2nd lay)
Hatch Time of Day:  9:45pm
# Days after Spawn:  8
Larvae Description:  Orange, 2-3mm
Consecutive Hatch Dates:  .2 may 2014

Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  26-27C
Size of Larval Tank: 5 gallon
Substrate Details:  none   
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  airstone
Lighting:  2 small LED lights
Lighting Cycle:  24hr
Water Changes:  40% evrey 3 days

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rotifers, APR, some copepods and NHBBS
Feeding Schedule:  Everytime I walk past

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  8th February 2014    
Days after Hatch:  8
Date of Settlement End: 15th februaury 2014
Description of Fry:  orange, reddy/silvery bellys, stripe started, more adult like swimming

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  26C
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 30cm x 60cm x 30cm                  
Substrate Details:  none
Other Tank Decor:  fake anemones, pot
Filtration Details:  290g system, protein skimmer and refugium
Lighting:  twin t8's
Lighting Cycle:  9am-8pm
Water Changes:  25% weekly
Size at Transfer:  1cm
Age at Transfer:  1 month old

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  frozen pods, mysid, frozen tuatua, crushed flake, live and decapulated brine
Feeding Schedule:  7am, 4:30pm, 5:30pm

Additional Information
 
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Miscellaneous Information: 
Parents not known breeders before


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first batch of eggs

21 juvies at 14 days old, Exciting first stripes happening and a few showing picasso markings too. last night i moved them into the other fry tank with 30 or so 18 day old black ocellaris fry to make room for last nights hatch.
 
last night over 300 picassos hatched all alive in the morning too

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJcfn5XUhys[/video]

Some Pics as they grew up: Have over 100 now
2 day old fry

 
 
Parents:

 

 
 
8 day old fry 

 
12 day old fry + single occ

 
1month old

 
65 day old juvis

 
2 months old

 
grow out 1

 
grow out 2

 
2 and a bit month old picassos

 
 
fry tank

 
another fry tank

 

 
 
 
 

So this pair spawns hours before the lights actually come on?  Or is there ambient light before 9 AM?  I find it interesting that they would spawn so early