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General
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| Name: |
Nathan Coker ( Nathanjayc ) Site: Marine Fish Breeders Club - UK |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Amphiprion percula
( Class:
A
, Points Awarded:
5
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=89637&mpage=1#90843
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| Spawn Date: |
02/09/2014 |
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Time of Spawn: |
5am
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
26 ° C
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PH: |
8.3
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Salinity: |
1.024
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Size:
( Gallons) |
45 litre breeeding tank. 290g system
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Dimensions: |
12" X
12" X
24"
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Lighting:
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Strip LED's.
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Lighting Shedule:
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9am - 8pm everyday winter and summer.
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Filtration:
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Protein Skimmer and refugium w/macro algae.
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
~3 inch
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Size of Male: |
~2 inch
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Age of Female: |
Unknown, at least 2 years.
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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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3 months
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Feeding
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Food: |
Frozen Tuatua (blended NZ shellfish), and locally caught frozen copepods/mysid
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Feeding Schedule:
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7am & 4:30 pm every day
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Rock Cleaning constantly. Female getting very gravid.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Female lays eggs, male fertilizes
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Male guards eggs and aerates them with his tail
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Egg Details
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Size: |
1mm or less
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Color: |
Orange
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Quantity: |
~100 on first spawn
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Description:
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Orange eggs, over the next few days, eggs when brown then silver
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Location:
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on the right inside of the teracota pot
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Other Details:
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Continue to lay every weeks, 3 days after eggs hatch.
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