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General
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| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mPedersen ) Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Amphiprion ocellaris
( Class:
A
, Points Awarded:
5
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=35433
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| Spawn Date: |
07/06/2008 |
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Time of Spawn: |
6 PM
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
80F
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PH: |
8
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
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24 gallon nanocube
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Dimensions: |
X
X
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Lighting:
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150 watt Metal Halide
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Lighting Shedule:
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12 hours per day, on timer.
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Filtration:
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
3"
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Size of Male: |
around 2"
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Age of Female: |
unknown, but at least 4 years
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Age of Male: |
unknown, but at least 4 years
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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at least 4 years. This was a proven spawning pair obtained from another hobbyist.
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Feeding
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Food: |
Anything they could eat. Formula 1 and 2 pellets and frozen. Rod's Food. Frozen adult brine shrimp and mysis shrimp. Cyclopeeze. Squid. Spirulina Flakes
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Feeding Schedule:
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Multiple times per day
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Male and female spend the day of spawning intensely interested in cleaning the spawning site.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Female places rows of eggs down on tile, followed by the male fertilizing. The pair makes many passes over the course of 30 minutes or so.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Both fish protect the nest, with the male doing the most direct egg tending.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
maybe 2mm in length
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Color: |
basically clear (atypical for the species)
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Quantity: |
several hundred
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Description:
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not much else to say...they're oblong, laid on a hard surface.
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Location:
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Initially, I got the pair to spawn on a suspended tile. When I moved them into another tank, they decided to spawn on a piece of live rock.
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Other Details:
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