| General |
| Name: |
Mike Doty ( Mdoty ) Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club |
| Species: |
Amphiprion ocellaris "Darwin black" ( Class: B, Points: 40 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.lsmac.org/smf/index.php?topic=694.0
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| Settlement Start Date: |
08/15/2013
7 Days After Hatching
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| Settlement End Date: |
08/17/2013
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| Tank Parameters |
| Temperature: |
80 ° F |
| PH: |
8-8.2 |
| Specific Gravity: |
1.025 |
Size:
(Gallons) |
15 gallon BRT that has about 5 gallons in it |
| Dimensions: |
17in bottom X
20in top X
15in tall
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| Lighting: |
shop spot light about two feet above water, compact florescence bulb
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| Lighting Schedule: |
24 hours for first three days, after the first three nights I set the timers for on at 8am and off at 10pm.
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| Filtration: |
filtration is from water changes and dilution (about a quart of fresh saltwater added daily)
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| Settlement Details |
| Date of Hatch |
08/08/2013
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| Hatch Time: |
11:00 pm about an hour after lights out |
Fry Count:
( at Hatch ) |
probably 100 but didn't actually count |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
~12 |
| Fry Size: |
~ 1cm |
| Food: |
At settlement they were still getting both rotifers and Otohime A. but pretty much as soon as they settled I stopped adding rotifers. Im sure they are still eating some rotifers since they are still in there but no more have been added since 8/16 and they all are eating the Otohime A when being fed. |
| Feeding Schedule: |
Now that its just the Otohime A Im feeding four times a day spread out as best I can. |
Fry Description:
(Pre Settlement) |
thin rice shaped with only light and dark shades not orange and no stripes, swimming is more of a darting motion, silvery eyes. |
Fry Description:
(Post Settlement) |
Fry are mostly orange with one stripe, some have very faint start of a second stripe. They swim with a wiggle and are very active swimmers. All are eating Otohime A. They are more oval shaped now. |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
A couple notes of procedures. From the very first day I start a drip of fresh RO/DI water to replace evaporation. After a couple days I also Add about a quart of fresh saltwater in the same drip method so dilute any pollution build up. My first water change was about a gallon and at one week, I plan to do this every couple days. I start feeding the night of hatch with rotifers and tint the water with rotigreen. I gradually start reducing the amount of rotifers added and the amount of rotigreen at about day 4 or 5. At this time I start adding Otohime A. The complete switch took untill day 8. |