larvae collecting

[zero186]

well i am wanting to breed some peppermint shrimp and have followed the breeding of them by cdemeritt and wanted to try a larave collecting method which could lower the stress of the shrimp. but i have no idea on how to go about building one any ideas?

[cdemeritt]

I have some thoughts I've cobbled together from various sources, and as soon as I draw the pictures up I'll post them for you.

[Spanky]

I just use a hang on old outside filter box with a pen light taped to it so the light shines right at the siphon. Wrap a sponge with panty hose, and stick that over the intake to the pump and dial the pump way back.

[zero186]

good idea thank you and but i would also like to see what cdemeritt comes up with

[cdemeritt]

The system I'm trying now, which I've seen in several places, is not all that different from the one Spanky discribed.
It consists of a Utube, pen light on the intake, something to keep the adults out, a small PH in the overflow box, with a small mesh to keep the larvae out of the PH. The key is to get enough surface area on the PH intake so the larvea don't get stuck.



I last night rapped the PH in "bridal veil" material I got from Walmart for about $2.00 a yard. it is fine meshed enough to keep the larvea out, however, I don't like the folds, as larvea could get trapped in them, and plan on creating some sort of box to smooth out the edges.

Utubes are not the best thing, but for short term use they'll do.

right now my "brood tank" is still owned by the LFS, so I've setup my future larval sump to hold my broodstock. I'm still debating weither I'm going to use this system as a temporary thing for when I'm expecting hatchout, or if I'll hook it in permanent to the drilled overflow.