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General
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| Name: |
Darren Nancarrow ( CaptCrash ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Lysmata amboinensis
( Class:
D
, Points Awarded:
135
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=64461
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| Spawn Date: |
12/04/2011 |
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Time of Spawn: |
Unknown
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
27.1 ° C
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PH: |
8.21
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Salinity: |
1.024
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Size:
( Gallons) |
Breeding setup approx 1000L total. Tank 380x610x390mm 67L 17.5US Gal
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Dimensions: |
380mm X
610mm X
390mm
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Lighting:
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Power Compact
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Lighting Shedule:
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7am to 7:45pm
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Filtration:
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Skimmer, UV, Macro Algae, Live Rock
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
6cm (carrying eggs)
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Size of Male: |
not carrying eggs 1 @ 6cm, 1 @ 4cm
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Age of Female: |
Unknown
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Age of Male: |
Unknown
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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6 months
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Feeding
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Food: |
Spectrum Thera A+, Spectrum Salt H20 flakes, Enriched Brine Shrimp, Marine Green, Home Made Mash (prawn, pipi clam, white bait, squid, garlic, norrie etc). Occasional live brine shrimp and/or NHBBS
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Feeding Schedule:
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Morning and night. Pellets followed 10 minutes later with frozen food.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Reciently molted.
More interaction with the two other L. amboinensis in the tank.
Normally the smaller L. amboinensis is seperate from the two larger ones
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Spawning Behavior:
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Unknown not witnessed
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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normal behaviour
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Egg Details
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Size: |
< 0.5mm
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Color: |
Initially clear to cream coloured. Developing to a green colour.
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Quantity: |
not counted, many hundreds.
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Description:
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As the eggs are developing they are becomming easier to spot.
Initially they appeared as a darker section on the bottom of the shrimp at the base of the swimmerets. Now they darkened to a deep green dark "eye" spots
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Location:
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The eggs are at the base of the swimmerets, they are "stacked" between the swimmerets. On the underside of the tail.
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Other Details:
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Note: Spawn date, is actually the date that eggs were first observed, not the actual date of spawning. This was not witnessed so is unknown.
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