ghost shrimp

[freshwaterashley]

Will guppies, mollies, platys try to eat ghost shrimp? And will the ghost shrimp try to eat my fry?

 

[lovemyguppies]

I've kept guppies and mollies with ghost shrimp and they didn't eat the shrimp. I've never kept shrimp with fry so i don't have any personal experience but i have read that ghost shrimp will eat fry.

 

[freshwaterashley]

Oh no! I have one of the smaller ghost shrimp in with the fry so i didnt think it would be a problem i gotta go get him outta there i guess. I just figured he could help with the maintanence so i dont have to stress them out by scooping the waste

 

[lovemyguppies]

Like i said i don't personally have any experience with it but if the fry are bigger than the ghost shrimps mouth then i would think it would be alright

 

[lovemyguppies]

With or without shrimp you're gonna have to clean the waste out. But i believe i saw in another post that you have your fry with adult fish, I'd probably be more worried about them eating the fry.

 

[freshwaterashley]

No i dont have my Fry in with the adult fish they are in their own separate beta tank

 

[lovemyguppies]

Oh ok good just wanted to make sure

 

[freshwaterashley]

What i was saying in that post was i was wondering if i could put another pregnant female in with the fry or if she will eat them. But i recently bought a separater so thats not an issue anymore.

 

[lovemyguppies]

In your post about a guppy in distress you said you had a 10 gallon with mollies guppies and platys and 8 fry, but since the fry are in a separate tank if you haven't already i would move the ghost shrimp out of the fry tank and into the other one just in case

 

[freshwaterashley]

Well to my surprise.. the fry ate that baby ghost shrimp

 

[freshwaterashley]

Do ghost shrimp lay eggs? Or are they also livebearers? And how will i know when she is ready to pop?

 

[lovemyguppies]

They lay eggs, other than that i know nothing about breeding ghost shrimp

 

[freshwaterashley]

I actually bought one that is pregnant... pretty interesting looking.. i just hope my fish wont eat her eggs. She is the last ghost shrimp left.. i need more to help with the cleaning.

 

[freshwaterashley]

So how long is the gestation period of a ghost shrimp and after the eggs are laid how long til they hatch? Is there any way to speed up the process?

 

[DrMandM]

Raising ghost shrimp is very hard in a freshwater tank it needs to be done in brackish water since the larva need nutrients to feed on which is insufficient in freshwater.

 

[freshwaterashley]

Ok so how could i tell the sex in order to not have breeding even occur?

 

[DrMandM]

Females have a greenish colored saddle like their eggs and they have arcs on their back sharper than the males.