| General |
| Name: |
Mike Doty ( Mdoty ) Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club |
| Species: |
Amphiprion ephippium ( Class: A, Points: 15 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.lsmac.org/smf/index.php?topic=965.msg8254#msg8254
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| Settlement Start Date: |
11/17/2014
11 Days After Hatching
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| Settlement End Date: |
11/20/2014
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| Tank Parameters |
| Temperature: |
80 ° F |
| PH: |
not tested |
| Specific Gravity: |
1.025 |
Size:
(Gallons) |
BRT with 5 gallons in it |
| Dimensions: |
17in bottom X
20in top X
15in tall
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| Lighting: |
shop light with a compact florescent about a foot above the BRT
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| Lighting Schedule: |
For the first three days the lights are on for 24 hours a day, after that I reduce it to 9AM on and 11PM off
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| Filtration: |
no mechanical filtration, I add a quart of fresh salt water every day via a gravity fed drip, after about a week I syphon some water out reducing the water back to the original level and then start over. I also add fresh water this way to account for evaporation.
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| Settlement Details |
| Date of Hatch |
11/06/2014
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| Hatch Time: |
11:00pm, about 30 minutes after last light out in the room |
Fry Count:
( at Hatch ) |
about 5 survivors |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
3 |
| Fry Size: |
~4mm |
| Food: |
small strain rotifers at first, TDO A by settlement |
| Feeding Schedule: |
Feeding is constant with green water and rotifers, after a few days adding in TDO A several times a day |
Fry Description:
(Pre Settlement) |
silver slivers, oval or rice shaped, about 4 mm long, clearly visable eyes and a red spot in the stomach |
Fry Description:
(Post Settlement) |
dark in color with a head stripe, one has a start to a mid stripe. For the most part they look like tiny versions of the parents. about 1cm long |