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General
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| Name: |
Mike Doty ( Mdoty ) Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Amphiprion melanopus
( Class:
A
, Points Awarded:
5
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.lsmac.org/smf/index.php?topic=350.0
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| Spawn Date: |
05/27/2011 |
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Time of Spawn: |
mid afternoon ~ evening
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78-80 ° F
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PH: |
7.8
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
( Gallons) |
75
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Dimensions: |
18in X
20in X
48in
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Lighting:
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Two Ecoxotic LED stunners and one Ecoxotic module, two t5 10k and two t5 actinics
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Lighting Shedule:
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lights on at 10:30 am and off at 9:30 pm with daylights coming on a half hour after and turning off a half hour earlier that actinics
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Filtration:
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protien skimmer, bio balls and live rock for biological filtration
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
2-2 1/2 inches
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Size of Male: |
1 1/2 inches
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Age of Female: |
unknown
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Age of Male: |
unknown
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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5 years
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Feeding
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Food: |
frozen mix of brine, mysis and "emerald entree" from San Francisco Bay brand, I have also now added Rods breeder mix
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Feeding Schedule:
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3-4 times a day, prior to first spawn I was feeding 1-2 times a day.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Both male and female wiggling around each other, nibbling each other, both hanging out near nest site. Male tends to clean the nest site.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Both male and female in the nest site, female wiggles on the tile ( nest site ) laying her eggs. More of the pre spawn behavior.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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The male tends the eggs. He nibbles at them, and fans them with his fins. Female doesn't really do anything for the eggs.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
~ 2 mm
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Color: |
the eggs start bright orange but by day four they start getting darker with very
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Quantity: |
roughly 100 as much as 150
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Description:
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The eggs start out bright orange usually laid in a close circle, they are about two millimeters long and about one millimeter wide. The eggs start darkening by day four, and by hatch day they are silver with very visible eyes.
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Location:
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Eggs are laid on a tile at the base of there bubble tip anemone.
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Other Details:
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consecutive spawn dates are 6/13/11, 6/29/11, 7/12/11, 7/25/11, 8/7/11, 8/21/11, 9/4/11, 9/20/11, 10/6/11, 10/22/11, 11/6/11
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