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angmoh
03-08-2005, 10:46 PM
i found that one of my skunk shrimp has green green eggies !! i heard that it's a good source of zooplankton for corals right ? i'm wondering if this is also applicable to mushrooms and buttons as well ?

and is it possible for them to spawn and to be breed in tank ?
BarraCuda™
03-08-2005, 10:51 PM
i found that one of my skunk shrimp has green green eggies !! i heard that it's a good source of zooplankton for corals right ? i'm wondering if this is also applicable to mushrooms and buttons as well ?

and is it possible for them to spawn and to be breed in tank ?

Its very common for shrimps to spawn in tanks. However the chances of the frys developing to adults are almost nil. You can try to catch some out and feed them baby brine shrimps.

They will normally spawn at night.
angmoh
03-08-2005, 11:03 PM
hehe i never think of breeding them tho ' i'll just leave them in the tank .. i guess my fish will love it .. :p

btw, will mushrooms and buttons consume those fries as well ? bcos i din feed my shrooms/buttons anything, just purely photosynthesis. hopefully that will be an additive to them .
KaLiB
06-08-2005, 04:49 PM
If the larvae happen to flow to the mushrooms/buttons, i believe they would consume them for food.
angmoh
07-08-2005, 10:21 PM
i doubt the larvae will have the chance to swim to the buttons , cos i think they will be eaten up by my hungry fish in no time :p
mansiz
14-08-2005, 10:28 PM
So did any bros try to develop the fries into juvenile to adult? Hmm, How come it's impossible to make them grow? Is it that there is a special requirement?
KaLiB
14-08-2005, 10:40 PM
I ever considered growing these larvae to adults but due to difficult dietary requirements and care, i decided against the idea due to time constraints.

From what i have gathered, the trickiest part is not the setup but rather its the feeding requirements of the young larvae. They need to be fed on live rotifers before progressing on to bbs.

There are quite alot of special requirements regarding setup and feeding. Information from the internet is quite limited but breeding cleaner shrimps are similar to breeding peppermint shrimps.