Peppermint shrimp babies

[ottawadiscus]

Hi,

I successfully breed salt water peppermint shrimp. I have one male and 2 female's peppermint shrimps. I bought theses shrimps couple of months ago from redbelly. This morning I notice there are more than 15 shrimp babies all over the tank. Now I decided not sell my salt water tank. .

Loyed

[groan]

congrats! it seems you can breed anything! 

wrong forum though...i guess you are just used to posting here...hehe

[RoxyDog]

that's awesome!  congrats!!  and yes, you seem to be able to breed anything.   

[redbelly]

Thats neat to hear!
Congrats Loyed!

[xenon]

Same thing happend to my cleaner shripms but it was ALLOT more then 15 babies.

All my fish had quite the feast!

[ottawadiscus]

I notice that there are more than 15 babies. Since there is no fish they are still alive.

[jimskoi]

Good for you Loyed.

Im am also trying it with coral banded.It has taken a couple of them but I now have a pair with eggs.
Do you know if shrimp will eat their young?

jim

[ottawadiscus]

Jim,

I don't think that adult shrimp will eat the babies. Yesterday I watched them for few minutes and the babies go very close to the adults but they didn't do anything to babies. Once the lights goes off they are all over the tank.

Loyed

[gvv]

Good for you Loyed.

Im am also trying it with coral banded.It has taken a couple of them but I now have a pair with eggs.
Do you know if shrimp will eat their young?

jim

My scunk cleaners do...
Besides fish, corals and inverts there is sump pump, powerheads and skimmer...
I ususally have tons every 3-4 weeks - they just floating like cloud around the parent and then after 2 days -nothing.
But sun coral looks happy

[redbelly]

How are the babies doing loyed?

[plecoL83]

Neet,  good for you.