Cleaner shrimp

[Mooney0086]

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.

 

[Gti_Leo]

take them out and let them grow in a smaller aquarium

 

[Mooney0086]

I've switched the lights off to give them chance to hide.
I doubt any will last till the morning.

 

[Sarcothelia]

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.

 

[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.

 

[Mooney0086]

Ok thanks.
If their mating does it mean I have good water quality or will they mate in good and bad water?

 

[mr_X]

that the fact that shrimp are mating isn't any indication of water quality.

 

[Ibrahim]

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/ind...-BA44-DF11-9DA0-002219319097&mr:referralID=NA

 

[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