Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Lysmata seticaudata
Social Structure: Two adults
Size of Individuals: Dominant one 5cm, other one 4 cm.
Age of Individuals: Unkown, came from former tank.
Date added to Tank: 06/05/2013
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 70 liter Nano Tank, 55cm (16cm backsump) x 39cm x 39cm
Substrate Details: Caribbean Sea Special Grade
Filtration Details: NAC 3.5 PS, 70 gr. of Zeolite, Ceramic in display and live rock in the backsump, 17.liters Refigium with chaetomorpha.
Water Changes: 5 liters with any livestock addition, 10 liters weekly.
Water Temperature: 26 C°
Lighting: DIY LED system
Lighting Cycle: 11:00 - 19:00 Blues & 12:00 - 17:00 All On.
Other Tank Inhabitants: Two juvenile clowns, cleanup crew, some softies, XXS BTA and a SPS frag.
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen brine (Golden Gate), dried krill, dried mysis, dried rotifer, NLS small pellets. These are for clowns but shrimp eat as well. Also i see them hunting pods and live mysis in the tank.
Feeding Schedule: Morning after Blue LEDS are on - Afternoon before all LEDS are off. Also hovering the detrius from the bottom randomly with a glassmagnet.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 07/28/2013
Spawn Time of Day: Night time
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 08/17/2013, 08/19/2013(from the small one), 10 days period, 08/26/2013, 09/06/2013, 09/09/2013, 09/16/2013.(small one spawns 3-4 days after the big one, depending on water temprature)
Courtship Details: Unkown.
Egg Size: 1mm.
Egg Color: Greenish translucent, then turn to gray and silver close to spawn.
Egg Count: Pleopods fully loaded.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 08/07/2013
Hatch Time of Day: 23:00 night time.
# Days after Spawn: 10
Larvae Description: 2- 2,5 mm.in size, pelagic, phototrophic, eyes attached to body, many organs have not developed yet.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 26 C°
Size of Larval Tank: Temporarily 5 lt. , will be moved to 60 lt. nursery soon.
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: Just aeration.
Lighting: Ambient room light.
Lighting Cycle: Ambient.
Water Changes: %40 from the tank they were born, %40 fresh saltwater, total %80 in the first week.
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Live rotifers ( i was not prepeared for artemia nauplii, trying to supply with new hatched nauplii ASAP), very small amounts; dried rotifers, cyclopeeze, crushed NLS pellets. Nauplii added to the diet since the 3rd day.
Feeding Schedule: Random. Twice a day.
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 09/12/2013
Days after Hatch: 36
Date of Settlement End: 09/27/2013
Description of Fry: 10mm. long, transparent small shrimps, benthic, using pleopods for swimming like an adult shrimp.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 26 C°
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 5 liter bucket, (moved to 15 liter glass tank).
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: Dead plate coral, Heater, air bubbler, internal mini filter.
Filtration Details: Regular water changes, internal mini power filter.
Lighting: Ambient.
Lighting Cycle: Ambient.
Water Changes: 5 liters from the Nano tank, every other day.
Size at Transfer: 2-4 cm.
Age at Transfer: 72 DPH/36 DPS.
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen brine shrimp, krill flakes, other dry goods, fish roe.
Feeding Schedule: Twice a day.
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