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General
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| Name: |
Jonathan Foster ( hyperboy ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Amphiprion frenatus
( Class:
A
, Points Awarded:
5
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=64389
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| Spawn Date: |
11/26/2011 |
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Time of Spawn: |
between 4pm and 5pm
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
79-80 ° F
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PH: |
8.0
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Salinity: |
1.023
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Size:
( Gallons) |
10gal
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Dimensions: |
20 X
10 X
12
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Lighting:
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overhead fluorescents
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Lighting Shedule:
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on from 8am-9pm timer
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Filtration:
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10 gal is plumbed into main broodtock system filtered with wet/dry, fluidized sand bed, I-tech skimmer
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
4"
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Size of Male: |
2.5"
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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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We have had this pair since first of july 2011
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Feeding
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Food: |
Rods Food FO blend, formula 1 & 2 pellets, PE mysis, cyclop-eeze wafer
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Feeding Schedule:
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every four hours
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
I have never noticed this pair do any cleaning. Female is always aggressive.
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Spawning Behavior:
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I have yet to see them spawn. When I go in to do the late afternoon feeding, they have eggs.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Male tends to eggs, female tends to be more aggressive (attacks glass as you walk by).
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Egg Details
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Size: |
approx 2mm
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Color: |
orange
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Quantity: |
hundreds
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Description:
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nest is layed in a tight circle about size of 50cent piece
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Location:
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top inside of 6" flower pot
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Other Details:
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