Breeding Journal DataSheet
This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system
General Species: Lysmata amboinensis (Skunk Cleaner Shrimp)
Social Structure:
Size of Individuals: 2.5in, 1.5in
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: Larger shrimp was added into the tank around Janurary, the smaller was added 4/28/10
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 135 gallons
Substrate Details: 2in sandbed with 150 pounds of live rock
Filtration Details: Grape Caulerpa, Wire Algae
Water Changes: 1, 10% every other week
Water Temperature: 78-81 degrees
Lighting: Outer Orbit 6ft lighting fixture
Lighting Cycle: 14hours 8:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M.
Other Tank Inhabitants: Royal Gramma, bubble tip anemone, green mandrin, sailfin tang, powder brown tang, 1 damsel, flame angel, 1 pepperment shrimp, 2 gold stripe maroon clownfish, 1 arrow crab, pistol shrimp, pistol goby, orchid dottyback, many corals, other cleaning inverts
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Mysis, flake, many other foods are probably consumed by these shrimp but I am not sure which
Feeding Schedule: Mysis fed once every two days, flake fed three times per day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 5/2/10
Spawn Time of Day: Sometime during the night
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every 13 days
Courtship Details: Unknown
Egg Size: .5mm by .5mm
Egg Color: Lime green
Egg Count: 300-400
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 5/28/10
Hatch Time of Day: Between 10:15 P.M. and 11:30 P.M.
# Days after Spawn: 13
Larvae Description: They have eight visible legs refer to pictures below
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80 degrees
Size of Larval Tank: 1/4 gallon
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: airstone
Filtration Details: airstone
Lighting: 100W flourcent
Lighting Cycle: 6:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M.
Water Changes: None done yet
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Brine shrimp artemia (12 hours old)
Feeding Schedule: once per day
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start:
Days after Hatch:
Date of Settlement End:
Description of Fry:
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature:
Size of Grow-Out Tank:
Substrate Details:
Other Tank Decor:
Filtration Details:
Lighting:
Lighting Cycle:
Water Changes:
Size at Transfer:
Age at Transfer
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types:
Feeding Schedule:
Additional Information Miscellaneous Information:
You will be required to provide photographic evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program.
If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports.
<message edited by fishboy13 on Monday, May 31, 2010 10:51 AM>