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: Stenopus hispidus, Coral Banded Shrimp Social Structure: single pair
Size of Individuals: 2"
Age of Individuals: unsure but appear young
Date added to Tank: October 23, 2010
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: still in holding nets - I will update this once I decide which tank to place them in
Substrate Details: still in holding nets - I will update this once I decide which tank to place them in
Filtration Details: still in holding nets - I will update this once I decide which tank to place them in
Water Changes: still in holding nets - I will update this once I decide which tank to place them in
Water Temperature: still in holding nets - I will update this once I decide which tank to place them in
Lighting: still in holding nets - I will update this once I decide which tank to place them in
Lighting Cycle: 14 hrs on/10 hrs off
Other Tank Inhabitants: still in holding nets - I will update this once I decide which tank to place them in
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: frozen mysis, homemade mush, pellet, live BS
Feeding Schedule: at least twice daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: unsure - female was gravid when purchased
Spawn Time of Day: unsure - female was gravid when purchased
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 11-14-2010
Courtship Details: upon introduction, they sat face-to-face and touched antennae for hours; afterwards, they stay very close together - never out of antennae reach
Egg Size: very tiny
Egg Color: green
Egg Count: several hundred
Hatch Details Hatch Date: Hatch Time of Day: # Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: Larval Tank Details Temperature: Size of Larval Tank: Substrate Details: Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: 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: I decided to attempt raising this species because they are known to eat bristleworms. (I have noticed bristleworms eating clown's eggs so am looking for a natural control method) If these shrimp become too aggressive, I will move them to their own tank. With a pelagic stage of over 5 months
, it will be a VERY long wait for the fry to settle.
Since finding a mated pair proved difficult/impossible, I purchased four individuals online (site unseen). One was a gravid female and the other three 'appeared' to be male. Once acclimated, each was placed in a separate breeder net; then, I placed one with another and watched - ready with a net to remove one if they began fighting. Results: one died during acclimation (the largest shrimp), two faught, and two paired up with no fighting at all.
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 woodstock on Sunday, November 14, 2010 7:30 AM>