Breeding Journal: Amphiprion Ocellaris

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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
Social Structure: Mated Pair
Size of Individuals: male-3inches, female-4inches
Age of Individuals: ~2 years
Date added to Tank: feburary 2009

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 65 gallon half round 35inch diameter.
Substrate Details: caribsea arag-alive hawaiian black
Filtration Details: refugium, special kitty kitty litter, mineral mud, live sand, live rock, g1 skimmer,mag 12 pump
Water Changes: 25 gallons biweekly
Water Temperature: 80 degrees F
Lighting: Aquailluminations LED SOL 75% even
Lighting Cycle: 11am ramp up for 40 minutes, 7 ramp down for 30 minutes 90% chance of thunderstorms twice a day
Other Tank Inhabitants: 4 inch Kole tang, 2 inch Six line wrasse, snails hermits, mixed reef

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: pellet, flake, frozen.
Feeding Schedule: 11 am, 4 pm, 7pm

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: 10/16/10. current spawn ~ 3/31/11
Spawn Time of Day: afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every 13 days.
Courtship Details: male and female very close, never very far apart. stay close to anenome. both clean off nest site. male cares for eggs.
Egg Size: 1mm
Egg Color: orange
Egg Count: 150-200

Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 4/8/2011
Hatch Time of Day: night
# Days after Spawn: 8 days
Larvae Description: first that hatched on 4/8 had yolk sac present, those that hatched on the 9th and 10th no yolk sac present.


Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 80.5 F
Size of Larval Tank: 30 gallon filled with 10 gallons of water
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: heater, air stone, thermometer
Filtration Details: none- water changes til fry are big enough to handle more flow
Lighting: 24 inch compact flouresents
Lighting Cycle: 9:30 am - 10 pm
Water Changes: 50% water change bi-weekly
Larval Feeding Details
Food Types: Otohime A and B1
Feeding Schedule: fed twice a day, Otohime A, Top Dressed Otohime B1
Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start: 4/18/11
Days after Hatch: 10 days
Date of Settlement End: 4/21/11
Description of Fry: dark brownish black with white head stripe, a bit of orange starting near the head

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature: 78.6
Size of Grow-Out Tank:40 x 12 x 12
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: few rocks
Filtration Details: skilter 250
Lighting: room lighting, gets additional light from another tank next to it.
Lighting Cycle: on at 10:30 am, off at 10:30pm
Water Changes: once a week
Size at Transfer: 3/4 inch
Age at Transfer: 79 days

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types: Top Dressed Otohime C1 and New Life Spectrum Thera +A
Feeding Schedule: three times a day

Additional Information
Miscellaneous Information: set up through the MBI.