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Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 12:25 PM
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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: Mated pair, bought as 1 inch juveniles from same hatch and kept together with 18" - 20" Heteractis magnifica since purchase. Size of Individuals: Female~ 3.25", male ~2.5 inches Age of Individuals: Estimate Female ~2-2.5 years old, estimate the male to be ~2-2.5 years old Date added to Tank: 3/10/2013 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 75 gallon mixed reef tank. Substrate Details: Mix of aragonite and garnet sand. Filtration Details: 100 gallon sump with filter sock, protein skimmer, GFO, carbon, and bio pellets. Water Changes: weekly Water Temperature: 82-83 degrees F Lighting: 250W MH Changed to LED on 6/17/2014 Lighting Cycle: 13 H Other Tank Inhabitants: 3" yellow tang, 2" Hippo tang, 4 chromis, 3.5" Yellow Coris wrasse, 2 pistol shrimp, snails, few hermits Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Various frozen foods including mysis shrimp, Rod's food, Reef Frenzy, and various pellet foods. Feeding Schedule: 2 - 3 times a day. Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 5/4/2014 Spawn Time of Day: mid day Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 5/19/2014, 6/1/2014, 6/16/2014 Courtship Details: Clownfish live in a large 20"+ ritteri anemone and can't be seen much other then when the dart out to grab food during feedings. I never really noticed any pre-spawn behavior. Egg Size: 1-2 mm Egg Color: Orange Egg Count: 100 - 150 Hatch Details Hatch Date: 5/26/2014 Hatch Time of Day: 12:30 PM EST # Days after Spawn: 8 Larvae Description: Approx 2mm larval fry, light pinkish coloration Consecutive Hatch Dates: 6/9/2014, 6/23/2014 Larval Tank Details Temperature: 82 degrees F Size of Larval Tank: 10 gal white bottom black sides. Substrate Details: bare bottom Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: Air stone Lighting: Over head LED Lighting Cycle: 24/7 first 3 days, off at 2300 on at 0600 Water Changes: Daily Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers enriched with RGComplete, baby brine shrimp Feeding Schedule: 2x day Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 6/6/2014 Days after Hatch: 12 Date of Settlement End: 6/9/2014 Description of Fry: 10mm orange and white bands. Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 83 Size of Grow-Out Tank: 10 gallon Substrate Details: bare bottom Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: water changes Lighting: Par 38 led Lighting Cycle: 13H Water Changes: 1 gallon daily Size at Transfer: 10mm Age at Transfer: 16 days Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: BBS Feeding Schedule: 2 x day 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. If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports. PHOTOS AND VIDEO S MUST BE PLACED IN ADDITIONAL POSTS, NEVER IN THE FIRST POST IN A JOURNAL.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 12:30 PM
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Clutch #2 of eggs laid on sea swirl outlet elbow.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 12:38 PM
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 12:43 PM
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014 12:44 PM
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 12:44 PM
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:30 PM
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Day 14 Day 15
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:36 PM
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Hatch night 6/9/2014
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Saturday, June 21, 2014 11:49 AM
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Here are pictures of the brood stock when first added to the system its hard to get good picture of them now as they never come out of Ritteri anymore.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 1:29 PM
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 1:35 PM
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: [Amphiprion ocellaris]
Monday, July 7, 2014 2:05 PM
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I ran into a weird problem with last nights hatch. I caught about 200-250 larva they all seemed healthy in 3 gallons of brood stock water. Till about 10 min after I added rotti green they all were at the bottom of the 10 gallon tank. This morning when I went to add rotifers none seemed t be alive.
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