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General
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| Name: |
David Gibson ( gramalkin ) Site: Dallas/Ft Worth Marine Aquarium Society |
| Species: |
Amphiprion ocellaris ( Class: A, Points: 5 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=164&t=105294
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| Hatch Details |
| Spawn Date: |
01/08/2013
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| Spawn Time of Day: |
between 8pm and 9pm CST |
| Hatch Date: |
01/18/2013
10 Days After Spawn
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Hatch Time of Day: |
10:30pm CST
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| Where Hatched: |
Eggs were laid on a ceramic tile, which was moved to a larval tank for hatching. |
| Eggs Removed Pre-Hatch: |
Yes
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| Larvae Removed Post-Hatch: |
No
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| Yolk Sac: |
Unable to Tell
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| # Hatched |
588 |
| # Not Hatched |
0 |
| Larvae Size |
3 mm |
| First Food: |
Rotifers (brachionus plicatilus) |
Larvae Description:
( Do larvae have eyes, mouth, gut, attracted to light, etc?) |
Larva were born with silver pigmented eyes. The stomach looked like a dark blue spot. The rest of their bodies were near transparent. |
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
80 ° F
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PH: |
8.3
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Specific Gravity: |
1.025
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Size:
(Gallons) |
15 |
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Dimensions: |
24 X
12 X
12
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Lighting:
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30w cfl bulb in a swing arm lamp. |
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Lighting Schedule:
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16 hours; on @ 7am and off @ 11pm |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
I initially pulled the tile the evening of 1/17, and took a picture of the eggs (blew up the picture to count the eggs) before placing in the larval tank. That night, only two fish hatched. I put the tile back in the reef tank at 9am the morning of 1/18. Lights out was at 10pm that night and I immediately put the tile in the larval tank and turned off all the lights in the room. By 10:30, there were a significant number already hatched. When I took the tile out at 11:30pm, there were no unhatched eggs left. |