General
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Name: |
Ray Holler ( ray2111 ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
Species: |
Lysmata amboinensis ( Class: D, Points: 165 )
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Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=93673
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Hatch Details |
Spawn Date: |
04/19/2015
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Spawn Time of Day: |
sometime during the night. |
Hatch Date: |
05/01/2015
12 Days After Spawn
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Hatch Time of Day: |
Sometime after lights out.
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Where Hatched: |
Larvae were hatched in 125 gallon reef tank. I removed the filter pad out of sump before lights out to let larvae make it down into sump. I did not remove any eggs or larvae from system except to take pictures of the larvae. |
Eggs Removed Pre-Hatch: |
No
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Larvae Removed Post-Hatch: |
Yes
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Yolk Sac: |
Yes
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# Hatched |
hundreds |
# Not Hatched |
unknown |
Larvae Size |
1/8th inch |
First Food: |
The sump is full of different pods, and rotifers that I dump into the reef tank to thin out my cultures, and what ever else makes it through the filter pad. |
Larvae Description:
( Do larvae have eyes, mouth, gut, attracted to light, etc?) |
About an 1/8th inch long and transparent except for eyes and a yellow spot in the middle of the thorax. |
Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78 to 79 degrees F ° F
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PH: |
unknown
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Specific Gravity: |
1.022
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Size: (Gallons) |
20 gallon high |
Dimensions: |
24" X
12" X
16"
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Lighting:
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Ambient lighting from the T5 lights on my reef tanks. |
Lighting Schedule:
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11 hrs on 13 hrs off |
Other Details |
Other Information: |
Larvae are very skittish of light. |