
new here with babies
Moderator: Mustafa
new here with babies
hello, i have ghost shrimp babies and no iea how to take care of them
any help would be great ty nikki

Re: new here with babies
Crush some flakes using a plastic bag and dip it in the water using a toothpick. Remember dont overfeed or it will polluted the water and then kill the babies. If you have green water, it can be used as food.
After approx. 5-7 days, you can see babies walk like normal shrimps instead of free floating.
Good luck!
After approx. 5-7 days, you can see babies walk like normal shrimps instead of free floating.
Good luck!
nlknight wrote:hello, i have ghost shrimp babies and no iea how to take care of themany help would be great ty nikki
how is your tank set up? if u have java moss and/or riccia in there, the baby ghost shrimp should be able to forage for food on their own. with enuff lighting and good water conditions, micro algae should form on the surfaces of your tank and any decorations, plants, etc. this should be a good source of food. if not, u can supplement with fish food, which they will happily eat.
"Retardo,"retardo wrote:how is your tank set up? if u have java moss and/or riccia in there, the baby ghost shrimp should be able to forage for food on their own. with enuff lighting and good water conditions, micro algae should form on the surfaces of your tank and any decorations, plants, etc. this should be a good source of food. if not, u can supplement with fish food, which they will happily eat.
Palaemonetes paludosus ("ghost shrimp") hatchlings don't forage...they are larvae and hunt in the water column for microorgranisms (and flake food if they fooled into eating it). So your advice in this case won't be of any use.
I don't have a problem with that, just pointing out the facts.retardo wrote:ok, so i'm wrong. i can admit when i'm wrong.
