Is It Easy to Breed Ghost Shrimp
Breeding Ghost Shrimp
wolfnitehunter
- #1
I have a 5 gallon that I would like to set up for a Ghost Shrimp breeding project. The guy at the LFS said that Ghost Shrimp are relatively easy to breed and that they prefer still water. Is it true that I can breed Ghost Shrimp in a 5 gallon tank with no filtration? And if I can then how many should I start with? Should I put plants in there, or just stuff for them to hide in, or both, or none? Is gravel ok or should I use sand? So many questions All advice helpsx
Treefork
- #2
Yes you can breed them in a 5 gallon tank, they take little effort, just females, males and food for them. Java moss is helpful for the babies to hide in. I'm not sure though why you wouldn't want filtration, at least biological filtration in the form of a sponge filter anyhow. They will definitely produce waste as well as uneaten food, so filtration is advisable.
D_C_1
- #3
You should use filtration (hope your using a heater too). If it was me then i'd put live plants in and possibly a couple of rocks and some wood. I've never used sand so i'm not sure how well it works in comparison to gravel. I have gravel in my shrimp tank with plants and it works well for me - hopefully someone else can tell you how sand compares though. I reckon you should start with something like 5-10 max. I've not kept them before (although i'd like to) so I cannot say how easy they are to breed. However I do know that the eggs have a larval stage, and unlike Amano Shrimp, they do not require brackish water for any part of the breeding process. The larval stage may make it more difficult to breed these shrimp in comparison to others like RCS and Yellow Shrimp but i'm not certain and I don't want to put you off getting them! Hope this helps
kefman86
- #4
Your right about the larval stage but they DO need it to develop. amanos, ghosties and japonica are from the same genus/ different names of same type. It's only the smaller colorful variety RCS, bee, yellow etc that don't need to go through that larval stage.
wolfnitehunter
- Thread Starter
- #5
I have a filter in there now. I thought you might not want to use it cuz it would cause to much current. the guy at the LFS said they would only breed in still water. I can get some plants to put in there no problem I'll just take a few out of my big tank. I was asking about the gravel cuz I read that ghosties like to bury themselves in sand.
kel1216
- #6
in my humble opinion you may breed them in an unfiltered tank, though filtered is still better. If you choose unfiltered 5gal tank, Use live plants to help in maintaining water condition and they love live plants.
you can start with 5 or more lets say maximum of 10.
you can start with 5 or more lets say maximum of 10.
wolfnitehunter
- Thread Starter
- #7
I put some plants in there and like I said I have a filter going now. Do I need a heater? the water stays in between 70 and 75 degrees. does it need to be warmer? How long should I expect to wait before seeing the females carrying eggs on their tale? And how long after that before they are shrimp? oh and the tank is on my boyfriends desk and he wanted to put some bleeding heart tetra's in there. would that be ok or would they eat the larvae?
D_C_1
- #8
I put some plants in there and like I said I have a filter going now. Do I need a heater? the water stays in between 70 and 75 degrees. does it need to be warmer? How long should I expect to wait before seeing the females carrying eggs on their tale? And how long after that before they are shrimp? oh and the tank is on my boyfriends desk and he wanted to put some bleeding heart tetra's in there. would that be ok or would they eat the larvae?
I think you should use a heater too, that way the temperature will be constant and I think you will have a better chance at breeding them as the temperature will not change (by much). If they are anything like RCS then you should start to see berried shrimp after a month or so of having them. Think it takes about a month until they hatch. The Tetra's will probably eat the larvae yeah although they may miss some if hidden. It's a good idea to use live plants in shrimp tanks.
Make sure that the shrimp cannot get sucked into the filter intake. You can block it with a piece of sponge if necessary. I've heard that the eggs go pink if they are infertile and then some kind of grey if they are fertile.
Ashley45
- #9
Mine had a green hue to the eggs when they were berried... I have them in my 70 gallon and some of the females were already berried when I purchased them... They are easily bred and how some of the little ones survived with all the piggys in my tank I have no idea guess the few patches of moss was enough for them to hide in... but I just noticed the other day another female is berried so I could see how if in a breeding tank they could over populate unless you are breeding for a specific reason? Just a heads up... They are like the guppies of shrimp... hahaha Well... at least in my tank
wolfnitehunter
- Thread Starter
- #10
yea i'm not breeding for any particular reason. I just thought it would be a fun little project. if there gets to be to many shrimp I'll just put them in my big tank. I know my goldfish and my catfish think they are the most delightful little snacks. I think I will put like 3 little tetras in there and I'll get some moss for the shrimp to hide in. I'll get a heater in there as soon as I have the money for it too. I do have some snails in there too so I normally feed them like a shrimp pellet every day and then half an algae round for the snails like every 3 days. i'm worried however cuz the shrimp pellets have copper in them and I heard that can be bad for shrimp. should I stop using the shrimp pellets and maybe feed them like a little flake food instead?
D_C_1
- #11
:| you could always try and sell them instead of using them as live food. My RCS love algae wafers so you could try them instead of shrimp pellets? If you put Tetra's in there then you may want to use flake as well but that will cause more mess. Am I right in thinking that the snails might eat the larvae?
Aquarist
- #12
Good morning,
I have moved your thread from Breeding Fish to Freshwater Invertebrates/Ghost Shrimp section of the forum.
Thanks!
Ken
wolfnitehunter
- Thread Starter
- #13
I thought snails only ate like plant matter type stuff. I don't know though. I didn't put them in there on purpose. Course I didn't look to see if there were any on the plants when I moved them out of my big tank. Figured if they were there then they would help keep the tank clean. If some one can verify that they will in fact eat the larvae then I will remove them immediately. Thanks for all the advice
wolfnitehunter
- Thread Starter
- #14
Well I'm currently watching a snail eat my Cory Cat eggs. I was so excited that they finally spawned. Not a whole lot you can do to get rid of snails so I'm just gonna put my cories in my big tank and hope they can find good enough hiding spots in the plants. So any way thanks to that I do believe that the snails will probably eat the shrimp larvae. Any suggestions on what I should do now?
Ashley45
- #15
I am not sure if they do or not... but I have snails in with my ghosts and they have still been able to reproduce even with all the fish that are in the tank.. of course I loose a ton of them I am sure but I do have some young ghosts in my tank right now... so hopefully this helps atleast a little
Colleen B
- #16
I got 20 ghost shrimp a few weeks ago and only have 4 left. I want to rescape the tank but if there IS eggs in there I don't wanna disturb them. Can you see them? Where do they lay them?
Edit: I posted in the wrong topic do I change it?
Crazycoryfishlady
- #17
Ghost shrimp do not lay eggs, they hold them, I will edit to add more info and photos.
When ghost shrimp get pregnant they berry like (all shrimps?)
They carry their eggs for a month then one fateful day a few days after you see eyes, they start to drop their eggs and babies hatch soon after.
She will start to push the eggs down to the tips of her Swimmerets, and chances are she'll have them at night.
She will look like this the day she is ready to have shrimplets
Then when the shrimplets are born, they will be under developed and have to morph in one to two weeks, at this time they will look like this floating in the water.
They're very hard to see.
this one in this photo is hard o see as well, I used the log as a dark background to highlight the tiny body.
At this age they eat micro goodies in the watercolumn and biofilm.
After they morph, you will just see teenty tiny shrimps.
Sometimes it takes quite a few months for them to get as big as adults.
Colleen B
- #18
Thank youGhost shrimp do not lay eggs, they hold them, I will edit to add more info and photos.
Rtessy
- #19
They don't lay eggs. If they drop the eggs, they're dead. They hold eggs for 3-4 weeks until they hatch.
Colleen B
- #20
So unless I see babies it's safe to rescape and move shrimp temporarily I guess?
Crazycoryfishlady
- #21
By this time if your shrinp were berried when alive, and successfully carried them, the babies should be big enough to see, or they were eaten by the other shrimp lolSo unless I see babies it's safe to rescape and move shrimp temporarily I guess?
I had 40 babies in a tank with 9 shrimp and a betta, none of those babies made it, but the babies on their own are crazy in numbers!
I'd say you're safe to rescape.
If you see any tiny shrimpies just scoop out what you can!
Colleen B
- #22
Cool thank you xBy this time if your shrinp were berried when alive, and successfully carried them, the babies should be big enough to see, or they were eaten by the other shrimp lol
I had 40 babies in a tank with 9 shrimp and a betta, none of those babies made it, but the babies on their own are crazy in numbers!I'd say you're safe to rescape.
If you see any tiny shrimpies just scoop out what you can!
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