General |
Name: |
Tom Kucala ( goat585 ) 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=66437
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Settlement Start Date: |
02/21/2012
7 Days After Hatching
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Settlement End Date: |
02/23/2012
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Tank Parameters |
Temperature: |
80 ° F |
PH: |
8.0 |
Specific Gravity: |
1.026 |
Size: (Gallons) |
10 gallon |
Dimensions: |
20" X
10" X
12"
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Lighting: |
Clip light with a 13 watt florescent bulb
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Lighting Schedule: |
24 hours day first 10 days then 16 hours a day on after day 10
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Filtration: |
Air stone only until day 10 then an established sponge filter added to the tank
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Settlement Details |
Date of Hatch |
02/14/2012
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Hatch Time: |
2 hours after lights go out |
Fry Count:
( at Hatch ) |
200-250 |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
50 or so |
Fry Size: |
5-6mm |
Food: |
Rotifers while co-culturing with Greenwater (Rotigreen omega), NHBBS, TDO size A |
Feeding Schedule: |
Rotifers as needed as the rotifer density drops, Once daily for NHBBS (starting day 7) TDO size A (starting day 5) three times daily |
Fry Description: (Pre Settlement) |
Tail curling begins, the larvae are around 4-5mm. The larvae a pretty transparent and the gut and internal organs seems to be developing. |
Fry Description: (Post Settlement) |
5-6mm, starting to develop light orange pigment, head stripe on some are just starting to form, Fins are all now resembling the fins on an adult fish |