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General
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| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mPedersen ) Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Porcellana sayana
( Class:
D
, Points Awarded:
135
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=35858
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| Spawn Date: |
05/12/2008 |
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Time of Spawn: |
unknown
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78-82F
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PH: |
8
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
( Gallons) |
24 gallon nanocube
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Dimensions: |
X
X
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Lighting:
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stock twin Power Compacts
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Lighting Shedule:
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12 hours on, on timer.
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Filtration:
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stock nanocube filtration
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
unknown bout around 1 to 1.5" across
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Size of Male: |
unknown, but around 1 to 1.5" across
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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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unknown - we had numerous porcelain crabs in the tank (4) at the time we noticed the hatch. We never saw mating or even noticed that the crabs had eggs.
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Feeding
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Food: |
they scavenge in the broodstock tank, so they get things like pellets, frozen mysis and brine etc..
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Feeding Schedule:
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multiple times per day.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
unknown
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Spawning Behavior:
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unknown
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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unkonwn, but assuming the female broods the eggs under her tail until hatching...
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Egg Details
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Size: |
unknown
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Color: |
unknown
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Quantity: |
hundreds given we got that many babies
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Description:
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unknown, never saw the eggs
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Location:
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presumably the female carries them around with her, but again, unknown
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Other Details:
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NOTE- SPAWNING DATE IS 100% invalid. We do not know when these were spawned, but the reporting system REQUIRES a date.
The only way we know there was ever a spawn is because we accidentally collected the larvae!!!!! See the hatch report for more information ;)
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