Keping Ghost Shrimp Alive And Propogating

[attygarla]

I WANT TO KEEP LARGE # S ALIVE FOR FEEDING TO MY SEA HOSES AND ALSO HOPE TO PROPOGATE THEM IF POSSIBLE I HAVE BEEN USING A 5 GAL BUCKET WITH RO/DI WATER AT 72 ' WITH A SMALL AIR OPERATED FILTER FEEDING SINKING MARINE FISH PELLETS AS FOOD WITH HUGE LOSSES WHAT AM I DOING WRONG

 

[g0rFz]

for starters, ghost shrimp are freshwater and that means they will have huge losses in SW

 

[attygarla]

I KNOW THAT THEY ARE RAISED IN FRESH WATER BUT HOW ? THEY SURVIVE FOR A FEW DAYS IN SALT WATER WHEN FED TO THE SEA HORSES AND WHEN GUT LOADED THEY OFFER GOOD NUTRITION. HOWEVER I HAVE HUGE LOSSES WHEN TRYING TO RAISE THEM IN FRESH WATER

 

[g0rFz]

well i kept some in my freshwater tank for a while till they were lunch and basically throw in either algae wafers or some sinking pellets and that will feed em...temperature is 74-80 and the ph i had em at was in the 7's. make sure the fresh water tank has been cycled first also

 

[snorvich]

It would be desirable not to use all caps in postings as this constitutes "shouting" FYI.

 

[forddna]

They are freshwater, but they need brackish for breeding. The babies are raised in brackish and then move to freshwater, IIRC.

 

[forddna]

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edit - nevermind.

I see you are trying to just throw water in a bucket and keep shrimp alive. Would you do the same with your fish??

Set up a shrimp tank. 10g is fine. Cycle it. Add some low light plants (mosses are super easy) and driftwood. Put a sponge filter in there.

You won't get babies without brackish, but you'll sustain population better than that rigged up bucket you've got going on