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: Lysmata wundermanni
Social Structure: 6
Size of Individuals: 2"
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: A little under a year
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 180 gallons
Substrate Details: Filtration Details: Refugium live Rock sand bed. Carbon and GFO reactor. UV filter
Water Changes: Water Temperature: 77°F
Lighting: 3 120 watt led (blue and white)
Lighting Cycle: Actinic on at 11:30 white on at 12:30. White off at 17:30 blue off 18:30
Other Tank Inhabitants: Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: A combination of tropical flakes, mysid shrimp, brine shrimp, pellets, zooplex, phytoplex, reef chili, cyclopeze, and krill
Feeding Schedule: Twice daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 21 January 2013
Spawn Time of Day: Just before lights out
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: Egg Size: around 1/4 mm
Egg Color: Orange/Yellowish
Egg Count: 150+
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 27 January 2013
Hatch Time of Day: After lights out
# Days after Spawn: 1
Larvae Description: Stream-line
Larval Tank Details Temperature: Size of Larval Tank: 2.5 gallon gray tub
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: Standpipe for filtering out the food but leaving the larvae in the bucket
Filtration Details: UV Sterilizer
Lighting: CF bulbs that light the whole room
Lighting Cycle: Ambient, but usually 14 on 10 off
Water Changes: 5% every week
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Apocyclops panamensis
Feeding Schedule: Twice per day, but enough food for it to be all eaten by the second feeding
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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