Fairy Shrimp
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Fairy Shrimp
Has anyone here kept fairy shrimp (not artemia, but the freshwater variety)? If so, how big do they get exactly?
Also, does anyone know anything about the giant fairy shrimp (branchinecta gigas). Like, how big they tend to get to, and if they'll actually eat real shrimp (like amanos)?
Thanks in advance.
Also, does anyone know anything about the giant fairy shrimp (branchinecta gigas). Like, how big they tend to get to, and if they'll actually eat real shrimp (like amanos)?
Thanks in advance.
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Most of the ones I've kept get to be no more than about 1". They are filter feeders, and would never harm a real shrimp. I can't say what an amano would do to them though.
I know nothing about giant fairy shrimp. I googled them and came up with something like 4". They feed on copepods and small fairy shrimp.
I know nothing about giant fairy shrimp. I googled them and came up with something like 4". They feed on copepods and small fairy shrimp.
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Here is a photo of a Branchinecta gigas from Colorado.
I have some soil from this pool, but Im gonna hold out till I can set up a larger tank.
As for Triops growing larger with a bigger tank. People often confuse the instructions for hatching Triops with Triops requirements. Triops should always get a bigger tank. The reason they hatch in such a small container is because the Triops kit doesnt come with enough infusoria to feed them in a larger volume of water. I suggest at least 2 gallons for a single Triops. The Triops dont grow larger in a larger tank. They just die sooner in a tank thats too small.
I have some soil from this pool, but Im gonna hold out till I can set up a larger tank.
As for Triops growing larger with a bigger tank. People often confuse the instructions for hatching Triops with Triops requirements. Triops should always get a bigger tank. The reason they hatch in such a small container is because the Triops kit doesnt come with enough infusoria to feed them in a larger volume of water. I suggest at least 2 gallons for a single Triops. The Triops dont grow larger in a larger tank. They just die sooner in a tank thats too small.
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What country are you in?
Fairy shrimp grow about as fast as Triops, they just dont grow quite as large. Fairy shrimp I have raised have always lived about a month longer than Triops. I would say on average they reach adult size in 3 weeks. But then there are many factors that affect their growth rate.
Yes, they live in water.
Fairy shrimp grow about as fast as Triops, they just dont grow quite as large. Fairy shrimp I have raised have always lived about a month longer than Triops. I would say on average they reach adult size in 3 weeks. But then there are many factors that affect their growth rate.
Yes, they live in water.
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