Breeding Journal, Species: Periclimenes pedersoni (Pederson's Anemone Shrimp)

General
Species: Periclimenes pedersoni
Social Structure:  Several individuals in the tank
Size of Individuals:  ~1 inch
Age of Individuals:  Unknown
Date added to Tank:  10-29-2013

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  40 gallon breeder attached to 350+gallon system
Substrate Details:  bare bottom
Filtration Details:  Live sand, live rock
Water Changes:  Infrequent
Water Temperature:  ~80 F
Lighting:  Metal halide
Lighting Cycle:  6AM to 9PM
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Pair of A. ocellaris

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Frozen mash, live blackworms, pellets, mysis  
Feeding Schedule:  At least 2x a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  Noticed eggs around January 8th, but they were likely spawning before that
Spawn Time of Day:  Unknown, assumed after molt during the night
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Courtship Details:  None noted
Egg Size:  Not measured, but very small
Egg Color:  Yellowish
Egg Count:  Not counted

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I noticed a few days ago that at least one of the shrimp was holding eggs. I think six were originally put in the tank, but I'm not really sure how many are still in there.  Today I found a male (no eggs) and a female (with eggs) in a spot that was easy to catch them from.  So I snagged the two of them and moved them to a breeder basket in another tank.  Here are pics of the pair, including pics of the eggs.
 



 
 

I found the female dead this weekend and the male is MIA...bummer.  It will be awhile before I get some replacements...

SHOOT...this was NOT what I wanted to read when I came to this thread.  As I posted in the notes on your report - "Man...this species was on my to-do list for my invert points...please be successful so I can copy you (BTW, Calado has information on this species...drop me a note if you want me to dig it up for you; requires Curly-Q anemone nematocysts for settlement)."

I actually plan to order from K&P next week, and will likely get more of these. I found the Calado paper awhile ago and remember reading about the anemones for settlement but totally forgot until you just mentioned it. Good thing too, since I can try to order one or two of them along with the shrimp. Hopefully they have a few of these guys in stock!