Spawning Report - Amphiprion frenatus (Tomato Clownfish)

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<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spawning Records </span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Species: Amphiprion frenatus (Tomato Clownfish)</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date: 5/9/2012</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Link to Detail report/urls: <div class="gc_ifarem_title">Tomato clown eggs - YouTube</div><iframe style="width: 70%; height: 400px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3yDd1byM2DE"></iframe></span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Brood stock: Male and Female from captive breed pair from DANAM770 11/06/2008. </span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tank Parameters</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Capacity: 210G / 72”X24”X30”</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Description: Mixed species reef tank</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Temp : 79-81F</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">pH: 8.0</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Salinity: 1.024</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lighting: T5 12H Day cycle, 12H Moon Lighting</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Filtration: Sump w/Skimmer</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">For clowns only – anemone? 2 Large RBTA and 1 large Long-Tentacled.</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Egg placement : eggs laid on back glass behind cover of large RBTA, approximately 3” X 2” mass of eggs</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spawning description: Spawning occurs approximately every 14 days, female begins courtship ritual and cleans back glass after previous clutch hatches. Male joins in and begins cleaning area. Female lays eggs in a couple of hours, fertilized by male. Approximately eight days until hatch out. Eggs hatch just after lights go out between 10 and 11PM. </span></span>
At this point, I have been not tried to collect and raise the larval fish due to other commitments.
 
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