Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Lybia tessellata
Social Structure: Multiple individuals in the tank
Size of Individuals: ~1 inch carapace width
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: Three added around September 2013
, but one died when I accidentally siphoned it out during a water change (it had just molted). Third was purchased in Early December 2013 with a large batch of eggs Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 12 gallon biocube
Substrate Details: None
Filtration Details: Sponge filter
Water Changes: ~25-50% once a week or every two weeks
Water Temperature: ~80 F
Lighting: CFL
Lighting Cycle: 6AM to 9PM
Other Tank Inhabitants: Yellow stripe clingfish, scarlet hermit crabs, green banded gobies (two)
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Spirulina enriched frozen artemia, live artemia, nutramar ova
Feeding Schedule: At least twice a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Spawn Time of Day: Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: Egg Size: Egg Color: Egg Count: Hatch Details Hatch Date: 12-16-2013
Hatch Time of Day: ~8:30 PM, only 30 minutes or so after lights out
# Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: To the eye they look like a white ball. When they stretch out there is a round head and a small tail. They are attracted to light after hatch
Larval Tank Details Temperature: ~80 F
Size of Larval Tank: 17 gallon BRT, only partially filled
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None other than the heater and airstone
Filtration Details: Live phyto
Lighting: Fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: 6AM to 9PM
Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Euterpina copepods, L strain rotifers, and nhbbs enriched with live phyto in the tub
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: You will be required to provide photographic evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program.
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