Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Lysmata boggessi Social Structure: first attempt: 5 hermaphroditic shrimps, one carrying eggs at purchase. third attempt: 5 shrimps, soon dwindled to 3 survivors.
Size of Individuals: just over an inch
Age of Individuals: unknown , but they grew in size in my care.
Date added to Tank: 2/18/2012 , 4/22/2012 , 8/13/14
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 8 gallons on a much larger system
Substrate Details: bare , large PVC fitting for hiding places
Filtration Details: live rock, mechanical 100 um sock
Water Changes: bi-weekly, 10%
Water Temperature: 80
Lighting: undercabinet T5 fluorescent
Lighting Cycle: 14 day, 10 hours night
Other Tank Inhabitants: none at this time
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Otohime C1, various flake foods , remnants of frozen mash feeding
Feeding Schedule: 2 times daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: came with eggs, then continuous spawning and hatching at every molt
Spawn Time of Day: likely at night
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: various and too hard to notate, as all three shrimp look similar and molt at various times
Courtship Details: first time:molting event, eggs produced, but shrimp has a tenuous hold on them. This latest batch seem to hold on to the eggs quite well.
Egg Size: approximately 0.33 mm oblongs
Egg Color: pale green , but orange while the shrimp are holding
Egg Count: approx. 50. first batch. Now they seem much more abundant. the shrimp seem to be bursting with eggs all the time.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: One of many: Early hours of Dec 15, 2014 is documented in this report .Next one documented was 5/20/15 , meta report, 6/23/15
Hatch Time of Day: at night. did not witness
# Days after Spawn: unknown
Larvae Description: lots of appendages, big eyes, some pigmentation, seem like a miniature shrimp, about a mm or two long. Later, they develop spear legs and eyes on stalks.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 75.3F
Size of Larval Tank: 2 gallon fishbowl
Substrate Details: bare
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: none, rigid airline with slow bubbles
Lighting: ambient 18 watt CFL with reflector, clamp on , at ceiling
Lighting Cycle: 14 hours on, 10 hours off
Water Changes: small ones to replace water siphoned along with detritus at bottom, one big one the evening before metamorphosis began, mostly to remove grown brine shrimps and combat a little cyano.
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: newly hatched brine shrimp. Some few P. crassirostris and euterpina added at the beginning, but not a lot
Feeding Schedule: twice a day
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 7/28/15
Days after Hatch: 35
Date of Settlement End: 8/13/15
Description of Fry: look like miniature shrimps without color, settled, eyes on body, not on stalks, disappearance of spear legs.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 75.3F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 11 x 12 x 24 inches
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: breeder basket with Cryptocentrus cinctus
Filtration Details: sponge filter
Lighting: CFL 18 watt clamp light
Lighting Cycle: 14 hours day, 10 hours night
Water Changes: 10% every 2 weeks
Size at Transfer: about 1/2 inch
Age at Transfer: 4 weeks after settlement
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: NHBS, Otohime pellets, frozen arcti-pods
Feeding Schedule: twice daily
Additional Information (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information: 8/13/14: The first 19 posts in this thread refer to attempts years ago with this species.
9/26/15 is 60 days post settlement
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