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General
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| Name: |
Gina Hayward ( GinaReef ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Amphiprion melanopus
( Class:
A
, Points Awarded:
5
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=74921
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| Spawn Date: |
08/23/2012 |
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Time of Spawn: |
1400
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
81*F ° F
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PH: |
8.0-8.2
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
( Gallons) |
38 gal Display Tank
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Dimensions: |
36" X
18" X
13
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Lighting:
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DIY LED 38 3W cool white,royal blue,red and UV
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Lighting Shedule:
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12 Hr on 12Hr off
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Filtration:
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live rock, red sea Berlin skimmer,
DIY algae scrubber, coil denitrifier
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
2.5 inches
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Size of Male: |
2.5 inches
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Age of Female: |
2.5 years according to previous owner
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Age of Male: |
2.5 according to previous owner
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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I've had them 15 months
They started spawning 3 months after I got them
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Feeding
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Food: |
Omega One pellets, decapped brine shrimp eggs, white worms.
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Feeding Schedule:
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pellets and shrimp eggs 2x day auto-feeder, white worms every 2-3 days
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
cleaning, chasing other fish, cuddling the small RTBA, cuddling the GHM
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Spawning Behavior:
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cleaning, nuzzling, chasing
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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fanning and mouthing the eggs, pecking out the odd one or two, chasing off other fish and inverts
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Egg Details
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Size: |
1.5- 2 mm
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Color: |
orange
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Quantity: |
150-200
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Description:
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small , 1mm, orange densely placed. colorless transparent adhesive sticking to glass and magnet.
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Location:
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on the underside of the glass cleaning magnet about 10" above the sand bed
all but two (observed)spawns have been on the magnet with a few eggs on the glass below it.
the remaining two have been inside the flowerpot.
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Other Details:
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eggs on magnet were removed to 2 gal fishbowl kreisel on Dy 9. Several eggs, maybe a dozen, hatched overnight ( after midnight on 1 Sep 2012) but didn't survive more than 1 day post hatch.
I suspect I'm not feeding the parents well enough.
I have started additional feedings of pellet and started a homemade seafood and fish mash.
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