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  • Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

    any help would be great.

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    Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

    As far as I know, they pretty much don't need any coaxing. Do you have them in a tank by themselves? If so, just gather together a group of them, so the odds are in your favor that you have both males and females, and just let them go. The females should carry the young (eggs)underneath them until they are large enough to fend for themselves. I think the biggest concerns are the babies themselves, so it's important to keep a shrimp-only tank. Otherwise, as long as they have food small enough for them, I'm sure you can get quite a large group in a short time.

    I've never bred any of them, but someone else here might have, and will probably have more specific info. :)
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    • #3
      Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

      i have tried that a couple times and nothing happens

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      • #4
        Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

        How big was the tank? What kind of filtration did it have? Did you have any live plants? Did you ever see a female with eggs?
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        • #5
          Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

          to my knowledge ghost shrimp like a brackish tank, because their larva are free floating (i believe) and the young won't survive without some level of salinity, no other shrimp like cherry shrimp, tiger shrimp and crystal red shrimp have completely supressed life stages, meaning that the eggs become baby whole shrimp just really small, life plants wuld be recommended for any kind of freshwater shrimp, java moss does ok with salt in the water so does java fern and most anubias.
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          • #6
            Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

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            • #7
              Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

              yeah i just added salt and they seem to be doing a lot better

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              • #8
                Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

                WOW that web site really helped thank you PhishPhreek for posting it

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                • #9
                  Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

                  I don't know from experience but I've been told that the white manure from chickens disolved in water, makes an excelent feed for brine shrimp.
                  'Dear Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. 'Without you, we are but dust ...'
                  He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four-year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?'

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                  • #10
                    Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

                    i don't think i want shrimp that badly

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                    • #11
                      Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

                      LOL

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                      • #12
                        Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

                        I started with 12 ghost shrimp in a 75 planted tank with other fish in January. Gave away as many as I could catch in February, and have about 2-3 dozen in my tank now. My tank has lots of java & christmas moss, along with other plants and lots of places to hide. I see female GS with a clutch of eggs about every 2-3 weeks. I'm now trying to raise them, it just happens. I have well water and do a 30% change every 3 weeks on average. My temp stay about 78. I think the moss is the biggest factor in their survival in my tank.

                        Jerry
                        75gal heavy planted tank
                        pea gravel on soil substrate
                        DIY CO2
                        3 zebra botias, 9 glowlights, 2 yoyo loachs, wild guppies

                        55gal planted
                        same substrate
                        DIY CO2
                        1 gold, 1 zebra, 4 koi, 2 dark zebra angels, ghost & amano shrimp

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                        • #13
                          Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

                          what type of filter are you useing

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                          • #14
                            Re: Does anyone know how to breed ghost shrimp?

                            I'm using a Fluval 404 canister filter. I also run a power head all the time in the tank.
                            75gal heavy planted tank
                            pea gravel on soil substrate
                            DIY CO2
                            3 zebra botias, 9 glowlights, 2 yoyo loachs, wild guppies

                            55gal planted
                            same substrate
                            DIY CO2
                            1 gold, 1 zebra, 4 koi, 2 dark zebra angels, ghost & amano shrimp

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