Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Alpheus armatus
Social Structure: Male/Female pair
Size of Individuals: ~3 inches
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: October 29th, 2013
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 40B attached to a ~200 gallon system
Substrate Details: Sand of various sizes, crushed gravel
Filtration Details: Liverock, livesand, skimmer, bioballs...
Water Changes: ~10% every 6 weeks
Water Temperature: 80F
Lighting: Fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: 6AM to 8PM
Other Tank Inhabitants: Decorator crabs
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Pellets, live blackworms, frozen mysis, frozen mash
Feeding Schedule: At least two times per day, sometimes more
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Unknown, not witnessed but suspected
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown, assumed at night after the molt
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: ~Dec 10/11, 2013; 2-8-2014; 2-28-2014
Courtship Details: None noted
Egg Size: Estimate ~1mm
Egg Color: Difficult to see due to the pleopods, but they look dark
Egg Count: Estimate ~100
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 12-31-2013; 2-7-2014; 2-27-2014; 3-17-2014; 4-6-2014; 4-24-2014
Hatch Time of Day: After lights out
# Days after Spawn: ~20 days
Larvae Description: Quite large, perhaps 4mm. Attracted to light. Reflective eyes make them easier to spot, otherwise they are clear and generally very difficult to see.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: ~75-80
Size of Larval Tank: 3L inverted water bottle
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: Live phyto
Lighting: Fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: 6AM to 9PM
Water Changes: 100% every couple days
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Newly hatched artemia, enriched artemia
Feeding Schedule: constant
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: These shrimp were purchased as a mated pair.
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