Breeding Peppermint Shrimp

[djmx2002]

Hey everybody

i decided to give it a shot,

i started 3 days ago micro algea culture and today i started the rotifier culture.

i was wondering if anyone here ever attempted to raise peppermint shrimp. and if you guys could give me some tips

i was thinking about siphoning the larve from the aquarium before they all being eaten.

my shrimps spawn about once a week

thanks guys

 

[David M]

You can raise them, most people just don't find it practicle considering the wholesale value. There is a cute little book, How to Raise and Train Your Peppermint Shrimp , not exactly an academic masterpiece but it will tell you everything you need to know. I believe Amazon has it. The authors name is April Kirksomething , I forget and can't find my copy.

 

[djmx2002]

i'll try to feed them rotifier on the next hatch...

and i'll order the book soon or later

thanks

 

[mwp]

WIERD David, I turned around to my bookshelf and my copy is gone too!

FWIW, they are probably VERY easy to raise...I had a lone larvae that lasted 16+ days in with my current GBG batch. I also had a small hatch last night, only managed to collect 6 larvae, but was thinking I might throw them in a breeder net in a larval tank and give 'em a shot. While the online pricing is VERY low, LFS's seem to carry many of them and generally sell them for $10-20 a shot, so hooking up with the right LFS may make them worthwhile, or selling them off to individual hobbyists who might be willing to give you $10 each locally.

One last thing, I believe they don't need rotifers but can go straight to enriched brine nauplii.

Good luck!

Matt

 

[Luis A M]

Welcome to the Forum

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Matt is right,forget about algae and rots and start hatching bs!

I am a lousy breeder most of the times,but this last time I raised over 200 of these guys,pretty easy.
I was offered about $3 ea.by a lfs.Not bad considering they are half grown and not very colorful.
There are several species of peppermints.Try to choose a pretty one like wurdemanni if you plan to sell them.Good luck!

 

[djmx2002]

thanks for all the input

what is the best way of collecting the little guys without damaging them?

and could i start feeding them with rots or not?

thanks , motti

 

[David M]

Turn off all lights except maybe a dim table lamp at a distance so you don't stub your toes Use a flashlight to attract them and scoop with a cup or siphon them out, having an extra set of hands is helpful but not necessary.

You need nhbbs, they may not take the rotifers.

 

[djmx2002]

one last question i think

since it takes abour 48 hours to hatch bbs.... should i start hatching them so i have them availbe for when the little guys hatch or when ps hatch i need to start hatching the bs?

 

[bandeng]

I hope the following blog would be of your help.

http://ornamentals.blog62.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html

Bandeng

 

[fin farm]

I agree, they are not that hard to raise. I move the adult to a seperate tank on about the 9th day until they hatch. I only fed bbs right from day one and supliment with fine ground flakes after 2 weeks. use newly hatched brine shrimp to start. should only take 10 - 20 hours to hatch depending on brine shrimp species not 48 hours. after. Weird looking larvae.

 

[Fishboy42]

Agreed--easy/fun to raise, just not practical...although after I gave all of mine away and stopped working with them, it seemed like everyone wanted to buy them

 

[djmx2002]

can't wait till they spawn again to get started

 

[djmx2002]

can't wait till they spawn again to get started

 

[Spiffyguy]

mine shrimp hatched out but never survived in my 24 gallon tank. either got death from the power head or the clowns probably ate them. I managed to capture some larve on video. It is up on my site. I got a new batch of shrimp now and one has eggs. I really like when they spawn. very neat to track. good luck.

 

[djmx2002]

what your site Spiffyguy?

 

[Spiffyguy]

my little red house. www.spiffyguy.com

 

[Luis A M]

Fishboy,cute shrimp!
They are L.boggessi,the same species I raised.
Not the prettiest but perhaps the easiest

 

[FuEl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8762041#post8762041 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Luis A M
Fishboy,cute shrimp!
They are L.boggessi,the same species I raised.
Not the prettiest but perhaps the easiest

Wow Luis, how do you tell if they are L. boggessi or L. wurdemanni? Any distinct differences?

 

[firebirdbandit]

Those who had sucess.. Did you use rotifers or baby brine shrimp? I have raised tomato clownfish before but I don't feel like culturing the algae again and I would like to try the peppermints.

 

[Luis A M]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8760714#post8760714 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by David M
Turn off all lights except maybe a dim table lamp at a distance so you don't stub your toes Use a flashlight to attract them and scoop with a cup or siphon them out, having an extra set of hands is helpful but not necessary.

Flashligt sucks! Clamp an incandescent linght over the tank.You need both hands for siphoning!