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Breeding Journal, Species: Cerithium atratum
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:36 PM
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Breeding Journal DataSheet
This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system General Species: Cerithium atratum Social Structure: Multiple individuals Size of Individuals: ~1 inch Age of Individuals: Unknown Date added to Tank: Early Septmember 2013 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 12 gallon biocube Substrate Details: None Filtration Details: Sponge filter Water Changes: Usually 5 gallons every 7-10 days Water Temperature: ~80F Lighting: CFL Lighting Cycle: 6AM to 8PM Other Tank Inhabitants: D. lineatus, green banded gobies, Columbellid snails, scartlet hermit crabs Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: They eat algae growing on the tank glass Feeding Schedule: Contant Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 9-24-2013 Spawn Time of Day: Unknown Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: None noted Egg Size: Egg Color: Egg Count: 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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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Cerithium atratum
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:39 PM
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Got these snails earlier this month and currently think they are C. atratum, although I still want to do some work looking into the different Florida species to make sure. A couple of the adults:  The egg string:  Today I pulled the egg string off with a blade and a turkey baster and put it in a small container (~500mL). I had thought that they were spawned several days ago, but just realized that it was only yesterday, so I probably yanked the string out way too soon. Oh well, we'll see if it hatches!
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Cerithium atratum
Sunday, September 29, 2013 4:26 PM
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There was a hatch sometime between yesterday and this morning. I was gone all day yesterday and didnt look at the container until this morning so I can't say exactly when. I moved the veligers to a 1L plastic bottle and added some chaetoceros and nanno, just enough to tint the water slightly. Here are some pics:  
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