breeding ghost shrimp?

by **Peterkarig3210** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 8:47 pm

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?

by **mro2you2** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:37 pm

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.

by **Peterkarig3210** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:04 am

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?

by **mro2you2** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:32 pm

never and I tried for a year.

by **mro2you2** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:33 pm

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

by **natalie265** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:12 am

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

by **mro2you2** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 1:23 am

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

breeding ghost shrimp?

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