Raising cleaner shrimp
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First time I tried that, sorry. I thought that since the querie had been made by me, you'd be able to see it. If your up late tonight, it should work for you.
I'll try to pull the most informative threads from the 26 listed on that search. Gotta gimme some time though, I'm heading into work for a few hours
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=846955&highlight=Lysmata+amboinensis
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=719216&highlight=Lysmata+amboinensis
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=726483&highlight=Lysmata+amboinensis
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=469489&highlight=Lysmata+amboinensis
I just nabbed the ones with the highest post count.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=719216&highlight=Lysmata+amboinensis
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=726483&highlight=Lysmata+amboinensis
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=469489&highlight=Lysmata+amboinensis
I just nabbed the ones with the highest post count.
mwp
In Memoriam
Anderson gave me this link on the mandarin thread for "incubator" ideas for the mandarins, but hey, FuEL has raised them and more or less here's his story - http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=37318&st=0
MP
MP
Hmm.. not an easy species. Anyway I did'nt exactly raise them. I "raised" one. I only cared for them for around 4 months or so, after which I had my semester break. During that additional month or so, another postgrad student was put in charge of caring for the larvae. 4 was supposed to have settled if all went well but atlas due to some overfeeding & lack of water exchange, only 1 made it to metamorphosis. I did'nt even have the opportunity of watching it undergo it's final moult to become a miniature shrimp as I was too busy enjoying my short break. 
If I'm not wrong I think I remember reading about someone else in RC who left the larvae for dead. After about 5-6 months he noticed a single juvenile shrimp in the larval rearing tank. It's a wild thought but L. amboinensis might be like superworms. Superworms don't undergo metamorphosis unless they are being separated individually. Perhaps that is the solution?
If I'm not wrong I think I remember reading about someone else in RC who left the larvae for dead. After about 5-6 months he noticed a single juvenile shrimp in the larval rearing tank. It's a wild thought but L. amboinensis might be like superworms. Superworms don't undergo metamorphosis unless they are being separated individually. Perhaps that is the solution?
Thanks everyone... I did get a pretty decent photo of the "mother" with the eggs under her tail. As soon as I can figure out how to reduce the size of my photos I'll post one.
I just noticed her eggs the day that I made the first post in this thread, so I probably have 3-5 days before the eggs hatch (if they have been fertilized). She hangs out a lot with the only other cleaner shrimp in the tank... so I'd wager a bet that the eggs are fertilized.
I just noticed her eggs the day that I made the first post in this thread, so I probably have 3-5 days before the eggs hatch (if they have been fertilized). She hangs out a lot with the only other cleaner shrimp in the tank... so I'd wager a bet that the eggs are fertilized.
chris melb
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If the eggs werent fertilized shrimp will throw them in the first few days. The hatching is largerly dependant on the water temp can range anywhere from 10 days to 2 weeks, the eggs should turn completely silver the night of hatching. Best of luck
chris melb
Member
Sorry just realised we were talking about aboinensis, on the night of hatching you will be able to see there eyes as black dots (without a magnifying glass), the eggs will look like they are about to fall off, and the green yolk (energy source) will be completely used up. With practice you willl be able to pinpoint the night of hatching just by looking at the eggs. They will expand in size forcing pleopods to remain slightly open.
chris melb
Member
Sorry one more thing, the night of hatching the shrimp will remain very subdued, hidden, it will flutter her pleopods more than usual to help areate eggs and from my experience will not eat food the night of hatching.
