|
General
|
| Name: |
James Macdonald ( Marinesciencemaniac ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Status: |
Approved |
|
Species: |
Lysmata boggessi
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
15
) 
|
| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=80687&mpage=1#80687
|
| Spawn Date: |
04/11/2013 |
|
Time of Spawn: |
Unknown, I was gone, but it was between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.
|
|
Tank Parameters
|
|
Temperature: |
73 ° F
|
|
PH: |
8.2
|
|
Salinity: |
1.024
|
Size:
( Gallons) |
60 gallons
|
|
Dimensions: |
48.25 in X
12.75 in X
57.75 in
|
|
Lighting:
|
Two standard fluorescent lights
|
|
Lighting Shedule:
|
Light are on from 7 a.m. till 9:30 p.m.
|
|
Filtration:
|
One Aqueon Power Filter Quiet Flow 55/75
|
|
Brood Stock Data
|
|
Size of Female: |
1.75"
|
|
Size of Male: |
1.5 inch
|
|
Age of Female: |
Unknown, bought from Live Aquaria
|
|
Age of Male: |
Unknown, bought from Live Aquaria
|
Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
|
One month, since March 6
|
|
Feeding
|
|
Food: |
Marine Pellets, and Marine Crisps.
|
|
Feeding Schedule:
|
Fed at 7:30 a.m., and between 3-5 times between 4 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
|
|
Spawn Details
|
|
Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Male spent a lot more time with female, female seemed to grow more.
|
|
Spawning Behavior:
|
Unknown, I was away for most of the day, so I was unable to witness the spawning, but when I came home, I saw that the underbelly of the female was full of eggs.
|
|
Post Spawn Behavior:
|
Male moved to a different hole. Female because a lot more shy, and would not leave a small tunnel through the rock above the cave that she calls her home. Because of this, it was very hard to get a good picture of the eggs on her belly, as she retreated whenever I came near.
|
|
Egg Details
|
|
Size: |
Around 1mm long.
|
|
Color: |
Yellow
|
|
Quantity: |
Hard to tell due to the female being so skittish, but looked like more than 50
|
|
Description:
|
Eggs looked around 1 mm and yellow on the underside and sides of the abdomen of the female shrimp. There were very tiny, but I did not get that many good looks at them, but they looked like other pictures that I have seen of other Lysmata wurdemanni.
|
|
Location:
|
Underside and sides of the abdomen of the female.
|
|
Other Details:
|
Finally have some good pictures of shrimp carrying eggs.
|