Breeding Shrimp?

[Kinetic]

Anyone breed cleaner shrimp?

It's so hard to find Pederson's Cleaner Shrimp or any of those anemone shrimp that I was thinking of breeding a few just so I'd have some when the others died and maybe to give to others who want some.

I'd like to learn more about their behavior, and how I could successfully breed them.

Anybody have any ideas?

I was thinking using a 30g tank hooked up to my 180g system for them. I'd feed them regularily, but then with their babies, do I have to feed them a bunch of phytoplankton?

Thanks

 

[The steven liu]

The most difficult part of breeding these shrimps is their prolonges planktonic stage. They are not only vulnerable to preditors and intakes but also need very specific food sources range from phytoplankton to a variety of zooplanktons at a constant supply. Unless you are willing to invest in a setup for breeding and stick around the house to dose food several times a day I really doubt you'd have success.

 

[romunov]

Culturing shrimp
Captive Rearing of Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)