Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Lysmata debelius
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: 2" (body/tail length)
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 12 Nov 2014
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: Display setup approx. 2000L total with seahorse Tank 920x350x450mm 145L 38US Gal
Substrate Details: White Marble Chips
Filtration Details: Skimmer, UV, Macro Algae, Live Rock
Water Changes: 800L Fortnight
Water Temperature: 26C
Lighting: LED
Lighting Cycle: 9am to 8:45pm (complex setup with moon lighting, dusk/dawn across 8 colours, storms so light intensity changes etc)
Other Tank Inhabitants: 3 x Kuda seahorse, 10 x Peppermint shrimp, 4 x small Occy/Perc cross juvies
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen Mysis shrimp, Spectrum Thera A+, Spectrum Salt H20 flakes, Enriched Brine Shrimp, Marine Green, Home Made Mash (prawn, pipi clam, white bait, squid, garlic, norrie etc). Occasional live brine shrimp
Feeding Schedule: Morning and night. Pellets followed 10 minutes later with frozen food.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 1/02/2015
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Not Yet
Courtship Details: not seen
Egg Size: 0.25-0.5mm
Egg Color: cream (with red tinge)
Egg Count: many, 1000+
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: Molt occured about 7 days before eggs were seen.
Both shrimp stay in close proximity to each other but not particularly together.
Additional Spawns:
S = Date of Spawn
H = Date of Hatch
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