cleaner shrimps eggs - Page 2

reefanak · 01-21-2012, 10:29 PM

Just another update, the babies are now about 7-9 mm long. It's week 6 and the adult hatch a new batch of eggs. I have lots of small babies running around the tank, I'm guessing around 100-150 new little babies. The olders ones look fine. They slowed down enough to actually see them for 1-2 seconds. The super small ones are always moving. Hopefully everything works out, I'll keep doing nothing, seems to work fine so far...

tcamos · 01-21-2012, 10:41 PM

Can post some photos and video please?

reefanak · 01-21-2012, 10:52 PM

pics are out of the question they r 2 smalla nd 2 fast maybe a video but it might be tricky. I'll try a video in the mornin...

reefanak · 01-24-2012, 01:36 AM

Just a little update I can only see about 10 or so baby shrimp the 7-9 mm ones. They seem to love seaweed sheets. I noticed this when I was crumbling some in my powerhead because my tangs do not eat the stuff off the clip, a peice landed in front of their rock cave and there was 3 that started playing tug a war with it. A copepod joined in the fun until a bristle worm dragged it away. I then placed another peice right in the cave and right away the shrimps started to eat it... I think the loss of the others is due to me running out of marine snow.... I got some more today and maybe that is the key? I tried taking a video but anything that goes in front of the cave, like fish, debris or air bubbles screw with the focus on my camera. I'll keep at it..

tcamos · 01-24-2012, 07:03 AM

Video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

davidlee · 01-24-2012, 07:11 AM

this sounds real interesting mate, im suprise nothings ate them, if they hatched in my tank id guess they would be gone in seconds! lol... unles of course the fish knew they were not food since the adult shrimp are in the tank still lol!??

reefanak · 02-04-2012, 06:41 AM

k well another update, week 8. I did take a video but it's hard to see them as they move very fast. I'm down to about 3 individuals i can see there about 1 cm long at this point. Still pretty see thru, just a hint of a dark back showing. Their future isn't looking as good anymore...lol regardless I have many more smaller shrimps everywhere at different stages.

gmcharlie · 02-04-2012, 08:36 AM

wow, sounds like your doing great! you kept 10% alive longer than the guys who were trying!... pass on the tips!!!!!!!!!

tcamos · 02-04-2012, 02:54 PM

Even if the video isn't great that's okay.

Invic · 02-08-2012, 10:43 AM

Thinking once their large enough to take normal food options, best bet would to move them to isolation to gain size.

Cleaners past 2 will eat each other (That are sexually mature usually is the point it shows up). Also in time they will venture out or get large enough to be noticed. I think the key to fully raising them would be survive on nutrients in the tank once they can take normal food isolate, then prior to sexual maturity split them up to prevent them from eliminating each other.

tcamos · 02-08-2012, 11:18 AM

Still waiting for a video!

reefanak · 02-08-2012, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by tcamos

Still waiting for a video!

yeah I know, I'm pretty busy right now. The video is shot and they shrimps are still sticking around. I'm going to shoot another video soon. I still need to go upload it at my sis place.

I don't think I will seperate the babies, they'd be to hard to catch at this point, I'll keep doing nothing...hahaha they still seem to like the seaweed strips. I seen 1 munch on a sinking pellet as well. cheers fellas!!