David Gibson
Premium Member
<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]
[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 ocellaris
Social Structure: pair
Size of Individuals: F: 4" M: 3"
Age of Individuals: estimated 4 years old
Date added to Tank: 4/24/2009
[[<u>Broodstock Tank Details </u>]]
Size of Tank: 90g
Substrate Details: medium to fine aragonite sand bed. ~2" deep
Filtration Details: live rock, sump w/ skimmer, bio-pellet reactor
Water Changes: None since Aug 2012
Water Temperature: 80 F
Lighting: 8 bulb 54w T5 Tek light fixture
Lighting Cycle: actinics 9 hours, main lights 5 hours
Other Tank Inhabitants: sailfin tang, starry blenny, bangaii cardinalfish, coral beauty, 2x skunk cleaner shrimp
[[<u>Broodstock Feeding Details </u>]]
Food Types: Instant Ocean marine flakes, Ocean Nutrition pellets, Rods Food Original, Rods Food Pacific Plankton, Otohime pellets (C2)
Feeding Schedule: IO flakes twice a day from autofeeder. Rotate all other foods for the third and final evening feeding
[[<u>Spawning Details </u>]]
Date of First Spawn: 6/26/11
Spawn Time of Day: Evening (not observed)
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 7/14/11, 7/27/11, 8/9/11, numerous others unrecorded, 1/8/2013
Courtship Details: Little dancing observed in 90g. Not as much cleaning behavior as in the past either.
Egg Size: 2-3mm
Egg Color: bright orange when first laid
Egg Count: ~200 eggs
[[<u>Hatch Details </u>]]
Hatch Date: 1/18/2013
Hatch Time of Day: 10:30pm CST
# Days after Spawn: 10 days
Larvae Description: small dart shaped bodies. Dark eyes and blue colored stomach, but all the rest is mostly transparent.
[[<u>Larval Tank Details </u>]]
Temperature: 80 F
Size of Larval Tank: 15 g
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: none
Lighting: 30w cfl bulb lamp
Lighting Cycle: 16 hour cycle. On at 7am and off at 11pm.
Water Changes: none yet
[[<u>Larval Feeding Details </u>]]
Food Types: Rotifers from hatch. Otohime A started on 4dph.
Feeding Schedule: tank initially stocked with rotifers and no additional has been needed. A pinch of Otohime A, just enough to dust the surface, has been added 4-5 times per day.
[[<u>Metamorphosis/Settlement </u>]]
Date of Settlement Start: 1/25/2013
Days after Hatch: 7dph
Date of Settlement End: 1/28/2013
Description of Fry: Body shape has thickened and is most of the way towards being the shape of an adult. Orange body pigmentation has come in. Most all of the fry have developed their head stripe, and if examined closely, the second stripe can be faintly seen. Under 10x magnification, the second stripe is obvious.
<u>[[Grow-Out Tank Details ]]</u>
Temperature: 76F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 gallon
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: Hagen AquaClear 30 power filter (sponge media only), two small sponge filters (each rated up to 20g)
Lighting: Swing arm desk lamp with 30w cfl bulb.
Lighting Cycle: 16 hour cycle, on at 7am off at 11pm.
Water Changes: Siphoning the bottom (approx. .75g) every other day.
Size at Transfer: N/A - converting larval tank to grow-out
Age at Transfer: N/A - converting larval tank to grow-out
[[<u>Grow-Out Feeding Details </u>]]
Food Types: TDO C1
Feeding Schedule: Four times per day.
[[<u>Additional Information </u>]]
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