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General
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| Name: |
Kate Blanchard ( kbb0118 ) Site: Twin Cities Marine Aquarium Society |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Amphiprion ocellaris "Darwin black"
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
15
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.tcmas.org/v4/forums/showthread.php?p=419861#post419861
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| Spawn Date: |
07/29/2011 |
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Time of Spawn: |
7:30PM
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78 ° F
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PH: |
8.1
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
( Gallons) |
20
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Dimensions: |
24 X
12 X
16
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Lighting:
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light from the neighboring anemone tank. Reef LEDs.
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Lighting Shedule:
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12 hrs on, 12 off
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Filtration:
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Part of a larger breeding system of 9 tanks (varying) with sump, liverock, skimmer, biopellets, ozone, and carbon
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
3"
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Size of Male: |
2.25"
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Age of Female: |
unknown
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Age of Male: |
unknown
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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They were purchased as a mated pair. I have had them since 1/18/2011.
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Feeding
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Food: |
Homemade fish food (shrimp, fish, crab, seaweeds, fish eggs, selco, vitamins, garlic, etc), New Life Spectrum pellets
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Feeding Schedule:
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Once a day, usually around 8pm
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Female became very fat, male continued his normal submissive behavior of shaking near the female.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Nudging of the female by the male, cleaning the PVC elbow pipe, female is very fat.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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caring for the nest (mouthing and fanning)
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Egg Details
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Size: |
normal 1mm
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Color: |
orange
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Quantity: |
200?
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Description:
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clutch is oblong and about 2.5" at the widest, 1" at the thinnest
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Location:
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inside a 2" white PVC elbow
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Other Details:
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