Breeding Journal DataSheet
General Species: Amphiprion perideraion
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Large, about 4 inches for the female, about 3 inch for maie
Age of Individuals: unknown
Date added to Tank: Female added late 2012, Male mid 2013
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 150 Gallon
Substrate Details: sump
Filtration Details: Live rock, live sand, skimmer
Water Changes: 20 gallons every 2-3 months
Water Temperature: 78-81f
Lighting: Was 2 250 HQI MH + 2 48 inch T5 attentic, replaced with 2 Kessil 360s wthin last 2 weeks.
Lighting Cycle: T5 from 6:45am to 7:30pm, MH 11am-4pm, Kessils from 6:45am-8:00pm
Other Tank Inhabitants:3 tangs, 1 hawk fish, 1 goby, 1 Angelfish, 1 chromis, 1 peppermint shrimp, bunch for crabs and snails.
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Ocean Nutrition -- Formula One and Two Pellets
Feeding Schedule: nightly between 5-6pm
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 08-26-2014
Spawn Time of Day: 5:30pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 09-15-2014
Courtship Details: Pair cleans rock of Xenia where egg will go.
Egg Size: 2mm by 1mm
Egg Color: pearl white, then grey, then silver
Egg Count: 50-100
Hatch Details (
First Spawn) Hatch Date: 09-02-2014
Hatch Time of Day: after lights out. .
# Days after Spawn: only 3 larvae
Larvae Description: cute
Consecutive Hatch Dates: no additional hatches
Larval Tank Details (
First Spawn) Temperature: 78
Size of Larval Tank: 10g
Substrate Details: empty
Other Tank Decor: air stone, heater
Filtration Details: N\A
Lighting: 1 20w f
Lighting Cycle: 24 h
Water Changes: N\A
Larval Feeding Details (
First Spawn) Food Types: live rotifer
Food amount: added rotifers tell water turned light green
Feeding Schedule: morning after hatch
Larval Tank Details (
Second Spawn) Temperature: 78
Size of Larval Tank: 10g
Substrate Details: small live rock
Other Tank Decor: air stone, heater
Filtration Details: small live rock
Lighting: 1 20w f
Lighting Cycle: 24 h
Water Changes: added 2 cups water daily
Hatch Details (
Second Spawn) Hatch Date: 09-22-2014
Hatch Time of Day: 7:30pm
# Days after Spawn: 50-100
Larvae Description: cute
Consecutive Hatch Dates: all hatched at once
Larval Feeding Details (
Second Spawn) Food Types: live rotifer
Food amount: added rotifers using coffee filter 4x times
Feeding Schedule: few minutes before hatching, then morning and night there after.
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 Miscellaneous Information: