Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Columbellid cf. euplica
Social Structure: group
Size of Individuals: 1/2"
Age of Individuals: unknown
Date added to Tank: March 2009
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 100 gallon cube
Substrate Details: live sand
Filtration Details: live sand, live rock, skimmer
Water Changes: ~25% every other week or so
Water Temperature: 78-82
Lighting: 175w MH, VHO actinic supplementation
Lighting Cycle: 10 on, 14 off
Other Tank Inhabitants: various fish and coral
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: algae
Feeding Schedule: omnipresent
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: About a week after I got them
Spawn Time of Day: any time
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason
Courtship Details: none really
Egg Size: 1mm or less in diameter
Egg Color: white
Egg Count: 5-7 per capsule usually
Hatch Details Hatch Date: ~4 weeks after laying
Hatch Time of Day: various, can be any time
# Days after Spawn: 28
Larvae Description: hatch out as tiny versions of adults
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78-82
Size of Larval Tank: 100 gallon cube
Substrate Details: sand
Other Tank Decor: sand and live rock
Filtration Details: live sand, live rock, skimmer
Lighting: 175w MH and actinic VHO supplementation
Lighting Cycle: 10 on, 14 off
Water Changes: 25% every other week
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: algae
Feeding Schedule: omnipresent
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: all development occurs in the egg capsule, young hatch out as smaller versions of adults; for one batch of eggs, settlement/hatching occurred 1/6
Days after Hatch: Actually occurs before hatching, but they're considered one in the same for this species, so ~28 days after laying
Date of Settlement End: 1/6/11
Description of Fry: 1mm or so, tiny version of adults, but they're white with a small tan spot
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 76-82
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 100 gallon cube
Substrate Details: live sand
Other Tank Decor: live rock, corals
Filtration Details: live rock, live sand, skimmer
Lighting: 175w MH, VHO actinic supplementation
Lighting Cycle: 10 on 14 off
Water Changes: 25% every other week
Size at Transfer: not transferred
Age at Transfer: n/a
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: algae
Feeding Schedule: omnipresent
Additional Information Miscellaneous Information: The entire life cycle occurs in my reef tank. There is no transfer and I do not feed these guys directly, they eat the algae off my rock and glass. I purchased these snails from Indo Pacific Sea Farm in 2009 as "Strombus maculatus."
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