Breeding Journal, Species: Mithraculus sculptus

General
Species:  Mithraculus sculptus aka. Emerald Crab
Social Structure:  Two individuals
Size of Individuals: Male 2.5 cm , Female 1.5 cm.
Age of Individuals:  Unknown
Date added to Tank:  02/14/2015

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  60cm x 60cm x 30 cm
Substrate Details:  Natural Sea sand
Filtration Details:  NAC 5 Curve PS, Newjet2300 pump
Water Changes:  30 liters per week
Water Temperature:  26C°
Lighting:  Ecotech Radion XR15 Pro
Lighting Cycle:  09:00 - 20:00
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Two clowns, Blue tang, Bi-color blenny, anemone crab, peppermint shrimp, soft and LPS corals.

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Pellet, frozen mysis, artemia, cyclops.
Feeding Schedule:  Pellets daily, fozen stuff once a week.

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  Unknown
Spawn Time of Day:  Unkonwn
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Unknown 
Courtship Details:  Unknown
Egg Size:  Less than 1 mm maybe
Egg Color:  Silvery close to hatch
Egg Count: more than 100 maybe

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  06/11/2015
Hatch Time of Day:  20:30
# Days after Spawn:  Unknown
Larvae Description:  Phototrophic, copepod like swimming, big eyes and tail.


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  26C°
Size of Larval Tank: 5 liters cup 
Substrate Details:  None
Other Tank Decor:  None
Filtration Details:  Air pump
Lighting:  None
Lighting Cycle: Natural daylight 
Water Changes:  None yet

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Reed phtyoplankton for the first food, will try NHA and some flakes in the future. 
Feeding Schedule:  1 drop daily.

Metamorphosis/Settlement
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Grow-Out Tank Details
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Additional Information
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That's the female, small one...

and that' s the male with big claws feeding on algae...
 

This is the hatch video...
 

 
I had just realized the female had silver eggs yesterday so have no idea about the spawning details.
 
Now.....the first food?

Larvae under micscope...