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General
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| Name: |
Kate Blanchard ( kbb0118 ) Site: Twin Cities Marine Aquarium Society |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Amphiprion ocellaris
( Class:
A
, Points Awarded:
5
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.tcmas.org/v4/forums/showthread.php?t=31634
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| Spawn Date: |
11/04/2010 |
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Time of Spawn: |
unobserved
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
77
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PH: |
8.3
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Salinity: |
1.020
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Size:
( Gallons) |
60 tall
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Dimensions: |
48 L X
13 W X
24 H
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Lighting:
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150 watt metal halide with PC actinic
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Lighting Shedule:
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On at 11, off at 10
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Filtration:
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Live Rock, skimmer, chaeto
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
3
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Size of Male: |
1
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Age of Female: |
unknown
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Age of Male: |
1 year
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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A few months as a trio, 1 day as a pair
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Feeding
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Food: |
Live black worms, frozen mysis and brine shrimp, new life spectrum pellets
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Feeding Schedule:
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two or three times per day
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Agressive rock cleaning. Biting the tentacles of the sebae anemone near the cleaned rock
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Spawning Behavior:
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Unobserved
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Tending to the nest
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Egg Details
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Size: |
tiny
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Color: |
gray/dark
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Quantity: |
300?
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Description:
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Dark in color to begin with
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Location:
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On liverock at the base of their sebae anemone
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Other Details:
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I grew the male from a clutch I collected from a friend about 1 year ago! This is the first ocellaris pair I have gotten to spawn. I was not expecting these two to spawn actually. I removed the larger male of the trio 1 day prior to the spawn.
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