breeding ghost shrimp?

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Peterkarig3210
 
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breeding ghost shrimp?

by Peterkarig3210

One of my favorite creatures in my planted tank are the ghost shrimp. They actually get pretty big, about 2 inches long not including the antennas which can get 2-3 inches long.

They are harmless to almost any fish and go around constantly picking at plants, detrius, etc.

I often see them with a bunch of eggs packed up under their tails and I never see babys, ever, even though the plants are so thick in areas.

I would immagine that at least a few of these hundreds of eggs would produce a few babies, but never. Anyone here ever had any luck breeding these things?


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

yeah, Ive bred them for food. Is hard as crap getting them to breed & keeping the young with enough food that is not too big.... their young is sucked up by the filters & the young are soon eaten by fish & parents or other gost shrimp.....for Gods sake and your money pleace dont waste your time.


Peterkarig3210
 
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by Peterkarig3210

Not wasting any time bud. There's just such a thick and dense jungle in this tank that I thought at least a few would be able to be seen before they got eaten.

There's a lot of places they could hide out where nothing could get to them so I was wondering if I only have females. Aquarium stores for example only seem to sell male mosquito fish.

I guess they don't want you to be breeding them so you have to buy more if you want more.

Have you actually seen baby ghost shrimp?


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

never and I tried for a year.


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

but I always sow eggs under the tail or some red thing....


natalie265
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by natalie265

I'm not sure about ghost shrimp, but i know that Amano shrimp require brackish water for the eggs to hatch.


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

yeah never tried it because I didnt want too mess with salt but today I just set up a reef!!

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