Ghost Shrimp breeding

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Warrensmentor said:
Tell ya what, I've been meaning to try breeding shrimp for a while and I have a cycled, running 10 with just a pleco, java moss and some decor. Ill put in a dozen ghost and a dozen cherry and see if the magic happens for either kind. I think I'll take off the filtration as it will likely suck up ghost babies. Is this project worth documenting with a new thread?

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Go ahead and document. Pics and all if you can! That would be great and I think would be a good addition to the forums!
 
Do you need to get shrimp from different sources? If you get some from the same sources, would in-breeding create mutant shrimp?
 
So tonight i went ahead and got 6 ghost in a 5g all to theirselves. I have what looks like 3 males and 3 females. Hopefully they do well!

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you need somewhere for the ghost shrimp young to be able to go where the adults can't. ghost shrimp are cannibalistic and eat their young if they can get to them, that is why most times you won't see young in a tank. if you put a raised screen across the bottom of the tank, so that the young can fall through and be safe from the adults, they will last longer.
 
Thanks for the advice. I am one ghost shrimp down now. Looks like one of the males didn't make it. Oh well, I think I might just feed these ones to my fish/let them clean up the big tank. Once I get some mesh I'll give it another shot.
 
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