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 "Darwin Black"
Social Structure: pair
Size of Individuals: male 2" female 3"
Age of Individuals: 5 years
Date added to Tank: fall 2010
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10 gallon
Substrate Details: none
Filtration Details: plumbed into 116 gallon broodstock system with large wet dry and skimmer
Water Changes: 30 gallons once monthly
Water Temperature: 80F
Lighting: LED 50/50 combo of 10K/420nm blue
Lighting Cycle: 12 hours on 12 off
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Hikari Marine S pellet (sometimes soaked in Selcon), frozen raw table shrimp, frozen mysis
Feeding Schedule: 1-2 times daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 9/18/2014
Spawn Time of Day: morning
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: This pair spawned on 9/18/14, 10/1/14, 10/14/14, 10/27/14, 11/11/14, 11/26/14, 12/12/14, 12/23/14, 1/4/15, 1/19/14, (broodstock system infected with Brooklynella hostilis February 2015), 4/25/15, 5/9/15, 5/24/15, 6/13/15
Courtship Details: male and female cleaning small flower pot and shaking to each other
Egg Size: 3-4mm
Egg Color: orange
Egg Count: 100-200
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 9/25/14
Hatch Time of Day: night
# Days after Spawn: 7
Larvae Description: tiny black slivers with eyes 3-4mm long
Consecutive Hatch Dates: 100% hatch night of 9/25/14
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80F
Size of Larval Tank: 10 gallon hexagon
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: air stones and a heater
Filtration Details: aeration only for first 15 days then mature sponge filter added
Lighting: 10 watt CFL
Lighting Cycle: 24 hours for first 30 days
Water Changes: as needed for cloudiness or nitrates (probably 50% weekly)
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: L strain brachionus plicatilis, artemia naup, enriched artemia, crushed pellet
Feeding Schedule: Continuous feeding for rotifers, 2-3 times daily on everything else
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 10/4/2014
Days after Hatch: 9
Date of Settlement End: 10/11/2014
Description of Fry: At 9-15 DPH they look like short, fat, orange/brown, mini adults missing their tail bars. By 30 days they look just like mini adults with more orange than brown coloration.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 10 gallon for 2 months and then moved into a 100 gallon grow out tub
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: Sponge filter and heater in 10 gallon. Mag drive 9.5 in 100 gallon grow out tub (feeding a large wet dry filter positioned above the tub) with oversized strainer so fish don't get stuck on it.
Filtration Details: 10 gallon sponge filter only. 100 gallon tub is plumbed into a 130 gallon grow out system with large wet dry and skimmer.
Lighting: 10 watt CFL
Lighting Cycle: 12 hours on 12 hours off
Water Changes: 50% once monthly
Size at Transfer: 1/2"
Age at Transfer: 2 months
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: green water, rotifers, artemia nap, enriched artemia, crushed pellet (Spectrum Marine)
Feeding Schedule: Rotifers constant supply until day 10. Artemia 2-3 times a day until day 20. Crushed pellets 2 times a day thereafter.
Additional Information Sorry for older dates on this spawn. I do still raise these fish on a regular basis but the photos and vids I have of the process are from this particular instance.
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