Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Lysmata boggessi
Social Structure: Pair/ Group of 7
Size of Individuals: ~2 inches
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: April 23, 2013/ September 14, 2013
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10 gallon
Substrate Details: None, few tubes of pvc and a rock the shrimp like to sit on for feeding
Filtration Details: 40g sump, biological
Water Changes: 10% monthly
Water Temperature: 78.8°F /~80°F
Lighting: Lights of America 18" Under-Cabinet Fluorescent Light
Lighting Cycle: 16 Hours on, 8 Hours off
Other Tank Inhabitants: Pair of Elacatinus evelynae /Pair of Orange stripe cardinalfish
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen Cyclopeeze, Frozen Mysis, Flakes
Feeding Schedule: 3 times a day, Once in the morning and night with a mix of cyclopeeze and mysis, flakes towards noonish.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 11 June 2013 /16 September 2013
Spawn Time of Day: From 10:00pm to 5:00am
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: None seen, Molts evedent
Egg Size: Less than 1/2 a mm
Egg Color: Very light green
Egg Count: 50-75
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 6 October, 2013
Hatch Time of Day: 9-10pm
# Days after Spawn: 17 days
Larvae Description: Enlongated, have eyes that are attached together, Z1 stage in life
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78°F
Size of Larval Tank: 1g fish bowl
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: Air bubbler, heater
Filtration Details: none
Lighting: CFB (Compact flouresent)
Lighting Cycle: 24 hours
Water Changes: 50% every few days
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Tisbe nauplii, iso, tetraselmis, BBS added few days after hatch (see below), and flake food
Feeding Schedule: continuous
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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