OldCanuk Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Looks like the berried ghost shrimp I have had in the tank for 2 months now must have given birth shortly after I put her in. Today, 2 little shrimplets were spotted out from the plant cover. This one on the moss ball. Cute!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rompergoddess Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Awww, congratulations! Mine are doing the same thing Alot!!! They sure are funny to watch. And the babies are fearless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCanuk Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 You got that right. This one is guarding the moss ball like it was a treasure. Even against the Rasboras in the tank. Bwahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 He won't last long in freshwater sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Welcome to parenthood once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCanuk Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 He won't last long in freshwater sadly What makes you say that? He is a fresh water Ghost Shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 He won't last long in freshwater sadly What makes you say that? He is a fresh water Ghost Shrimp Yeah, but they actually give birth near or in saltwater then the babies slowly make their way back into fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudiohv Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 The larvea need brakish water to grow... If you want shrimp that fuly develop in fw get some neocaridina shrimp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 how brackish are we talking about? could you bring up the salinity gradually to a minimum level while not killing the plants? Willing to experiment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCanuk Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 I find this all interesting as I have 16 ghost shrimp in tank fit almost 2 months now along with 18 Harleqin Rasboras and no problems at all. Planted tank to boot. Defiantly not brackish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpsmasher Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I find this all interesting as I have 16 ghost shrimp in tank fit almost 2 months now along with 18 Harleqin Rasboras and no problems at all. Planted tank to boot. Defiantly not brackish. There are several freshwater shrimps species that require brackish water when they are in larvea stages. In the wild, they migrate upstream toward freshwater where they live as adults. In an aquarium, the adults are fine, but the baby shrimps don't survive long after they are born. Now, I can't say for certain if this is the case for ghost shrimps, but it is certainly the case for some species such as Amano shrimps, Orange Sunkist shrimps (Caridina propinqua) and red nose shrimps edit: seems like they breed fine in freshwater but because they have a larvea stage and require certain type of food (plankton / green water maybe?) the survival rates of the larvea are very low http://www.planetinverts.com/ghost_glass_grass_shrimp.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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