kaziebabes
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ive just bought some shrimp and hopijng they will breed.
its been really intersting to read this.
native american ~ how many shrimp do you have?
and how can you tell the sex of them?
karen x
Breeding Ghost Shrimp; Am I Ready?
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ive just bought some shrimp and hopijng they will breed.
its been really intersting to read this.
native american ~ how many shrimp do you have?
and how can you tell the sex of them?
karen x
Native American
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kaziebabes: Hello, karen x. Ma'am, I really can't tell if a ghost shrimp is a she or a he. My first indication was that one of them started showing dark green eggs. As time went on, this female shrimp gained some size while the males did not. She is a good 1/2" longer and a bit stouter bodied than the 3 males.
I think if you buy a number of them, just by basic odds some will be female. That's the way it happened to me. A friend brought over 6 of them late last year from Wal-Mart, and I put them into a 10gal tank w/ my son's Betta. Despite plants and caves for the shrimp, my son's Betta soon picked off 5 of them, one by one! The last survivor turned out to be female, and soon showed eggs. I relocated the Betta to my wife's 38gal tank, and a couple weeks later found a couple new shrimp in the 10gal tank. I put them all in the 3gal tank, and must have dropped in a free-swimming baby with them, because 3 turned into 4 not too long ago.
So, in short, 4 adult ghosts in one of the 3gal Eclipse tanks.
The latest spawn of about 12 live in the other 3gal Eclipse, and they are getting larger by the day. On weekends I feed them 4-5 times per day w/ a small dusting of powderized flakes (mixed w/ some powderized pellets lately). On workdays it's 3 times per day, w/ just a little more food on each serving (morning, after work, and before bedtime).
My son is the emerging "little scientist" and he really enjoys all of this.
Also glad that aquarists on our board are enjoying the results. Seems to be a good number of views for this one.
v/r, N-A
Edit: And to all, I wish I'd seen this article before starting. The author seems to have had luck adding a bit of iodized salt (instead of marine salt...hmmm). Seems like an easy way to introduce the trace amounts of iodine needed by crustaceans.
Breeding Ghost Shrimp
I think if you buy a number of them, just by basic odds some will be female. That's the way it happened to me. A friend brought over 6 of them late last year from Wal-Mart, and I put them into a 10gal tank w/ my son's Betta. Despite plants and caves for the shrimp, my son's Betta soon picked off 5 of them, one by one! The last survivor turned out to be female, and soon showed eggs. I relocated the Betta to my wife's 38gal tank, and a couple weeks later found a couple new shrimp in the 10gal tank. I put them all in the 3gal tank, and must have dropped in a free-swimming baby with them, because 3 turned into 4 not too long ago.
So, in short, 4 adult ghosts in one of the 3gal Eclipse tanks.
The latest spawn of about 12 live in the other 3gal Eclipse, and they are getting larger by the day. On weekends I feed them 4-5 times per day w/ a small dusting of powderized flakes (mixed w/ some powderized pellets lately). On workdays it's 3 times per day, w/ just a little more food on each serving (morning, after work, and before bedtime).
My son is the emerging "little scientist" and he really enjoys all of this.
Also glad that aquarists on our board are enjoying the results. Seems to be a good number of views for this one.
v/r, N-A
Edit: And to all, I wish I'd seen this article before starting. The author seems to have had luck adding a bit of iodized salt (instead of marine salt...hmmm). Seems like an easy way to introduce the trace amounts of iodine needed by crustaceans.
Breeding Ghost Shrimp
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To all: I just counted 14 of the little rovers in the nursery (1st Eclipse 3gal).
It seems that as they get bigger, I'm able to count more among the fronds of Java Moss.
The mother is ready to drop eggs again, so I'm looking for another place to put the other 3 adults so she can have the 2nd Eclipse 3gal as a nursery.
I need to keep a log next time. Glad I posted all of this, as everything here is date stamped.
v/r, N-A
It seems that as they get bigger, I'm able to count more among the fronds of Java Moss.
The mother is ready to drop eggs again, so I'm looking for another place to put the other 3 adults so she can have the 2nd Eclipse 3gal as a nursery.
I need to keep a log next time. Glad I posted all of this, as everything here is date stamped.
v/r, N-A
Bloo
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Well done 
Any chance of some photos ? I'd love to see some
Any chance of some photos ? I'd love to see some Native American
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Ma'am, once the wife comes back from Colorado tomorrow night with our digicam (and our 4 kids), I'll shoot a few!
The mama shrimp is really ripe, now. I have to do some tank transfers before this next batch of eggs hatches. I think this clutch of eggs is due in about 6 days or less, if the last gestation period is a good indicator.
BTW, your Sud Afrika pictures of the sharks were incredible.
v/r, N-A
The mama shrimp is really ripe, now. I have to do some tank transfers before this next batch of eggs hatches. I think this clutch of eggs is due in about 6 days or less, if the last gestation period is a good indicator.
BTW, your Sud Afrika pictures of the sharks were incredible.
v/r, N-A
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Pic of mother shrimp w/ eggs soon-to-hatch again in the pictures section. Here's a link:
Ghost Mother Expecting
Just added a pic of one of the month-old juveniles. Tough getting his 13 brothers and sisters to cooperate.
They grow very slowly, that's for sure!
v/r, N-A
P.S. They all hatched after I put the kids to bed, right after I took the photo of the egg-laden mother.
Ghost Mother Expecting
Just added a pic of one of the month-old juveniles. Tough getting his 13 brothers and sisters to cooperate.
They grow very slowly, that's for sure!
v/r, N-A
P.S. They all hatched after I put the kids to bed, right after I took the photo of the egg-laden mother.
Native American
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I finally got a decent digital photo of brand new hatchlings, barely a day old. Click the above link for the latest photographic labor of love. It was a bit of a challenge to get decent photos of these lilliputian shrimp.
When a snail bumps into them, they exhibit the same rapid backwards swimming response as the adults.
v/r, N-A
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