aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hey, ok so I was looking at the ghost shrimp I caught, and I see a few that have a redish orang tint to them, any idea if this is a one time thing? Can I selectivly breed? Is this a bacteria or something or just a color in them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 My philosophy is- If it's an actual color, you can breed for it. heh Years ago I ran across a shrimper who had made it his goal to begin breeding for ghost shrimp colors. I encouraged him to go for it. Unfortunately, I never heard of his project since. I highly encourage you to do it too, but you may have a challenge depending on if the larvae need freshwater or brackish. aquariumlover10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Yeah ihaveheard of people finding different colors in them but never pure, I think I may turn my 2.5g int a rearing tank/don't buy any rcs and start cturing greenwater, and other micro foods, any idea on how to tell if its a true gene thing or just diet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Only by changing foods, and feeding group A one thang, while group B gets fed another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Ok, I think I may wait and see if its diet since they where wild caught, if not I am going to breed the. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Ok so I added the shrimp to my 10g, and I have now realized I have a army of ghost shrimp, I can't look anywhere without seeing one.... its AWESOME! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Haha, ok, I will get some in a second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Here's be the pics First the ghost shrimp armies More in next post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Here's some more ghost shrimp. More in next post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 And here pics off my least killifsih, open mussels, and my awesome mutant aponogeton flower, and a FTS. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Do ghosts need brackish water for baby shrimp? I had three ghosts in a fresh water bowl at work and they berried constantly and hathched babies. I never saw baby shrimp much after about of week of them hatching. Then I read somewhere that that the adults will eat the fry. So I gave the adults away for fear that they might try to eat my RCS babies that were about to hatch. Now I am constantly pulling pretty good size baby ghosts (1/4" or larger) out to give to a friend. If they need brackish water for the fry mine did not seem to, but it does seem that there werent any survivors with the adults in the same container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 No they dont, its a klmyth someone started saying because they have a larval stage and need microscopic food that is more common in bw and sw, but I feed mine greenwater, hard boiled egg yolk, and I keep plenty of plants for them, but I have bred they plenty, you probaly had them die from lack of food, then plants grew and the no adult ghosts means more food for them, but yeah the adults will eat the fry if they don't have enough hiding places and their are a lot of ghost shrimp in their. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Oh and ghost shrimp out breed rcs iff all babies survive, and they can be kept in any salinity(normal salinty for sw bw or fw) and will breed in all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Depends which type of ghost shrimp you have. Ghost shrimp is a catch all name. Here's a good article for breeding Palaeomonetes patulous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hmm the lack of food was probably it. They defffinately did not seem to have a problem breeding. I swear that they were reberried with 24-48hrs of hatching every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Haha, like i said they can outbreed rcs anyday if all survive, but also soothing shrimp is right, their are a few different species, but all can be bred in fw but I think a few do better in bw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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