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	ghost shrimp with babys
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	i have a large ghost shrimp that has been carrying fry for a few weeks, they look very mature now, how can i assure the frys' safety? i removed her to a 1 gallon critter keeper with a plant for now
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
wheezo Fish Addict Posts: 675 Kudos: 293 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jul-2003	im pretty sure, she releases the babies when they are ready. and they are just miniature adults. they eat algae etc, and maybe some powdered up fish food. to ensure safety is to take out everything, even the mother when she releases them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	she has started to release them i saw 2-3 they are so tiny i put in some letace leaves for them to promote infurisa, she still has a few left, i wonderif there are more fry in the 29 gallon:%) i had 2 other females ready to give birth, but they did it in the tank, ans i just took out all the water to transport it up stairs (well not all the water, the substrait was left with 1in of water... do u think maybe some survived? how long does it take for them to grow? how can i incourage them to breed again? i hav 3 females and a male, thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	nevermind, i lost all the babys
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Sorry to hear you lost the babies. At least you know you have a mature pair of shrimp, so you'll get them again... I have't bred mine yet.. But there is something better for your baby shrimp as far as infusoria and hiding spot, JAVA MOSS. The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
greenfootball Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001	what type of shrimp do you have? the typical ghost shrimps from lfs for feeding are mostly pregnant already
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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