Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Lysmata amboinensis
Social Structure: Group of three
Size of Individuals: 2 @ 6cm 1 @ 4cm
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: May 2011
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: Breeding setup approx 1000L total. Tank 380x610x390mm 67L 17.5US Gal
Substrate Details: None
Filtration Details: Skimmer, UV, Macro Algae, Live Rock
Water Changes: 100L Fortnight
Water Temperature: 27.1
Lighting: Power Compact
Lighting Cycle: 7am to 7:45pm
Other Tank Inhabitants: 4 x Blood Shrimp, 2 x Picaso Clownfish (growing up)
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Spectrum Thera A+, Spectrum Salt H20 flakes, Enriched Brine Shrimp, Marine Green, Home Made Mash (prawn, pipi clam, white bait, squid, garlic, norrie etc). Occasional live brine shrimp and/or NHBBS
Feeding Schedule: Morning and night. Pellets followed 10 minutes later with frozen food.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: October 2011, reported spawn 12/4/2011
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Unknown at this time
Courtship Details: Unknown not witnessed
Egg Size: < 0.5mm
Egg Color: Initially clear to cream coloured. Developing to a green colour.
Egg Count: not counted, many hundreds.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 12/22/2011
Hatch Time of Day: 10pm
# Days after Spawn: 18
Larvae Description: Small yellow/white critters that are attracted to light. Movement varys, with some moving in straight paths, others appear to jump from position to position. Others still seem to spin very rapidly.
They are 2-3 times the size (bulkier) than peppermint larvae and much easier to make out with the naked eye.
Larval Tank Details Group 1 Temperature: 26c
Size of Larval Tank: 50L
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: Heater
Filtration Details: water change and air stone
Lighting: Power Compact
Lighting Cycle: 6am to 10pm
Water Changes: variable
Group 2 - 5 Temperature: 26c (water bath holding kreisel's)
Size of Larval Tank: 5L Kreisel shaped tank
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: Rigid Air Line
Lighting: Power Compact
Lighting Cycle: 6am to 10pm
Water Changes: variable
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers raised on Reed Rotifer Diet. Greenwater acheived by tinting the water with Reed Nannocholoropsis, about 2ml. Baby Brine Shrimp within 4 hours of hatch. 1ml of AmGuard for ammonia control daily. Density of food has not been measured, but kreisel's have been arranged with density increasing from right to left (both Rots and NHBBS).
Feeding Schedule: morning, afternoon and night depending on food remaining in RBT or Kreisel
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: Additional Spawns:
S = Date of Spawn
H = Date of Hatch
H 2/18/2014
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