Baby Cleaner Shrimps Hatched!!

[Atsoi88]

Hi MR-

Tonight for the first time i saw my cleaner shrimp release hundreds of it's babies. I was able to get a few out before all my fish ate them. The picture attached isn't very clear, but the best I can do on a phone.

 

[beastium]

Cool how many did you save? I see one clearly. Do you know how to raise them

 

[Atsoi88]

I got 9, many people claim that raising them is exceptionally challenging. The baby cleaner shrimp require live phytoplankton, rotifers. I only have zooplankton and selcon, which I feed the shrimps. I placee them in a pint container attached toagnet cleaner and supply it with a ait pump, with the flow dialed down really low.

 

[masterswimmer]

You took food right out of your fishes mouths.

It is extremely difficult to raise them from hatch. Without the proper food and setup they will not make it. Definitely requires planning as opposed to just happening to see them and scooping them out.