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My tank is Freshwater, with only one Tablespoon of Aquarium salt to make everyone happy and the shrimp are thriving. Atleast thats when I see them, little buggers like to disappear.
Aha, a little more research and it seems there are 2 types of ghost shrimp; difficult to tell apart visually, but one comes from brackish/marine waters (Palaeomonetes pugio or vulgaris), while the other comes from fresh (Palaeomonetes kadakensis or paludosus). Apparently they are often mistaken for each other.
I have read another thread long ago about shrimp eggs hatching and producing viable wee shrimpies, and I believe it is uncommon in the typical home aquarium. I am not positive about this, but it is probably like many fish we keep - in the community setup there is not a chance, but in their own tank you can make it happen.
I don't see why it would be difficult. Everytime I buy some the are filled with eggs. They would definately need their own tank. They don't survive more than 5 minutes in a community tank.