Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Cerithium atratum
Social Structure: about a half dozen grazing in my frag tub
Size of Individuals: 1 - 1.5" in length
Age of Individuals: Unknown, added about 6 months ago
Date added to Tank: March 2014?
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 9 gallon Rubbermaid tub
Substrate Details: Bare bottom
Filtration Details: Plumbed to main reef system
Water Changes: 25-30% changed in system monthly
Water Temperature: 79 degrees F
Lighting: Led
Lighting Cycle: 12 hrs on, 12 off
Other Tank Inhabitants: 2 Astrea snails, 1 percula clownfish
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Just the nuisance hair algaes, cyano. Not specifically fed
Feeding Schedule: Ad lib
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 9/2/14
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown, not witnessed
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 9/15/14, seem to find egg strands at least once a week
Courtship Details: None seen
Egg Size: Very tiny; individual eggs invisible to naked eye
Egg Color: Egg strands are cream colored
Egg Count: many hundreds, probably over a thousand (not counted)
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 9/5/14
Hatch Time of Day: uncertain, the veligers were observed at 1:00pm
# Days after Spawn: 4
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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