BettaGal
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Then I will have to discover a way to lower the temperature a little. Is there a good way to manage that one?
Ghost shrimp will NOT breed like RCS. So if you are expecting them to easily populate, that will not happen. It is very difficult to successfully breed ghost shrimp and having kept ghost shrimp for well over a year, I have never seen any new shrimpies form, and I've had lots and lots of berried females. They do not all have a short life span, I have many individuals over a year old still living on!
I think ghosties are lots of fun, although they are the only species of shrimp I've kept. They are excellent cleaners too.
I use a regular gravel vac when I do PWCs as well. Just gotta be careful you don't suck up a shrimp. I've done it before, lol. I just put him back into the tank, no harm done.
They do breed a lot, but you'll never see their offspring. Their larval stage is very hard to feed, so they usually die. I just didn't want the OP thinking they would have tons because they will produce lots of offspring. It just isn't likely at all that any of their babies would survive. Yes, I agree their behaviors are probably similar, but the result from them is different.
I don't think you can really keep shrimp in poor conditions. Too much ammo and they're dead. They don't get sick or anything. Generally I don't think they are unhealthy. The feeder goldies can still survive while the ammonia is present, so they get sick, whereas the shrimp just die. Maybe their life spans are shortened from so much breeding. However I have never experienced this and I always have bought mine as feeder shrimp.
They are just as sensitive to nitrites as well. So make sure you are fully cycled before adding any. The nitrite phase is usually the longest portion of the cycle.
They do breed a lot, but you'll never see their offspring. Their larval stage is very hard to feed, so they usually die. I just didn't want the OP thinking they would have tons because they will produce lots of offspring. It just isn't likely at all that any of their babies would survive. Yes, I agree their behaviors are probably similar, but the result from them is different.
I don't think you can really keep shrimp in poor conditions. Too much ammo and they're dead. They don't get sick or anything. Generally I don't think they are unhealthy. The feeder goldies can still survive while the ammonia is present, so they get sick, whereas the shrimp just die. Maybe their life spans are shortened from so much breeding. However I have never experienced this and I always have bought mine as feeder shrimp.
It better not be in this thing. Ammonia took forever. My cycle would take 3+ months if that happens.
Yup. Then ends of cycles are always exciting.