Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion Ocellaris
Social Structure: Pair lives in a nano tank all other fished had moved to other tank due to aggressive behavior from the spawning pair.
Size of Individuals: male 1.25" female 2.5"
Age of Individuals: 8 years
Date added to Tank: 2006
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 25g 18" nano cube
Substrate Details: 0.5cm thin live sand
Filtration Details: CPR AquaFuge 2 Hang-on Refugium, Pre-Filter attached to Maxi-Jet 1200
Water Changes: 2 gallon every week
Water Temperature: 79F
Lighting: Kessil A150W 15000K
Lighting Cycle: 6am-8pm
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Piscine frozen freshwater mysis shrimp
Feeding Schedule: 2~3 times a week
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 2/14/2013
Spawn Time of Day: 2-4pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: (recording after Feb 2014) 2/2/2014, 2/14/2014, 2/27/2014, 3/12/2014, 3/27/2014
Courtship Details: cleaning the nesting site.
Egg Size: ~1.5mm
Egg Color: orange
Egg Count: ~300
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 3/21/2014
Hatch Time of Day: one hour after lights off
# Days after Spawn: 9-10 (hatched in two nights)
Larvae Description: eyes and mouth are visible. they were staying at bottom of tank for a while then attracted to light after 30 minutes.
Consecutive Hatch Dates: 2/11-2/12/2014, 2/21-2/22/2014, 3/8-3/9/2014, 3/21-3/22/2014, 4/5/2014
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 79F
Size of Larval Tank: 5.5 gal
Substrate Details: no substrate
Other Tank Decor: one small piece of live rock
Filtration Details: Azoo Oxygen Plus Bio filter #9
Lighting: CM-48 48 LED Aquarium Clip Lamp 3.5w
Lighting Cycle: 6am-8pm
Water Changes: ~500ml every other day
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: day 1 - day 4: rotifer
day 5 - day 9: newly hatched brine shrimp
day 7 - day 12: Otohime A
overlapping helps some slow growing larval.
Feeding Schedule: 3 times a day in first two weeks (6am, 11pm, 4pm)
2 times a day after (7am, 5pm)
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 3/30/2014
Days after Hatch: 10
Date of Settlement End: 4/5/2014
Description of Fry: starting with 1 head bar and then 2 after a few days.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 79F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 10gal
Substrate Details: no substrate
Other Tank Decor: one small live rock
Filtration Details: Azoo Oxygen Plus Bio-Filters #9 x 2
Lighting: Marineland Hidden LED Lighting System 17"
Lighting Cycle: 6am-8pm
Water Changes: 1 gal weekly
Size at Transfer: 0.5"
Age at Transfer: 60 days
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: small pellets
Feeding Schedule: twice a day
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