Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Lysmata amboinensis
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Appx. 3"
Age of Individuals: Unknown -- At least 15 months
Date added to Tank: 9/1/2010
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10 Gallons
Substrate Details: Aragonite sand
Filtration Details: HOB filters w/biowheels in sump
Water Changes: Small and frequent
Water Temperature: Ambient room temp -- appx 74 F
Lighting: Small strip floursecent
Lighting Cycle: Manually on and off -- Appx. 16H on / 8H off
Other Tank Inhabitants: Two Perclua clowns, snails, hermit crabs.
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Various pellets and frozen foods.
Feeding Schedule: 3-4 times a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: First recorded spawn: 11/7/2011
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown - I suspect at night right after hatch / molt.
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: After every molt -- they stay perpetually pregnant
Courtship Details: None observed. The pair stays together.
Egg Size: Small, appx. 1 mm ?
Egg Color: Greenish-gray
Egg Count: Hundreds
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 11/22/2011
Hatch Time of Day: 10:00 PM, just before lights out.
# Days after Spawn: Not sure. Could be 15 days.
Larvae Description: Tiny larvae with orange centers, no stalked eyes, six relative long legs, and shorter appendages in front of the long legs, and sticking out in front.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: Ambient room temp., appx 74 F.
Size of Larval Tank: 1 gallon fishbowl.
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None, except for an airline.
Filtration Details: Live Phytoplankton.
Lighting: None.
Lighting Cycle: N/A
Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Apocyclops panamensis copepods at first.
Feeding Schedule: Continuous.
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 (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information: You will be required to provide photographic evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program.
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