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Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Sunday, February 1, 2015 11:07 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 mccullochi Social Structure: Pair Size of Individuals: 4" Age of Individuals: Unknown Date added to Tank: 3/8/2015 (pickup date) Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: Separate system setup approx 290L total 74 Gal. Tank 610x610x390mm 145L 37.US Gal, sump 610x610x390mm 145L 37.US Gal Substrate Details: None Filtration Details: Skimmer, UV, Macro Algae, Live Rock and ATS Water Changes: 90L Fortnight Water Temperature: 25C Lighting: LED Lighting Cycle: 7am to 7:45pm Other Tank Inhabitants: None Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Spectrum Thera A+, Spectrum Salt H20 flakes, Enriched Brine Shrimp, Marine Green, Home Made Mash (prawn, pipi clam, white bait, squid, garlic, norrie etc). Feeding Schedule: Morning and night. Pellets followed 10 minutes later with defrosted frozen food. Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 2015/08/27 Spawn Time of Day: morning Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Intermittent, not recorded Courtship Details: Shaking by the male, cleaning by both male and female Egg Size: 1mm Egg Color: bright orange Egg Count: 200-300 Hatch Details Hatch Date: 2015/09/03 (not collected) Hatch Time of Day: Night # Days after Spawn: 7 Larvae Description: Not collected Consecutive Hatch Dates: Not collected. Larval Tank Details Temperature: Size of Larval Tank: Substrate Details: Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: 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 (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information: Additional Spawns: S = Date of Spawn H = Date of Hatch 2015/08/27 S 2015/09/3 H (missed)
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Monday, February 2, 2015 12:43 AM
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Did you somehow magically get ahold of some of Ryan's fish? Wild caught spawning pair? Eureka!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Monday, February 2, 2015 1:30 AM
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This is a pair that has been in WA for at least 5 years that I know of. My understanding is that they were not one of the pairs that Ryan collected as per the details http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/fb.ashx?m=73347 A couple of years ago I got three juveniles from this pair and I have now been able to purchase the adult pair. I pick them up a in about a month once I get back from holidays. Tank/System is being setup today to give it time to cycle etc.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Monday, February 2, 2015 9:01 AM
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Holy cow, this is awesome!! Congrats. I am thinking perhaps I need to dust off the idea of the "Mccullochi Project".
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Monday, February 2, 2015 9:47 AM
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What is the "Mccullochi Project"?
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Monday, February 2, 2015 9:55 AM
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Ha. Nothing really. Just my thought from your last thread of trying to research and identify all captive Mcc's (not likely all existing F1's from LA and such but at least F0 pairs, known F1 pairs and pre-Ryan individuals) and develop a more formal plan for development of a sustainable captive population.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Monday, February 2, 2015 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by waldend
Ha. Nothing really. Just my thought from your last thread of trying to research and identify all captive Mcc's (not likely all existing F1's from LA and such but at least F0 pairs, known F1 pairs and pre-Ryan individuals) and develop a more formal plan for development of a sustainable captive population. A very noble effort and idea; I raised a similar notion with Ryan Dwyer, suggesting that I'd buy a certain arrangement of juveniles from him which would have ensured no inbreeding in the F1 broodstock generation I would work with. I'm glad to hear there is more foundation stock out there...would love to say, get a couple F1s from Darren and a couple F2 from ORA and pair them up as the outcrosses they'd be....that's solid captive population management and what we really need to be more aware of as breeders.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Monday, February 2, 2015 8:12 PM
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Originally Posted by mPedersen
Originally Posted by waldend
Ha. Nothing really. Just my thought from your last thread of trying to research and identify all captive Mcc's (not likely all existing F1's from LA and such but at least F0 pairs, known F1 pairs and pre-Ryan individuals) and develop a more formal plan for development of a sustainable captive population. A very noble effort and idea; I raised a similar notion with Ryan Dwyer, suggesting that I'd buy a certain arrangement of juveniles from him which would have ensured no inbreeding in the F1 broodstock generation I would work with. I'm glad to hear there is more foundation stock out there...would love to say, get a couple F1s from Darren and a couple F2 from ORA and pair them up as the outcrosses they'd be....that's solid captive population management and what we really need to be more aware of as breeders. I like that idea as well, I wonder how practical it would be to in essence swap a couple of of fish somewhere down the track.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 7:58 PM
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Looks like I need to start work on hashing the idea out more.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Sunday, March 8, 2015 3:58 AM
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The pair has now arrived and is being acclimatised. There is very little size difference between them. They are in a 20L/5 Gal bucket for acclimatisation. They are very tame and an no way aggressive at all. For the last couple of years they have been in a tank in a family area. They come to the glass as you approach and were not fussed at all about being netted to be moved.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Sunday, March 8, 2015 5:50 PM
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Awesome! I need to go back and read your prep thread again. I meant to and once it dropped off I forgot about it.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Saturday, April 4, 2015 8:24 PM
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Any news with these? Would love to hear of some spawning.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Saturday, April 4, 2015 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Lrood
Any news with these? Would love to hear of some spawning. Came home about two weeks ago to catch them laying. A grand total of two eggs. I assumed that they had just started and left them in peace. An hour later when I came back to have another look, they were gone. It didn't look like that many eggs were laid from the pattern left where she had laid. I wasn't really expecting them to lay as yet and my focus has been on getting them to eat more, as they tend to pick at the food a bit. Overall Im really happy with how quickly they are coming along.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:43 PM
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Hey that's a start! Quick too! One thing I've done with pairs that are poor eaters is to add a Peppermint Shrimp or two. The shrimp are food aggressive, and if the Clowns don't get in there quick they miss out. This tactic has worked very well for me to get pairs to eat more aggressively.
Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Thursday, April 9, 2015 3:04 AM
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Good idea, Ill do that, thanks The female is looking plump as of last night, so with any luck things could get moving.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Thursday, April 9, 2015 8:12 AM
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After they start laying well, you will want to remove the shrimp. My first pair, in a reef tank, killed all my shrimp once they, the clownfish, started laying.
check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website: http://kathysclowns.com Captive bred clownfish and more (Wholesale to the trade.)
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Thursday, April 9, 2015 10:02 AM
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Would be great to see some video of the fish. They are such beautiful and rare fish that it would be nice to see them.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Sunday, April 19, 2015 6:13 AM
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I can help you with where 4-5 pairs are. If anyone does decide to keep a list of those that they are aware of, let me know.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Sunday, April 19, 2015 11:33 AM
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Yes I would be keen to keep a list of the known locations/types (f0, f1 etc). I have started up a Facebook page to cover my breeding attempts and I would like to add as much detail as possible from others.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion mccullochi (F0/Wild Caught and Known Spawning Pair :-) )
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 1:08 AM
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Does anyone actually know what happened to Ryan and his pairs?
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