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General
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| Name: |
Kevin Kramer ( fishboy13 ) Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Lysmata amboinensis
( Class:
D
, Points Awarded:
135
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=38516
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| Spawn Date: |
05/02/2010 |
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Time of Spawn: |
Sometime during the night
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78-80
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PH: |
8.4
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
( Gallons) |
135 gallons with 40 gallon sump
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Dimensions: |
6 X
2 X
1.5
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Lighting:
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Outer Orbit 6ft fixture
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Lighting Shedule:
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Atinics 8A.M. - 10P.M.
Metal halides 9A.M. - 9P.M.
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Filtration:
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Grape caulerpa, wire algae, 150 lbs of live sand, 150 lbs of figi live rock
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
2.5 in
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Size of Male: |
1.5in
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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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5 days
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Feeding
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Food: |
Mysis shrimp, flake foods (Formula 1, Formula 2, Tetra Marine), I'm sure that they eat many other things that I do not know about
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Feeding Schedule:
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Whenever they decide to eat, usually when I feed mysis they will come out and eat a little bit of it.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
I noticed them staying very close together during the day and also the night. Nothing else was different.
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Spawning Behavior:
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I did not see the spawn, it was sometime during the night.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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The two shrimp were hanging around eachother and eating like they normally do.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
Probably .5 mm by .5 mm
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Color: |
Green
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Quantity: |
Probably .5 mm by .5 mm
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Description:
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The eggs are very small and attached to the "female's" legs when "she" lifts up her legs the eggs are visible. The eggs are very close together and a lime green color.
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Location:
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In the "female's" abdomen attached to "her" legs.
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Other Details:
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I did not witness any molts since the new shimp has been added to the tank. But there could have been molt behind the rocks.
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