| General |
| Name: |
Jeremy Neff ( JNeff ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Species: |
Amphiprion ocellaris ( Class: A, Points: 15 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=94932
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| Settlement Start Date: |
09/18/2010
4 Days After Hatching
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| Settlement End Date: |
09/24/2010
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| Tank Parameters |
| Temperature: |
80+ ° F |
| PH: |
7.5-8.0 |
| Specific Gravity: |
1.021 |
Size:
(Gallons) |
10 gallon hexagon used to hatch eggs |
| Dimensions: |
12" X
12" X
18"
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| Lighting: |
10 watt CFL
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| Lighting Schedule: |
24 Hours a day for first 30 days the 12 hours on and 12 off
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| Filtration: |
just air stones for first 15 days, then add small sponge filter (pre-cultured in parent tank for at least 2 weeks)
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| Settlement Details |
| Date of Hatch |
09/14/2010
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| Hatch Time: |
Night |
Fry Count:
( at Hatch ) |
100+ |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
80-90 |
| Fry Size: |
roughly 1/4" after metamorphosis |
| Food: |
L strain brachionus plicatilis feeding on nannochloropsis oculata days 1-10 , artemia nauplii days 5-10, enriched artemia nauplii days 10-20 , crushed pellet offered starting on day 10 |
| Feeding Schedule: |
Continuous feeding of rotifers days 1-10, 2-3 times daily on everything else |
Fry Description:
(Pre Settlement) |
3-4mm small black slivers with eyes |
Fry Description:
(Post Settlement) |
At 10-15 DPH they look like short, fat, yellow, mini adults missing their tail bars. By 30 days they look just like mini adults. |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
It should be known that the room I raised these fry in fluctuated about 10 degrees on a daily basis. The air conditioner in the apartment could not keep up during the day. So in the mornings before I went to school and work it would read 80F and by the time I got home in the evening it could have gotten as high as 90F and would then cool back down during the night as the air conditioner dropped the ambient air temperature. This is probably why I was seeing settlement as early as day 4 when I had only set the temperature to be 80F. At 80F you should not expect to see settlement that early. |