Breeding Journal DataSheet
This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system
General Species: Clibanarius sp.
Social Structure: Group of 20-30 in a 50gallon
Size of Individuals: various, some about a quarter inch up to nearly an inch
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: Peridocially as I feel I need more clean up crew, starting about June 2011
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 50 gallons
Substrate Details: Between 2 and 3 inches of aragonite sand
Filtration Details: Skimmer, live rock, live sand, biopellets
Water Changes: about 10% every 1 to 2 weeks
Water Temperature: 76-78 degrees F
Lighting: T5 HO
Lighting Cycle: lights on ~6 am, off ~8 or 9pm
Other Tank Inhabitants: A. ocellaris trio,Synchiropus stellatus pair, Escenius bicolor, Pseudocheilinus hexataenia, red Mithraculus sculptus, various snails (cerith, turbo, etc)
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Formula one and two flake, spectrum pellets, ova, PE mysis, Hikari mysis, frozen brine, live brine, blackworms, Limpits mash...
Feeding Schedule: At least once a day, usually more depending on my schedule
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Unknown
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: Egg Size: Unknown
Egg Color: Unknown
Egg Count: Unknown
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 8.15.2012
Hatch Time of Day: After lights out
# Days after Spawn: Unknown
Larvae Description: Less than 2mm
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 76-80, essentially "room temp" of my house right now
Size of Larval Tank: Spherical fish bowl, maybe 3 gallons total
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: none, water movement provided by rigid airline tubing at a slow bubble
Lighting: CF bulb about 2 feet above bowl, light diffused by a sheet of paper sitting on eggcrate
Lighting Cycle: ~14 hours on, 10 off
Water Changes: infrequent, maybe once a week. Should do more...
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers and tisbe, T-Iso and Tet, occasional BBS
Feeding Schedule: Every couple days
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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