Breeding Journal: Amphiprion Percula (picasso varient)

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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 Percula (picasso varient)
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: female- 2.5 inches, male 1.8 inches
Age of Individuals: ~2 years
Date added to Tank: June 2011

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 20 gallons of a 120 gallon system
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Filtration Details: filter sock, deep sandbed, live rock, macro algae, skimmer, biopellets
Water Changes: 30% bi weekly
Water Temperature: 78.9
Lighting: Vho
Lighting Cycle: on @ 9:30 off at 10:30
Other Tank Inhabitants: crabs, spaghetti worms, bristtle worms

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: Homemade seafood blend, New life spectrum Thera A pellets
Feeding Schedule: three times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: May 11th 2012
Spawn Time of Day: afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 5/11/12, 5/25/12, 6/7/12*
Courtship Details: pair spends all their time together. both tend to the eggs, male more than female.
Egg Size: 1-2mm
Egg Color: orange
Egg Count: ? Hundred maybe 200

Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 6/16/12
Hatch Time of Day: 1 am
# Days after Spawn: 8 days
Larvae Description: silvery in color, bright clear silver eyes, no yolk sac noted


Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 77 F
Size of Larval Tank: 5 gallon
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: heater, air stone
Filtration Details: water changes
Lighting: LED
Lighting Cycle: lights on at 6:30 am, lights off at 11:00pm
Water Changes: none as of yet.

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types: Rotifers
Feeding Schedule: feeding large supply once maybe twice a day

Metamorphosis/Settlement
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Grow-Out Tank Details
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Additional Information
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