Go Back   Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community > Saltwater and Reef > Saltwater & Reef - Getting Started
Click Here to Login

Join Aquarium Advice Today
Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about them on AquariumAdvice.com
 
Old 06-03-2011, 06:17 PM   #1
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 45
Cleaner shrimp

One of my cleaner just released a load of babies.
It was a pretty cool thing to see.
My question is will any of them survive?
They looked like they was getting munched up pretty quick.

__________________
Mooney0086 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2011, 06:26 PM   #2
Aquarium Advice Addict
 
Gti_Leo's Avatar


 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Toronto,Ontario
Posts: 3,021
take them out and let them grow in a smaller aquarium
__________________
Gti_Leo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2011, 06:28 PM   #3
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 45
I've switched the lights off to give them chance to hide.
I doubt any will last till the morning.
__________________
Mooney0086 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2011, 07:24 PM   #4
Aquarium Advice FINatic
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: California
Posts: 751
If there are fish the larvae will almost assuredly be eaten before they grow, that is assuming they hatch. You'd need a fish free tank or something of the sort to grow them out.
__________________
Display tank - 24g nano w/ softies/montipora

I run electrical appliances underwater and enjoy injecting things with Kalk filled syringes.
Sarcothelia is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2011, 08:07 AM   #5
Aquarium Advice Addict
 
mr_X's Avatar


 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Fairless Hills, Pa.
Posts: 17,895
Send a message via MSN to mr_X
they will not survive in your tank. it's very common to see, but unfortunately, they are nothing more than fish/coral food.
not only do you need a fish free tank, but you need certain foods for their different life stages.
__________________
thanks,
Doug
mr_X is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2011, 09:27 AM   #6
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 45
Ok thanks.
If their mating does it mean I have good water quality or will they mate in good and bad water?
__________________
Mooney0086 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2011, 10:52 AM   #7
Aquarium Advice Addict
 
mr_X's Avatar


 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Fairless Hills, Pa.
Posts: 17,895
Send a message via MSN to mr_X
that the fact that shrimp are mating isn't any indication of water quality.
__________________
thanks,
Doug
mr_X is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2011, 11:29 AM   #8
Aquarium Advice Addict
 
Ibrahim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Washington DC
Posts: 2,559
Maybe he can still help them if he scoops them with a net and keeps them in water until he can get a breeder net such as this one http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...:referralID=NA
__________________
Ibrahim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2011, 10:12 PM   #9
Aquarium Advice Addict
 
mr_X's Avatar


 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Fairless Hills, Pa.
Posts: 17,895
Send a message via MSN to mr_X
those aren't going to be caught with a standard fish net. that breeder pictured is for fish, not shrimp.
here is some idea of what you are getting into with these-
Lysmata amboinensis larva - Reef Central Online Community
__________________
thanks,
Doug
mr_X is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
clean, cleaner, cleaner shrimp, rim, shrimp

Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about them on AquariumAdvice.com

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Swap: 2 inch Cleaner Shrimp for a few Sexy Shrimp? duoc9119 Archive 0 01-17-2011 06:20 PM
fire shrimp and Banded Cleaner Shrimp compatibility ThAtGuY11 Saltwater Reef Aquaria 9 04-08-2008 05:52 PM
Cleaner Shrimp and Peppermint shrimp together ahochan Saltwater Fish Only & FOWLR 14 10-17-2007 08:23 AM
Coral banded shrimp vs Cleaner Shrimp geckofrog Saltwater Reef Aquaria 7 06-20-2006 12:52 AM
Does a pistol shrimp mess with cleaner shrimp ChrisB Saltwater Reef Aquaria 8 09-16-2004 08:35 AM







» Photo Contest Winners







All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:08 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2023, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.