Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Lysmata Amboinensis (cleaner shrimp)
Social Structure: pair
Size of Individuals: 4-5 cm
Age of Individuals: unknown
Date added to Tank: 15 Dec 2012
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 38 gal Display Tank
Substrate Details: live rock shallow sand bed
Filtration Details: live rock, Red Sea Berlin Skimmer, sump/fuge, algae scrubber (not working well)
Water Changes: 10% every 2 weeks
Water Temperature: 82*F
Lighting: 3 watt leds white, royal blue, red and UV
Lighting Cycle: 12 on 12 off
Other Tank Inhabitants: spawning pair of Cinnamon Clowns, 2 unpaired PJ Cardinals, 3 unpaired yellow tail Blue Damsels, Turbo and Trochus snails, hermit crabs, an emerald crab, various soft corals.
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Omega One pellets, frozen mysis, homemade mash
Feeding Schedule: pellets 2x day frozen 1x /day or two days
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: ~23 Jan 2013
Spawn Time of Day: unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: unkown
Egg Size: tiny
Egg Color: pale greenish turning to slightly yellow
Egg Count: unknown probably >1000
Hatch Details Hatch Date: Hatch Time of Day: # Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: Larval Tank Details Temperature: Size of Larval Tank: Substrate Details: Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: 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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