Ok i have 6 ghost shrimp in my 20g planted tank and i looked in and one has green eggs underneath her. Anyone have any experience breeding these? Do i do anythign special or leave her alone?
Ghost shrimp
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You need to have something for the baby shrimp to drop through. When they hatch to small shrimplings the mother will probably try to eat them. Every time I have tried to breed ghost shrimp that happens. So anything with small enough holes the babies can fit in, and the mom couldnt will be suffient.
[Ive had luck with a bare bottom tank with a undergravel filter plate for them to drop through]
[Ive had luck with a bare bottom tank with a undergravel filter plate for them to drop through]
well the tank is planted so there is plenty of room for them to hid+) idont rly want to breed them it just kinda happened
i was told that the shrimplings needed to start out with salt/brackish water then gradually moved towards fresh...was this a false claim?
There are several species of shrimp sold as ghost shrimp. Some do not require brackish (american glass shrimp i think its called) others do. The shrimp go through a larvael stage, so they often get sucked into the filter intake. You can try and cover it with a media bag or sponge. Do you have a picture of your shrimp?
I honestly would not move/stresss her if you are unsure of species. If she iss the species which can reproduce in fw, just leave her in the tank. Moving her can stress the shrimp and cause her to drop her eggs.
I honestly would not move/stresss her if you are unsure of species. If she iss the species which can reproduce in fw, just leave her in the tank. Moving her can stress the shrimp and cause her to drop her eggs.