Sophia Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Shrimps also love peas, and you could squash a pond snail for them too. I haven't known a shrimp to turn it's whiskers up at anything it could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 The bio-load from 6 shrimp would be very little and I would be tempted to not worry about a cycle - especially if you have a good number of plants. I also wouldn't use conditioner in a tank for inverts, have read that many don't like them and have had a koura die the day after a waterchange with conditioner in it - It is a bit of a catch 22 in my native tank as smelt are very sensitive to chlorine and I lost about 12 one w/c and have had them 'floating' after another. After the w/c that left them floating/darting I rushed down to the LFSand grabbed some conditioner and within 10min they were almost recovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I also wouldn't use conditioner in a tank for inverts +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcartshrimp Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Thank you all sooooooooooooo much for your help and kindness here. Its really nice to see a really nice community Looks like I know where to come for more info. Has anyone got these to breed successfully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 The is one guy on TM who said he has had them breed but I doubt that he has as they have a marine larval stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcartshrimp Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 So to get them to breed I would need a separate tank, take out the eggs once released and place them in there. anyone know what I would need to raise the fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 So to get them to breed I would need a separate tank, take out the eggs once released and place them in there. anyone know what I would need to raise the fry? Current information says you'd need a tank of approximately 1,300,000,000,000,000,000,000 liters. Noone knows any way to raise the eggs other than in the ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcartshrimp Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I think I may know a guy with a tank like that have many people tried raising them, or mainly just sticking to leaving them in the same tank and leaving them alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 every female in berry i've had has died. i'd recomend returning any large females back into the River you found them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcartshrimp Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 what can I look for to distinguish male to female? I know males are smaller as they are less developed. Is it a colour difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 every female in berry i've had has died. i'd recomend returning any large females back into the River you found them in. you aren't allowed to return them to the wild though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 you aren't allowed to return them to the wild though You are if you return them while catching them. You will beable to see if the females are in berry. I have had one or two that looked to survive dropping the larvae in my 430l native tank - that was before everything grew too big and decided that shrimp taste good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 imo (just from what ive seen) anything Big is a girl, anything small is a boy, take the smallest ones and if you want a girl they will turn into one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcartshrimp Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 aaaaaaaaaallrighty now to the thrust of it all, im going to go and have a look for some of these little buggers in the next few days and try catch them with a mate who has a tank established. where in hamilton can I find them. has anyone caught them in hamilton if so where??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 has anyone ever had a brackish/salt tank prepared for either berrying mums or the berries themselves? seems like the logical step after everyone has been saying for ages how they need to migrate to sea as larvae. Excuse me if people have been through this procedure before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 I was planning on giving the above method a go if I ever came across a berried female. My only query is whether they release eggs that get carried back to sea or if they release the eggs at sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 I wouldn't be surprised if they go to the brackish wter to release as I tend to find more females closer to brackish water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcartshrimp Posted February 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 any locations for the little buggers?? who has gone out and caught the little dudes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 If you cant find any in Ham's then head out to Raglan, most of the streams out there should have plenty. I normally get them from Ruapuke beach at the south end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcartshrimp Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 so I have purchased one of these tanks http://www.hollywoodfishfarm.co.nz/deta ... di/m/1015/ from TM for $70 which im pretty happy with. it comes with the light and filter as well as some fake gravel stuff. what should I get for the substrate? and has anyone gone to any streams or anything in hamilton for the shrimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Firstly replace any carbon that might come with it with more filter wool and/or biological media. Carbon is only needed to remove medication. In terms of substrate, it can be whatever takes your fancy really. I prefer a natural looking fine substrate such as grit or sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 +1 :gpo2: I use coarse river sand mostly in my tanks, and gravel/small stones in my 430L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcartshrimp Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 so this is the tank I have would I need to get something different to plant the plants in or would that gravel stuff be fine? any suggestions on the filter or the setup in general??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Fixed to make it immediately visible So long as you put a few plants in there and can keep it cool enough, the shrimp should do well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 have been running some shrimp at 25-26 degrees with no problems for over 9 months now. the creek I catch them from I have measured at 26 degrees before, and im sure it gets hotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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