Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Amphiprion ocellaris
Social Structure: Standard ocellaris female x "Snowflake" ocellaris male
Size of Individuals: Female is 3.5in | Male 2.25in
Age of Individuals: unknown had since 2013
Date added to Tank: 2013
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10 gals
Substrate Details: none
Filtration Details: Tied into 100gal breeding system with filter sock, sponge filter, sand filter, Skimmer and Bio-pellets
Water Changes: Never
Water Temperature: 82.5
Lighting: single florescent shop light
Lighting Cycle: 12 hours on 12 hours off
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen Mysis, Frozen homemade mash, New Life Spectrum Thera A, black worms, Spirulina flakes
Feeding Schedule: At least once a day pellets, but try for 3 times a day. Up to as many as 6 times a day.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 3/9/15
Spawn Time of Day: At night right before lights out.
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every 10 days.
Courtship Details: Female nudging the male. Male fluttering. Male cleaning tile before spawn occurred.
Egg Size: approx. 1.5-2mm
Egg Color: Bright Orange
Egg Count: hundreds with spawns being larger when they are fed multiple meals daily leading up to spawn.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 3/16/15
Hatch Time of Day: Night right after lights out.
# Days after Spawn: 7
Larvae Description: Tiny, Large silver eye is almost all you see.
Consecutive Hatch Dates: 7-8 days after spawns
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 82
Size of Larval Tank: 10gal half full of brood stock tank water.
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: heater, Air stone
Filtration Details: None, use of Seachem Prime to help keep ammonia down
Lighting: Shop Light
Lighting Cycle: Try to keep it 12 on and 12 off but really comes down to me turning on and off the light.
Water Changes: One water change about 7-8 days after hatch. Then when needed. Topoff with fresh water to account for evaporation.
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: They start with Rotifers and green water using rotigreen. Then move to APBreed TDO.
Feeding Schedule: Rotifers 24/7. APBreed TDO 2-6 times a day.
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 3/22/15
Days after Hatch: 6-8 days after hatch.
Date of Settlement End: 3/24/15
Description of Fry: Orange with a head stripe. Other stripes starting to come in.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 82
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 10gals that will eventually get tied into grow out system.
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: Sponge filter added once they meta and stop using rotifers and green water.
Filtration Details: Sponge filter and prime also add in some Cheto algae sometimes.
Lighting: shop light
Lighting Cycle: Try to keep it as close to 12 on and 12 off but it is not on a timer so it changes as to when I turn it on and off.
Water Changes: not often at all. Usually just topoff with fresh water to account for evaporation.
Size at Transfer: this changes. Could be right after to meta to never.
Age at Transfer: 8-10 days to never.
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: TDO, mysis, frozen mash, different flake
Feeding Schedule: 1-6 times a day. Same as parents/ Brood stock
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