Halocaridina rubra reproduction question

[thgng]

I followed this setup in the picture:
http://131.204.120.103/srsantos/gallery ... 5.jpg.html

The salinity in my tank is 10-15 ppt. You can cover the top of the tank to pevent evaporation loss.

No airstone is required. Just turn on the light for 8 - 10 hour a day.
You can feed them spirulina algae once a week during the setup as there are no algae.

When the algae is formed, you can stop feeding and the the shrimp will eat the algae on the wall of the tank.

Do a 25% water change once about every six months. You can top off the tanks with DI water whenever the levels drop.

Then you just wait... for the babies.

[jeffclist]

thgng

I went on the site you posted but did not find what you were talking about. Please provide more info where on Mr. santos' site is the info for how he set up a H. rubra tank.

Ken P

I found this page on http://www.fukubonsai.com/M-L9d.html to be very helpful. Fuku-bonsai has a lot of good material on opae ulas.

[COTIGIRL]

Here is a quick update on my H. rubra. The one female with 4 eggs was seen again last week but she had only 2 eggs. Wishful thinking was that this was a different female. Today I saw a floating larvae in the head down position. The larvae was larger than expected with quite a large head. I hope that this is a positive sign for the future.

Ken P

[Mustafa]

Why wouldn't it be positive? Looks like your shrimp are finally reproducing. Congrats!

[COTIGIRL]

You are right it is a positive thing. I will continue to update.

Ken P

[COTIGIRL]

Today I saw the baby shrimp. It is no longer a larvae but a small version of the adult. The coloration is almost non existent. It is clear and I could easily see that it is eating. The size is similar to very young cherry shrimp about 3 mm.

Ken P

[zapisto]

hey cotigirl
i am happy for you
never had the chance get them to me