Clownfish Breeding Allison Burns and Grace Jackson

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Pomacentridae Taxonomy

Protandrous Hermaphrodites

Paired Clownfish

Symbiotic Relationship

Ideal Tank Setting

Reproductive Track

Four Pairs in the Lovett Aquarium 1.Tank A: Premnas cf. biaculeatus 2. Tank 10: Amphiprion bicintus 3. Tank 11:Amphiprion ocellaris 4. Tank B: Premnas cf. biaculeatus

Hypothesis 1.Placing a clay pot in Tank A, Tank 10 and the Georgia Aquarium tank, the pairs will be more likely to lay eggs on clay pots than a rock because the pot is simple and does not require a lot of work to maintain. 2.Using a Vossen Larval trap, the larvae will swim to the light because they are phototropic and will then be able to get captured by a Vossen Larval Trap 3.The eggs will become fully developed once the water flow and the temperature of the tank are kept at a specific water quality

1.What can we do to encourage breeding? 2.How can we keep the fry alive? 3.Why are the pairs not mating? Questions

1.Tank A: Premnas cf. biaculeatus

-Fed Twice a day -Location Changes Made to Encourage Breeding

2. Tank 10: Amphiprion bicintus

-Anemones -Flower Pots -Fed Twice a day Changes Made to Encourage Breeding

2. Tank 10: Amphiprion bicintus

3. Tank 11: Amphiprion ocellaris

Clutch 1: September 24, 2014

November 11, 2014 Clutch 2

Clutch 2: Video

-December 1, 2014 Flower pot Changes Made after Clutch 2

April 17th, 2015 Clutch 3

April 29th, 2015 Clutch 4

Clutch 4: Video

4. Tank B: Premnas cf. biaculeatus

Clutch 1:

Clutch 2:

Clutch 2: Video of Fry

Clutch 3:

-Feeding twice a day -Temperature change Encouragement Techniques

Stable food chain 1.Algae → Rotifers → Larvae Taking Care of Fry

-Constant feeding -Setting up a small tank within the tank

-Starting algae and rotifer cultures earlier -Consistently feeding twice a day -Recording the differences when feeding the fish twice a day -Finding the most effective way to raise fry Future Directions

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