Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Certhium Altratum
Social Structure: Just a group
Size of Individuals: 1in
Age of Individuals: Unknown but probably one year
Date added to Tank: May of 2009
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: Algae off of the glass
Feeding Schedule: None
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: This was the only one that I recorded April 1, 2010
Spawn Time of Day: Early morning
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Unknown
Courtship Details: Unknown
Egg Size: about .25mm
Egg Color: clear
Egg Count: 1,000 per egg mass
Hatch Details Hatch Date: April 6, 2010
Hatch Time of Day: Unknown
# Days after Spawn: 5
Larvae Description: they have a small white shell and they are about .25mm they grow quickly and begin to develop the body of the adult
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 70-80degrees
Size of Larval Tank: 135 gallons
Substrate Details: bed of live sand with live rock
Other Tank Decor: various corals
Filtration Details: grape caulerpa
Lighting: Outer Orbit 6ft fixture
Lighting Cycle: Atinics 8A.M. - 10P.M. Halides 9A.M. - 9P.M.
Water Changes: 1 per month
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Unknown
Feeding Schedule: Unknown
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: Unknown
Days after Hatch: Unknown
Date of Settlement End: Unknown
Description of Fry: Long white shell that is about 1mm long and .25mm wide
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 78-80degrees
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 135 gallons
Substrate Details: live sand, live rock
Other Tank Decor: various corals
Filtration Details: grape caulerpa
Lighting: Outer orbit 6ft fixture
Lighting Cycle: Atinics 8A.M. - 10P.M. Halides 9A.M. - 9P.M.
Water Changes: 1 per month
Size at Transfer: None
Age at Transfer : None
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Algae off the glass
Feeding Schedule: None
Additional Information Miscellaneous Information: I have not seen the larval cycle of these snails I have just looked at the eggs. I know that these snails are reproducing in my tank because I started off with 12 and now I have over 100. I'll post pictures of some of the snails which have grown in my tank.
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