ghost shrimp eggs? - Aquarium Advice

deli_conker · 06-29-2004, 09:48 AM

One of my ghost shrimp has several (about 20) green balls in it's underside. They've been there ever since I got it. Are these eggs?

lreilly · 06-29-2004, 10:36 AM

I had one like that, I looked for babies every day. Then one day they were gone no where to be found. I think they got ate. It was very anticlimactic.

swanandmokashi · 06-29-2004, 10:59 AM

same here .. my shrimp molted one day and they were all gone

nick_schembri · 06-30-2004, 04:44 PM

They're not gone. They've hatched! But they're so tiny that you either don't see them or they get sucked up into the filter. If you have small fish in the tank, the shrimp larvae would be live food.

Yes, they're eggs!

zao · 06-30-2004, 05:16 PM

Is there a way you can stop the filter from sucking them up?

krap101 · 06-30-2004, 06:49 PM

put em in another tank with a corner filter

. excuse for another tank

Talon242 · 06-30-2004, 08:49 PM

yup they would be eggs but most likely they will get eaten I have yet to have a baby one. Instead I just bough a bunch more.

krap101 · 06-30-2004, 09:02 PM

ive heard of someone breeding ghost shrimp. they lived in florida in the marshes and they said they just swept a net through the grass and had tons of ghost shrimp. they said they put it in 10 gallons and let them stay in there. i think he said they bred 2

youronlysin · 06-30-2004, 09:24 PM

You can get some breeding grass at Walmart in the fish dept. Its just a small square of plastic "grass" and it works great for baby shrimp. Once you notice the Mother shrimp has eggs, segregate her from the main tank. One of those tiny 1 gallon critter tanks at Walmart will work great. Put her in the tank with the breeding grass in the bottom of the tank and wait for her to lay the eggs. Once she does, remove her from the small tank. She will probably die soon afterward. The babies are SMALL!!!!!!! The rest of your fish in the main tank will eat them most likely, so try to keep them seperated untill they are grown. Not sure what to feed them....newly hatched brine shrimp would be my best guess.

deli_conker · 07-01-2004, 09:22 AM

Quote:

She will probably die soon afterward.

Why is that?

I only have guppies in my tank with them. We'll see what happens. Any ideas on how long they are "pregnant"?

06-29-2004, 09:48 AM	#1
deli_conker Banned Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,284 Images: 7	ghost shrimp eggs? One of my ghost shrimp has several (about 20) green balls in it's underside. They've been there ever since I got it. Are these eggs?

06-29-2004, 10:59 AM	#3
swanandmokashi Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cary NC USA Posts: 650 Images: 6	same here .. my shrimp molted one day and they were all gone __________________ 55 Gallon FW Eco-complete Substrate Equipment : In-line heater, RENA XP3 filter, 130 Watts Fluroscent Plants - Hygrophila polysperma "sunset", Bacopa caroliniana,Bacopa australis,Rotala rotundifolia "colorata", Water Sprite, Ludwigia repens,Hydrocotyle verticillata, Swords, Stargrass, Anubias Nana, Petite Nana, Dwarf Sagittaria, LUDWIGIA ARCUATA,Micranthemum umbrosum Fish - 3 Bolivian Rams, 2 Australian rainbowfish, 6 Bloodfin tetras , 4 julii cory cats, 1 Ottos,1 Bristle nose Pl*co Read my aquarium autobiography at http://www.swanandmokashi.com/HomePa.../Aquarium.aspx

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06-30-2004, 09:02 PM	#8
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	ive heard of someone breeding ghost shrimp. they lived in florida in the marshes and they said they just swept a net through the grass and had tons of ghost shrimp. they said they put it in 10 gallons and let them stay in there. i think he said they bred 2 __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

06-29-2004, 10:36 AM	#2
lreilly Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Or Posts: 282 Images: 7	I had one like that, I looked for babies every day. Then one day they were gone no where to be found. I think they got ate. It was very anticlimactic.

06-30-2004, 04:44 PM	#4
nick_schembri Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Malta, Europe Posts: 59	They're not gone. They've hatched! But they're so tiny that you either don't see them or they get sucked up into the filter. If you have small fish in the tank, the shrimp larvae would be live food. Yes, they're eggs!

06-30-2004, 09:24 PM	#9
youronlysin Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toano, Virginia! Posts: 649 Images: 10	You can get some breeding grass at Walmart in the fish dept. Its just a small square of plastic "grass" and it works great for baby shrimp. Once you notice the Mother shrimp has eggs, segregate her from the main tank. One of those tiny 1 gallon critter tanks at Walmart will work great. Put her in the tank with the breeding grass in the bottom of the tank and wait for her to lay the eggs. Once she does, remove her from the small tank. She will probably die soon afterward. The babies are SMALL!!!!!!! The rest of your fish in the main tank will eat them most likely, so try to keep them seperated untill they are grown. Not sure what to feed them....newly hatched brine shrimp would be my best guess. __________________ I almost dated a psychic..... She left me before we met.

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