General |
Name: |
Shannon Pechauer ( shannpeach ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
Species: |
Lysmata boggessi ( Class: B, Points: 40 )
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Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=83712
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Settlement Start Date: |
10/16/2013
23 Days After Hatching
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Settlement End Date: |
10/28/2013
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Tank Parameters |
Temperature: |
~78-80 ° F |
PH: |
Not measured |
Specific Gravity: |
~1.024 |
Size: (Gallons) |
17 gallons |
Dimensions: |
21.5in X
21.5in X
16.25
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Lighting: |
Fluorescent strip light over the BRT
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Lighting Schedule: |
6am-9pm
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Filtration: |
None until after settlement, then a sponge filter
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Settlement Details |
Date of Hatch |
09/23/2013
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Hatch Time: |
After lights out |
Fry Count:
( at Hatch ) |
Not counted, estimate hundreds |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
Not counted, between 25 and 50 |
Fry Size: |
~1 cm |
Food: |
NHBBS, enriched partially grown brine as the larvae got older, Golden pearls 300-500 uM after the first week or so were added occasionally, sometimes daily if I didn't have enough bbs. Also, after a couple weeks they seem to enjoy munching on the slime algae that gets scraped off and floats around after a water change. |
Feeding Schedule: |
continuous |
Fry Description: (Pre Settlement) |
Larval shrimp, long spear legs |
Fry Description: (Post Settlement) |
Miniature adults. Some are more red than others. |