Breeding Amano shrimp

ZanaZoola14 · Jul 10, 2023

Has anyone else here attempted to breed and raise their amano shrimp larvae into full freshwater shrimplets?

I am giving it a shot, using a refractometer to make sure I have the correct salinity.

Wanting to see if anyone has any helpful tips.

Sadly no algae formed within the salt tank as the larvae hatched quickly after setting up the tank. So will need to supplement feed them for the time being.

Thanks

Fishies4Ever · Jul 14, 2023

I am sorry but I haven’t tried this. I hadn’t realized how hard it actually is to successfully breed and raise the little shrimps. The steps you are taking seem to be good to me, though I could be wrong.

ZanaZoola14 · Jul 15, 2023

Fishies4Ever said:
I am sorry but I haven’t tried this. I hadn’t realized how hard it actually is to successfully breed and raise the little shrimps. The steps you are taking seem to be good to me, though I could be wrong.

Thanks, yeah, they are much more difficult than neos for instance.

Colin_T · Jul 15, 2023

Shrimp larvae that end up in the plankton eat single celled algae and other microscopic organisms. You could try making green water and infusoria cultures and find some golden pearl fry food. Feed them a combination and see what happens.

The following link has info on green water and infusoria cultures. Just grow it in brackish water instead of fresh.

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ZanaZoola14 · Jul 15, 2023

Colin_T said:
Shrimp larvae that end up in the plankton eat single celled algae and other microscopic organisms. You could try making green water and infusoria cultures and find some golden pearl fry food. Feed them a combination and see what happens.

The following link has info on green water and infusoria cultures. Just grow it in brackish water instead of fresh.

Back to Basics when Breeding Fish

STARTING OUT Make sure you have a pair, (1 male + 1 female). There is nothing worse than spending your hard-earned dollars buying a couple of fish to try and breed and ending up with a pair of fish of the same sex. Let's face it, to reproduce fish you need a male and a female. Two males won't do...

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Would supplementing from a freshwater green water work until the brackish develops?

Colin_T · Jul 15, 2023

freshwater algae might help but it will also die quickly in brackish/ salt water so small amounts and monitor the ammonia levels.

if you lower the water level down to 4-6 inches high, the shrimp will be closer to any food and won't waste as much energy looking for food.

ZanaZoola14 · Jul 15, 2023

Colin_T said:
freshwater algae might help but it will also die quickly in brackish/ salt water so small amounts and monitor the ammonia levels.

if you lower the water level down to 4-6 inches high, the shrimp will be closer to any food and won't waste as much energy looking for food.

Thanks, will do. The water level already is at that height, really not a large container as hatched quicker than a larger tank could be made.

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