Breeding Ninja shrimp - info needed

milalic · Post by **milalic** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:01 am

Maybe Mustafa or some other members can give me some info.
I have gone through Mustafas pages. It does says they need brackish water for the little shrimps to survive. I am wondering if I have enough infusoria if they might be able to survive in freshwater.

I have a few questions about this interesting shrimp.

1. Do they breed in freshwater?
2. do they belong to the cardina serrata?
3. Do they really go through the larva stage?

Any other info or links to info is appreciated.

Post by **Mustafa** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:53 am

Infusoria have nothing to do with the fact that the larvae need saltwater to survive. Everything else you are asking is on the ninja shrimp page and I would be just repeating the info again here. If someone sold you shrimp as "ninja shrimp" and they are producing fully developed young in freshwater, then they are not Caridina serratirostris. They are not sold in the US and europe anyway and barely ever outside Japan.

milalic · Post by **milalic** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:33 am

Is it full salt water or brackish water?

Also, do they have similar stages as amano shrimps?

Thanks

Post by **Mustafa** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:07 pm

Good question, I don't know since I have never kept this species. I imagine the reproduction is pretty much identical to that of the Caridina japonica, including salinity. Do you even have this shrimp or are you just asking out of pure curiosity?