|
General
|
| Name: |
Doni Marie Posey ( woodstock ) Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America |
| Status: |
Approved |
|
Species: |
Lysmata boggessi
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
15
) 
|
| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=42207
|
| Spawn Date: |
07/01/2010 |
|
Time of Spawn: |
during the night after a molt
|
|
Tank Parameters
|
|
Temperature: |
80
|
|
PH: |
8.0-8.2
|
|
Salinity: |
35ppt
|
Size:
( Gallons) |
20 gallon
|
|
Dimensions: |
24 X
12 X
16
|
|
Lighting:
|
normal output florescent
|
|
Lighting Shedule:
|
14 hrs on; 10 hrs off
|
|
Filtration:
|
sump, skimmer, refugium, carbon reactor
|
|
Brood Stock Data
|
|
Size of Female: |
2"
|
|
Size of Male: |
2"
|
|
Age of Female: |
unsure
|
|
Age of Male: |
unsure
|
Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
|
They have been together since I added them back in April and spawn with every molt (every 2 weeks)
|
|
Feeding
|
|
Food: |
Leftover fish food; Otohime, NewLifeSpectrum, homemade mush, mysis
|
|
Feeding Schedule:
|
twice daily
|
|
Spawn Details
|
|
Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
hang out together
|
|
Spawning Behavior:
|
One shrimp fertilizes the eggs of another during a molt; Once mature, each shrimp plays the male and female roll.
|
|
Post Spawn Behavior:
|
An egg mass can be seen under the tail of the 'female'
|
|
Egg Details
|
|
Size: |
small
|
|
Color: |
greenish
|
|
Quantity: |
several hundred
|
|
Description:
|
The egg mass can be seen under the tail of the 'female'
|
|
Location:
|
under the tail of the female
|
|
Other Details:
|
|