Shrimp spawning

somewherre · 06/13/2008, 04:51 PM

Last night, just after lights-out (though with a red LED on each end of the tank), I saw one of my peppermint shrimp spawn. She was near the top of the water on the left side of the tank, acting pretty agitated, and then zipped at super speed across to the other side. As she went past the middle, it looked like she sprayed the tank with fairy dust. It was the coolest thing to see!

About a week ago I had noticed a ton of shrimp fry(?) in the sump, and was horrified at all the bitty bugs until I realized what they were. This time, I got to see how they all got there

Atomikk · 06/13/2008, 05:08 PM

Get yourself some rotifers, and off you go rearing these suckers!

06/13/2008, 04:51 PM	#1
somewherre Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Castleton on Hudson, NY Posts: 68	Shrimp spawning Last night, just after lights-out (though with a red LED on each end of the tank), I saw one of my peppermint shrimp spawn. She was near the top of the water on the left side of the tank, acting pretty agitated, and then zipped at super speed across to the other side. As she went past the middle, it looked like she sprayed the tank with fairy dust. It was the coolest thing to see! About a week ago I had noticed a ton of shrimp fry(?) in the sump, and was horrified at all the bitty bugs until I realized what they were. This time, I got to see how they all got there

06/13/2008, 05:08 PM	#2
Atomikk SPS OG Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,282	Get yourself some rotifers, and off you go rearing these suckers! __________________ *Reef Tip: to gauge the toxicity of PO4s in your tank, keep an eye on the growth of Chaetomorpha macro algae. As more toxic levels of PO4s are present, the slower the macro algae grows (as it stuns th Current Tank Info: soon to be 400 gal