Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion polymnus
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Male 3.5" Female 5.0"
Age of Individuals: 4.5 years
Date added to Tank: 10/10/2010
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 25 Gallon Breeder 30"x18"x13" Divided in Half
Substrate Details: Sugar size sand
Filtration Details: On larger 400 gallon central filtration system, live rock, Skimx SM201 skimmer
Water Changes: 20 gallons biweekly
Water Temperature: 81 F
Lighting: 110 watt LED Evergrow light
Lighting Cycle: 6pm to 4am
Other Tank Inhabitants: On other side of divider a pair of black ocellaris clownfish
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Rod Food, TDO pellets, Mysis Shrimp, Pacific Plankton
Feeding Schedule: 4 Times daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 8/14/2014
Spawn Time of Day: Around Midnight
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 10/23/14 then 11/6/2014, now spawning every 11-12 days
Courtship Details: Male and female chase and flirt with each other, male and female clean area of spawning area
Egg Size: around 1mm
Egg Color: orange
Egg Count: 200-250
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 11/13/2014
Hatch Time of Day: About 2 hours after lights go out.
# Days after Spawn: 7
Larvae Description: 2-3 mm long silver and black with dark eyes
Consecutive Hatch Dates: Only 1 hatch date so far. First two spawns were not fertile.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80 F
Size of Larval Tank: 20 Gallon starts with 6 gallons of water in it
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: air stone
Lighting: Clip light with compact florescent bulb
Lighting Cycle: 24 hours a day for the first for 7 days then 16 hours a day starting day 8
Water Changes: None day 1, After that 1 gallon removed daily until day 7, Replaced with 2 gallons of water
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers while co-culturing with Greenwater (rotigreen omega), After day 5 newly hatched baby bring shrimp
Feeding Schedule: As needed as the rotifer density drops, Once daily for NHBBS (day 5-day10) and TDO A starting day 5
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 11/19/2014
Days after Hatch: 6
Date of Settlement End: 11/21/2014
Description of Fry: Mostly black fry with a a small white head stripe starting to form and a white dot on the top of the fish.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 Gallon
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: Hydro Sponge Filter
Lighting: Room Lighting and ambient fish tank lighting from other tanks
Lighting Cycle: 6pm to 4am some ambient light otherwise room is dark
Water Changes: 5 Gallons Weekly
Size at Transfer: I do not move them. From hatch to sell they stay in a 20 gallon tank
Age at Transfer: N/A
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: TDO, Prime Reef Flake
Feeding Schedule: 3-4 times a day
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