aznxcheapbasta3
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Does anyone know how to breed Ghost shrimps???? Well I think it would really help if I can breed alot of ghost shrimps. Well if anyone know anything about breeding ghost shrimp please telle me. Thank you very much =)
Breeding Ghost shrimp?
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musipilot
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Its actually pretty simple if you can spare the space. Simply get a large amount of them (20-30) and let them live ALONE. Their offspring are greedily eaten by anything else in the tank, so they need to be in a species only. We use a 5 gallon tank with a slotted bottom that we can collect them from. They will breed once a month in the summer, it seems to slow down in the colder months. You can feed them artemia cysts, and marine meats finely chopped.
aznxcheapbasta3
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o man Musipilot that really help.....but please tell me in more deatail?? please??
HEHE well anyone elese please answer me!! hehe well thanks for all the help
HEHE well anyone elese please answer me!! hehe well thanks for all the help
musipilot
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Ok...we bought one of those 2.99 5 1/2 gallon all-glass jobbies from the pet store. We have a cheap heater and an airstone in there, and an aquaclear 150.
We keep the water at 76 degrees, 1.023, ph 8.2.
The bottom of the tank has a plastic sheeting with slots in it. We feed artemia cysts (available right next to the brine shrimp eggs at the LFS) and drop in a few thera-a pellets as well.
We added 20 shrimp at first, then another 20 a month later. There is also a big piece of live rock that sits in the middle of the tank.
After about 2 months, we noticed little tiny shrimp congegating underneath the plastic sheeting. (You can get this stuff at any LFS, its made for undergravel filters to support the substrate).
All we do is lift the corner of the sheeting, and use a brine shrimp net, you usually catch 30-40 of the babies in one scoop.
Anything else?
We keep the water at 76 degrees, 1.023, ph 8.2.
The bottom of the tank has a plastic sheeting with slots in it. We feed artemia cysts (available right next to the brine shrimp eggs at the LFS) and drop in a few thera-a pellets as well.
We added 20 shrimp at first, then another 20 a month later. There is also a big piece of live rock that sits in the middle of the tank.
After about 2 months, we noticed little tiny shrimp congegating underneath the plastic sheeting. (You can get this stuff at any LFS, its made for undergravel filters to support the substrate).
All we do is lift the corner of the sheeting, and use a brine shrimp net, you usually catch 30-40 of the babies in one scoop.
Anything else?
overanalyzer
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Newbie question -
What are the ghost shrimp used for (assuming food) - if food - what eats 'em??
What are the ghost shrimp used for (assuming food) - if food - what eats 'em??
aznxcheapbasta3
Member
HMMM that helps alot too!!! But I still have one more question. Is it possible to grow the little ghost shrimp into more breeding adults?? Or that is just impossible for us to do?? If so what to feed the little tiny ghost shrimp. And o yea there is Live rock in fresh water?? What "live rock" where u talkin about.....Cuz i dont kno any live rocks in fresh water.
well thanks alot
well thanks alot