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General
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| Name: |
Mike Doty ( Mdoty ) Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Lysmata wurdemanni
( Class:
A
, Points Awarded:
5
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.lsmac.org/smf/index.php?topic=1053.0
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| Spawn Date: |
02/28/2015 |
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Time of Spawn: |
Unknown, found late at night
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78-80 ° F
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PH: |
Not tested
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
( Gallons) |
10 gallons
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Dimensions: |
20in X
12 1/2in X
10in
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Lighting:
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A basic 36 inch shop light that hangs about a foot from the top of the tank.
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Lighting Shedule:
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Lights are on a timer, 9am on 10pm off.
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Filtration:
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HOB Marine land bio wheel penguin 100
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
2 inches
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Size of Male: |
2 inches
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Age of Female: |
Unknown, wild caught
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Age of Male: |
Unknown, wild caught
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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About ten days before first spawn
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Feeding
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Food: |
Food Types:Several types of thawed frozen foods including mysis, brine, squid, reef plankton, Rods original blend, Rods eggs. I also add live adult brine and tigger pods every couple days
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Feeding Schedule:
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Three times daily
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
No pre spawn behavior was witnessed. They molt and then spawn.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Not witnessed
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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The shrimp carries the eggs in the pleopods, moves them occasionally with claws.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
1mm
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Color: |
Bright green at spawn
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Quantity: |
A couple hundred or more
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Description:
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Small round green balls held under the pleopods, as they developed they become white/clear.
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Location:
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The eggs are held under the shrimps pleopods.
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Other Details:
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