Attempting to raise cleaner shrimps! Birth has occurred!

[toku58]

Well this is the second time I have had baby skunk cleaner shrimps in my 10 gal tank. The first round they were all eaten by the other feeder shrimps. (Opae)

So this time around I cleared out all the other feeder shrimps. Although I still have rock crabs in the tank. (but the crabs are small)

So does anyone know if the adults will eat the young? I have 3 cleaner shrimps in that tank.
One of them just gave birth about 30 min ago. Should I move the adults to the DT? and just leave the babies in the tank? Or is it o.k. to leave the adults with the fry?

Hopefully this time they do well.

Anyone raise these shrimps before?

 

[AquaJazzed132]

(following this) :bounce3::lolspin::bounce3:

 

[toku58]

12 hr. update:
So far babies are doing well!
I installed a fine mesh filter bag on the HOB filter intake so the babies won't get sucked in.
The information that I've been able to find, is that it will be about 3 weeks until they start to look like shrimp?
I have a bubble skimmer that i've turned off also. So far I'm trying to keep the adults well fed so they don't snack on the fry.

The other cleaner is carrying eggs also but they won't hatch for a few weeks. If the adults become an issue this round? I'll set up an isolation tank for the next brood.

 

[bluecoyote79]

How'd you get them to hatch the eggs? Mine seem to always carrying eggs, but never see them hatch or floating around or anything.

 

[toku58]

How'd you get them to hatch the eggs? Mine seem to always carrying eggs, but never see them hatch or floating around or anything.

When the eggs that they carry turn from green to the same color of their body. They are ready to release the fry.
The day you see the color change, that night a few hours after the light go out they will release the fry.
They point their rear end upwards and fan their legs and disburse their young.

 

[lostintheocean]

I have had them hatch in my tank a few times, it would be great if you could raise them, the longest I have heard about is around 18 weeks

 

[Calappidae]

One guy did have a thread around here somewhere and he managed to keep a few to full adult hood.

EDIT: actually 151 days; http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=846955&page=9

Still think there's tankbred ones somewhere out there..

 

[toku58]

I'd think once they start looking like skunk shrimp they should be safe. Right now they are plankton and food for everyone. Once the fishes can I.D. them as cleaners then they should be safe. (Hopefully)

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

I'd think once they start looking like skunk shrimp they should be safe. Right now they are plankton and food for everyone. Once the fishes can I.D. them as cleaners then they should be safe. (Hopefully)

They won't look like or act like adults until settlement after their final molt at around 129 days or more depending on conditions. Until then they will remain planktonic and if you want to have a real shot at raising them, will need to put them in a kreisel which keeps them suspended in the water column allowing them to come into contact with food all the time.

 

[toku58]

They won't look like or act like adults until settlement after their final molt at around 129 days or more depending on conditions. Until then they will remain planktonic and if you want to have a real shot at raising them, will need to put them in a kreisel which keeps them suspended in the water column allowing them to come into contact with food all the time.

Where do I get a kreisel? Are you referring to a bubbler like to ones they use to raise brine shrimp?

 

[ramon1181]

Following this

 

[nitr8]

Following

 

[gogo7]

hows it going?

 

[DEFCLONE80]

Tagging along

 

[Shawn O]

Very interested, following.

 

[reefwiser]

http://www.ventralfins.com/diy_kreisel.html

Kreisel

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2004/12/lines