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General
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| Name: |
Shannon Flynn ( Reef Solutions ) Site: Captive Reefs.com |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Amphiprion ocellaris
( Class:
A
, Points Awarded:
5
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10832
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| Spawn Date: |
11/09/2010 |
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Time of Spawn: |
5:20 pm to 8:00pm
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
80 degrees
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PH: |
8.3
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Salinity: |
1.026
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Size:
( Gallons) |
60 half round
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Dimensions: |
X
X
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Lighting:
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2 2' fish need it t5 fixture
bulbs are 2 GE ecoflux, 1 ATI blue plus, 1 aquascience
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Lighting Shedule:
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light turn on at 11 am, and off at 7:20 pm.
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Filtration:
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refugium, special kitty kitty litter, mineral mud, live sand, live rock, g1 skimmer,mag 12 pump.
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
4in
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Size of Male: |
3 in
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Age of Female: |
2
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Age of Male: |
1
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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7 months
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Feeding
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Food: |
new life spectrum thera +A, formula 2 flakes, frozen brine, frozen mysis, rods food original
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Feeding Schedule:
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pellet foods @11am, flake foods @2pm, frozen foods @ 7pm
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
female gets really large stays near host anemone male stays at egg site
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Spawning Behavior:
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male and female stay very close together. both clean "nesting" site, almost violently.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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female stays within 8 inches of "nest" site
males cares for eggs
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Egg Details
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Size: |
2 mm
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Color: |
bright yellowish orange
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Quantity: |
50+
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Description:
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eggs are mostly a light orange with a darker orange coloration near where the head of the larval developes.
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Location:
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layed in a cave type crevis on the underside of a rock behind the host anemone
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Other Details:
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