Breeding Journal, Species: Lysmata wurdemanni

General
Species:  Lysmata wurdemanni
Social Structure:  Group of 7 Adults
Size of Individuals:  2"
Age of Individuals:  N/A Purchased 8 months ago.
Date added to Tank:  11/2012

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  90
Substrate Details:  Sugar Sand
Filtration Details:  Sump with Refugium
Water Changes:  20% monthly
Water Temperature:  82 Degrees
Lighting:  2x 150W Metal Halides 4x T5
Lighting Cycle:  Metal Halides 5 hours per day, T5 10 hours per day.
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Clonwfish pair, reef lobster, cleaner shrimp, Gold Midas Blenny, Blue Midas Blenny, Tail Spot Blenny.

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Mixture of home made food, Pellets, flakes, Reef Chili, algae sheets
Feeding Schedule:  3 times per day.

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  7/01/13
Spawn Time of Day:  1:00 AM
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 
Courtship Details:  Dancing and aggressive behavior.
Egg Size:  1mm
Egg Color:  orange
Egg Count:  N/A

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  7/12/13
Hatch Time of Day:  1:00AM
# Days after Spawn:  N/A
Larvae Description:  2mm in length, shrimp larvae.


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  82 Degrees
Size of Larval Tank:  10gallons
Substrate Details:  Bare Bottom
Other Tank Decor:  N/A
Filtration Details:  None
Lighting:  60w bulb
Lighting Cycle:  first 4 days lights on, after first 4 days 12 hours on / 12 hours off.
Water Changes:  30% weekly.

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rotifers
Feeding Schedule:  restock tank twice per day.

Metamorphosis/Settlement
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Grow-Out Tank Details
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Additional Information
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Sorry for the bad quality pictures, will try and get better ones very soon.
 

Little bit better picture of the larvae at 10 days:

I honestly don't know what to do at this point, I have everything on auto pilot.

I would love to see pix of the parental shrimp!  Congrats on the babies!
 

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All larvae disappeared during Day 11. Not sure what has happened...

Ok, after talking to a friend we think they all died after their molt. The diet was frozen BBS, rotifers/RG complete, and TDO A. Not sure what happened but any input would be appreciated. I think water quality was not up to par.