First try at ghost shrimp breeding
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:13 am
Well not exactly breeding as much as buying berried shrimp from the LFS...
I decided that before even thinking of trying shrimp with larvae that need salt, I'd try the relatively easier ghost shrimp first. So here's a photo log of my experience (if it's too hard to see, click on the picture to see a larger version).
This is my larvae-saver container with a berried ghost about 4 days before hatching.
Here are the larvae:
Click on this one. It turned out particularly well
This is the bin that's used to soak leaves and hold excess java moss (and raise ghost shrimp larvae now).
I bought three berried ghosts. The first one yielded about 40 larvae. I was a little late in moving the second one into my special container and only got about 15 larvae (I assume the rest were eaten). The last lass, I'm still waiting for the eggs to hatch.
The first batch hatched on Friday (11/16) so I'm hoping to see them walking soon, instead of floating and hopping. I have not done any external feeding and am relying on whatever is in the water/bin. The bin is very well aged so I hope that's enough food for them, but it's hard to tell if there are any losses. It seems like there's a good survival rate so far.
Actually, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all these shrimp
I'm thinking of splitting them between my community tank and my ponds. I actually have a 20 gallon available, but I'm not supposed to set that up
You might have noticed from the few posts that I have here, that I like to take/post pictures. I find it fascinating when I get a good shot and can zoom in until the shrimp looks giant
I'll update as things happen (if I have time during the Thanksgiving stuffing).
I decided that before even thinking of trying shrimp with larvae that need salt, I'd try the relatively easier ghost shrimp first. So here's a photo log of my experience (if it's too hard to see, click on the picture to see a larger version).
This is my larvae-saver container with a berried ghost about 4 days before hatching.
Here are the larvae:
Click on this one. It turned out particularly well
This is the bin that's used to soak leaves and hold excess java moss (and raise ghost shrimp larvae now).
I bought three berried ghosts. The first one yielded about 40 larvae. I was a little late in moving the second one into my special container and only got about 15 larvae (I assume the rest were eaten). The last lass, I'm still waiting for the eggs to hatch.
The first batch hatched on Friday (11/16) so I'm hoping to see them walking soon, instead of floating and hopping. I have not done any external feeding and am relying on whatever is in the water/bin. The bin is very well aged so I hope that's enough food for them, but it's hard to tell if there are any losses. It seems like there's a good survival rate so far.
Actually, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all these shrimp
I'm thinking of splitting them between my community tank and my ponds. I actually have a 20 gallon available, but I'm not supposed to set that up
You might have noticed from the few posts that I have here, that I like to take/post pictures. I find it fascinating when I get a good shot and can zoom in until the shrimp looks giant
I'll update as things happen (if I have time during the Thanksgiving stuffing).
