Breeding Journal, Species: [Thor amboinensis]

General
Species:  Thor amboinensis
Social Structure:  pair
Size of Individuals:  2cm female, 1.5cm male
Age of Individuals:  about 1 years
Date added to Tank:  september 2011

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  160l
Substrate Details:  medium grain sand
Filtration Details:  skimmer
Water Changes:  10% every two weeks
Water Temperature:  25°C
Lighting:  led
Lighting Cycle:  10h light          
Other Tank Inhabitants: fish and corals          

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  pellets, frozen foods
Feeding Schedule:  once daily

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  10/01/13
Spawn Time of Day:  night, after hatching 
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  every 14 days
Courtship Details:  immediately after hatching, the male walk near the female, like a guard
Egg Size: about 1mm           
Egg Color:  probably brown. female carries the eggs among the pleopods
Egg Count:  about 50

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  24/01/2013
Hatch Time of Day:  one hour after lights off
# Days after Spawn:  14
Larvae Description: small whitish phototropic larvae


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  26°C
Size of Larval Tank:  1,5l          
Substrate Details:  none
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  only air pump
Lighting:  fluorescent lamp
Lighting Cycle:  16h light
Water Changes:  0,5l every day

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  rotifers, copepods, NHBS
Feeding Schedule:  once a day, after the daily water change.

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  28/02/2013
Days after Hatch:  35
Date of Settlement End:  05/03/2013
Description of Fry:  young sexy shrimps appear like adults for the silhoutte, but they are redder, with transparent stripes

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  26°C          
Size of Grow-Out Tank:  10l
Substrate Details:  none
Other Tank Decor:  some PVC pipes
Filtration Details:  none, only aeration
Lighting:  fluorescent lamp
Lighting Cycle:  14h light
Water Changes:  1liter every day
Size at Transfer:  2mm
Age at Transfer:  35 days after hatch

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  small pellets, freeze dried copepods
Feeding Schedule:  once a day

Additional Information
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