General
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Name: |
Ken Rood ( Lrood ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
Status: |
Approved |
Species: |
Amphiprion percula
( Class:
A
, Points Awarded:
5
)
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Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=80286
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Spawn Date: |
02/23/2013 |
Time of Spawn: |
Approx 19:30
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
79 ° F
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PH: |
8.1
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
( Gallons) |
125
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Dimensions: |
50" X
24" X
24"
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Lighting:
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48 x 3 watt led, mixed blue & white
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Lighting Shedule:
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Blue on at 0900, white on 1030-2100, blue off at 2230
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Filtration:
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75 gallon sump with mechanical and biological filtration. Running GAC & GFO. Refuguim in sump with chaeto.
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
3"
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Size of Male: |
2"
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Age of Female: |
Approx 7 years
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Age of Male: |
Approx 7 years
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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Pair has been together essentially all their lives. Began spawning at about 18 months of age
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Feeding
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Food: |
Variety of frozen foods (mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, marine cuisine, Rods food) as well as flake & pellet (Ocean Nutrition)
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Feeding Schedule:
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Automatic feeder with flake and pellet at noon, and then frozen foods between 1700 & 1900 depending on when I get home.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Mostly nest site preparation.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Female deposits eggs in nest, and male immediately fertilizes them. Spawn usually takes place over about 1 hour.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Male very vigilant about fanning and cleaning the site, female also helps, but is more involved in protecting her "space" from the other tank inhabitants.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
1.5-2mm
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Color: |
Orange
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Quantity: |
Several hundred (can't count the whole nest due to the location)
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Description:
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Ovoid
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Location:
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In a concave portion on live rock between 2 anemones.
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Other Details:
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