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General
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| Name: |
Mike Doty ( Mdoty ) Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club |
| Species: |
Amphiprion melanopus ( Class: A, Points: 5 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.lsmac.org/smf/index.php?topic=350.0
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| Hatch Details |
| Spawn Date: |
09/20/2011
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| Spawn Time of Day: |
mid afternoon often around 2pm but some in the evening |
| Hatch Date: |
09/30/2011
10 Days After Spawn
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Hatch Time of Day: |
over night, first sighting of fry start about 2 hours after lights out
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| Where Hatched: |
Hatched in a 16 gallon black bucket in my basement. |
| Eggs Removed Pre-Hatch: |
Yes
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| Larvae Removed Post-Hatch: |
No
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| Yolk Sac: |
No
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| # Hatched |
first hatch (9/30/11)had about 18 hatch out and th |
| # Not Hatched |
not known but both cluches had and estimate of 100 |
| Larvae Size |
about 3mm |
| First Food: |
rotifers, I used the green water technique to feeding was pretty much constant |
Larvae Description:
( Do larvae have eyes, mouth, gut, attracted to light, etc?) |
about three mm long mostly clear with dark eyes and some dark organs |
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78 ° F
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PH: |
7.8
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Specific Gravity: |
1.025
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Size:
(Gallons) |
16 gallons |
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Dimensions: |
19in X
16in X
6in water depth
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Lighting:
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60W shop light about two and half feet above the water |
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Lighting Schedule:
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Lights are on for 16 hours a day to start. They turn on at 6am and turn off at 10pm. This allows for a long feeding period. |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
The larval hatch tank is a 16 gallon black tub. I hatch and rear the babies in about 4-6 gallons, starting with just enough to cover the top of the tile that the eggs are on. The tub is round so the measurements I used are 16in for the total hight of the tub, 19in for the inside diameter at the top of the tub, and 6in for the depth of the water at about five gallons of water. The first hatch had two babies die within a couple days after the hatch and none have died since. The second hatch has had no babies die. All water used to set up the larval hatch tank and for water changes and top offs come from the brood stock tank. |