Breeding Journal: Amphiprion clarkii

[cmpenney]

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 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

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 22 gal
Substrate Details: LR rubble and crushed coral
Filtration Details: Connected to main reef system. Large skimmer and 100 gal fuge
Water Changes: 50 Gallons Monthly
Water Temperature: 78
Lighting: (2) 35watt 10K PC lights
Lighting Cycle: 11 hours on
Other Tank Inhabitants: Haddoni Carpet Anemone


Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: Mix of various pellet foods, Formula One, Formula Two, Spectrum, Cycopeze
Feeding Schedule: Twice a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: 4/29/2010
Spawn Time of Day: 9:30 pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:
Courtship Details: Missed courtship on first time.
Egg Size: 1mm
Egg Color: rust colored
Egg Count: 1600

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

Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 80
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Metamorphosis/Settlement
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[cmpenney]

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!

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

 

[cmpenney]

 

[cmpenney]

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.

 

[cmpenney]

I ended up loosing the female in an extended power outage. It's been awhile now so I hope to get another smaller male and let the existing one become the female and get this pair spawning again.

 

[deangelr]

Sorry to hear about the loss.

 

[cmpenney]

I'm hoping to get a new male in the next few weeks..Maybe more little fishies in my future.

 

[yaohua]

If anyone has any close to AA please let me know...


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