| General |
| Name: |
Darren Nancarrow ( CaptCrash ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Species: |
Amphiprion percula ( Class: A, Points: 15 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=63941
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| Settlement Start Date: |
12/05/2011
11 Days After Hatching
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| Settlement End Date: |
12/06/2011
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| Tank Parameters |
| Temperature: |
26C ° C |
| PH: |
8.2 |
| Specific Gravity: |
1.019 |
Size:
(Gallons) |
10L for first 2 days, upgraded to 50L |
| Dimensions: |
50cm X
50cm X
40cm
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| Lighting: |
PowerCompact
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| Lighting Schedule: |
6am to 10pm
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| Filtration: |
Bottom Siphon and water change 500ml per day for days 4 to 7
Bottom Siphon and water change 1L per day, add 1L per day of extra water for days 8 to date
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| Settlement Details |
| Date of Hatch |
11/24/2011
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| Hatch Time: |
10:30pm (lights were left on till 9:45pm |
Fry Count:
( at Hatch ) |
200-300 |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
63 +/- 5 |
| Fry Size: |
5-6mm |
| Food: |
Food added includes crushed spectrum flake to a course powder, Golden Pearls (200-300um and 300-500um), <1 day old brine shrimp |
| Feeding Schedule: |
morning, afternoon and night |
Fry Description:
(Pre Settlement) |
slightly translucent with various dots and marks. As pictured. |
Fry Description:
(Post Settlement) |
Warm Orange colour with an almost pin stripe head band. Behaviour is very different to the A. clarkii and A. frenatu. These both spread out around the RBT. The ocellaris group together in clumps of 4-20. They are also more casual and less flighty. |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
Very much seem to be comfortable in a group rather than in isolation.
Have now found them all (maybe 5 missing) in a large group all together. |