Breeding Journal: Amphiprion clarkii

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<u>[Breeding Journal DataSheet] </u>
[This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system]​

[[<u>General </u>]]
Species: Amphiprion clarkii
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Female 6", Male 4"
Age of Individuals: Female 12yrs, Male unknown
Date added to Tank: 4/17/2010

[[<u>Broodstock Tank Details </u>]]
Size of Tank: 22 Gal
Substrate Details: Crushed Coral
Filtration Details: Connected to Main system, 200 Gal display + (2) 100 Gal sumps
Water Changes: 40 gals every 2 week
Water Temperature: 78 F
Lighting: 35 Watt PC fixtures
Lighting Cycle: 11 hours of light daily
Other Tank Inhabitants: Carpet Anemone

[[<u>Broodstock Feeding Details </u>]]
Food Types: Mix of various pellet foods, Formula One, Formula Two, Spectrum, Cycopeze
Feeding Schedule: Twice a day

[[<u>Spawning Details </u>]]
Date of First Spawn: 4/29/2010
Spawn Time of Day: 9:30 pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:[/b ]
<b>Courtship Details: Missed courtship on first time.
Egg Size: < 1mm
Egg Color: Rust
Egg Count: ~1600

[[<u>Hatch Details </u>]]
Hatch Date: 5/7/2010
Hatch Time of Day: about 10pm
# Days after Spawn: 8days
Larvae Description: Small about 2mm with visible eyes. I could not see if they had yolk sacks still.

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[[<u>Additional Information </u>]]
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Well only two weeks after I picked up these guys I came home tonight and went to feed them just before bed and caught them going at it!

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I threw food in the tank so the anemone would contract and I could get the eggs in the picture.

Here are a couple close ups of Big Mama

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They had spawned for the previous owner but I never got numbers of how big the nests were. I really hadn't expected them to spawn already at all. I have only had them for 2 weeks and really haven't been feeding them what you would consider a brood stock diet. It's been pretty much just the same mixture of 5 or 6 different pellet foods that I feed my display tank.

Because I hadn't expected this I have no cultures up and going so I'm now in a desperate search for a starter culture of Rot's. If anyone has any near AA please let me know.