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Pennies2Cents
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 03:15 PM
Okay so we had our 75 gal temp setup for our reef until we got our 240. Well now that I was moving everyone to their new home I noticed lots and lots of baby shrimp. Cleaner Shrimp I am thinking cause thats all I had. Has anyone ever seen this happen in their tank? What can I do to ensure their survival. The tank will be still be running with LS & LR but will be a fowler here with in the next week. Any ideas? Give me your thoughts.
robalv
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 03:21 PM
sounds like lunch...
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 03:21 PM
:)
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 03:22 PM
Shrimp Gumbo, Boiled,Grilled,Baked, Sauteed....
robalv
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 03:26 PM
just like Buba said.
msmith619
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 03:40 PM
More likely Mysis shrimp that was growing in your macro. Major breeders have been trying to reproduce cleaner shrimp for quite some time for the aquarium trade. They breed and legs eggs often but the fry are very difficult to raise.
Mysis shrimp, on the other hand, reproduce well in the refugium and will be small, clear/white and are excellent food for your Mandarin and other fish.
Third Coast Tropical
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 03:59 PM
More likely Mysis shrimp that was growing in your macro. Major breeders have been trying to reproduce cleaner shrimp for quite some time for the aquarium trade. They breed and legs eggs often but the fry are very difficult to raise.
Mysis shrimp, on the other hand, reproduce well in the refugium and will be small, clear/white and are excellent food for your Mandarin and other fish.


Right track here.....
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 04:40 PM
Thanks Mike, ok so they are mysis? Is there a place that the mysis could have come from? I only feed frozen. They are not in the fuge but in the tank itself. No wonder my Mandarin is FAT! :)
msmith619
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 04:49 PM
Mysis come from live rock, macro or live sand added. They were seeded from someplace.
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 04:52 PM
Alright! Thanks...
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 18th Jun 2009, 04:57 PM
just like Buba said.

BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP!
ballardjr2000
Wed, 24th Jun 2009, 10:12 AM
i would move some over free lunch for the fish and for the 75g
FossilReef
Tue, 7th Jul 2009, 04:32 PM
More likely Mysis shrimp that was growing in your macro. Major breeders have been trying to reproduce cleaner shrimp for quite some time for the aquarium trade. They breed and legs eggs often but the fry are very difficult to raise.
Mysis shrimp, on the other hand, reproduce well in the refugium and will be small, clear/white and are excellent food for your Mandarin and other fish.
They're not really too terribly difficult to raise, it's just that they'd rather eat each other than anything else!
JoshOdphi
Wed, 22nd Jul 2009, 09:47 PM
thas great u dont have to worry bout ur fish starvin...lol...
barderer
Wed, 29th Jul 2009, 02:54 PM
I am trying to raise peppermint shrimp for kicks and thrills, you have to put them a separate tank with low flow AND good water quality. Which is hard to do with low flow. Then you have to assist them through each stage with the right food source. So far my endeavor is a failure. But nothing good is easy.
Mr Cob
Thu, 30th Jul 2009, 01:03 PM
Eve, are the Mysis still breeding now that you know they are there?

Seems pretty cool.
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 30th Jul 2009, 01:47 PM
Actually yes, they are now in the fuge and have pretty much taken it over. lol... I was able to move some into the fuge that is on the 240 and to my delight they have started to breed in there too... :) whoooo hoooo....
Mr Cob
Thu, 30th Jul 2009, 01:50 PM
Nice...is it possible to get pictures?
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 30th Jul 2009, 02:15 PM
I will try too... :) I will get to working on them tonight. hopefully I can lol... I just got 2 new lenses for the Nikon D40 we will see what happens.
Mr Cob
Thu, 30th Jul 2009, 03:02 PM
Sweet.
Hamp
Fri, 31st Jul 2009, 03:42 PM
cool, I would like to see those pics. How are the peps doing Nick?
Pennies2Cents
Fri, 31st Jul 2009, 03:55 PM
Ok so here we go.... Trying to catch a picture of a Mysis Shrimp is alot harder than I thought. LOL I stayed up kinda late last night and was able to catch not one pic. I took over 50 pics but these guys were just so small. I will try again tonight....Keep you all posted.
Mr Cob
Fri, 31st Jul 2009, 07:59 PM
We love you Eve!!!

Can't wait to see some pics.
Pennies2Cents
Sat, 1st Aug 2009, 05:50 PM
Yippeee, I got some pix, not the best Ive taken but good enough! :-) LOL

All while I decided to put a skimmer on our 75 anenome tank I thought this would be the perfect time to suction some out with a turkey baster. Well it worked... I tried to take some pix of the actual sump with them all over the place but they were just too fast. So once i used the baster I squeezed them out into a black bowl. I figure a little contrast will help them show up in the pix a little better. Sure enough lots better but not quite good enough. :) Oh well I tried...I will give it another try when they all get settled in again. In the mean time here are a few of those pix. Enjoy.....
http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv47/Maast-Photos/Mysis4.jpg

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv47/Maast-Photos/MysisBlackWhite2.jpg

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv47/Maast-Photos/Amphipod1.jpg

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv47/Maast-Photos/Mysis1.jpg
Mr Cob
Sat, 1st Aug 2009, 07:55 PM
Super AWESOME! Thanks for sharing Eve!