| General |
| Name: |
Shannon Pechauer ( shannpeach ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Species: |
Mithraculus forceps ( Class: A, Points: 35 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=86202
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| 60 Days Post Settlement Date: |
11/24/2013
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| Settlement End Date: |
09/24/2013
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| Post Settlement Details |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
~10 |
Fry Count:
( 60 DPS ) |
~10 |
| Fry Size: |
~1.5mm carapace width, some smaller and some larger |
| Food: |
Flakes and pellets in dishpan for a couple weeks, then moved them to official "growout" where they could graze on algae constantly and used to clean up uneaten frozen spirulina enriched brine shrimp, live bbs, and ova. |
| Feeding Schedule: |
At least two times a day. Can graze constantly |
| Fry Description: |
Look like the adults, only smaller. Sometimes they have a more white-ish appearance and I think that is around molting. Otherwise, they are a red color and sometimes have debris stuck to them (particularly the legs) |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
These guys are incredibly tough. Despite a serious amount of neglect on my part, they survived just fine. The initial growth rates were slow, but I attribute that to not a ton of food given to them and ambient room temperature (instead of heating to ~80F). I would imagine that if they were kept in optimal conditions they would have grown much more quickly. |