5 gallon rescape

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Update:4 ghost shrimp added,3 are berried and im wondering how long it takes for the eggsto get laid/hatch also fixed my filter!Also they have little white dots/specks on them and they eat my diatoms!

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Ok guys another update,please actaully reply and read this:UPDATE:New contraption made for female shrimp that is berried(I think)I made it with water bottle,styrofoam,and super glue.And I poked small holes in it for water current.Now my question is,is my female berried?I just want to make sure.


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It does look like your female is starting to be berried with green eggs, a good sign this is a Ghost Shrimp (sometimes referred to as Grass Shrimp and Glass Shrimp)

But I am unsure if will still require a male to fertilise the eggs.

There is not a lot of informaiton out there regarding breeding ghost shrimps simply due to the fact they are quite difficult to breed as these shrimps actually hatch from the eggs rather than hatching inside the mother shrimp and coming out as minature version of their mother.

That means you need to feed them with specialist shrimp food for the larval stage. This is when most of these little shrimps will die simply due to lack of food.

Am sure there is some information online regarding breeding these lovely shrimps but simply because I have not kept these specie myself I am afraid I will be of little help in knowing what to feed during the shrimp larval stages of these shrimps until they can eat normal microffods as adults.
 
Im not concerned about the babies.From taking further inspection I see small black dots on the eggs.She has had the eggs for about a week or two now.
 
What happening now re the shrimps and eggs?
 
Shrimp eggs hatched no babies survived as I didn'T have a seperate tank or food ready but the females are fertile again and ready to breed.
 
Shrimp eggs hatched no babies survived as I didn'T have a seperate tank or food ready but the females are fertile again and ready to breed.
Just wanted to point out this, but first let me say ive being keeping for over 2 years (ethos!)

Baby shrimp or better known as Fry, do not need a certain kind of food, that is if its provided... Java moss provide plently of tiny little (nutshell) "things."
I recommend you read these; will answer some questions in the head!
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/8...rates/81348-what-do-you-feed-baby-shrimp.html
http://www.planetinverts.com/so_you_want_to_raise_shrimp.html
http://www.theshrimptank.com/what-should-you-feed-your-shrimp/
 
Hey snail, you ever make it to stillwater?
 

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