Anybody need live ghost shrimp?

I've been messing around with a way to breed them. I read that they
cannibalize their young (didn't Roseanne coin that term?). So, I had
to think of way to grow them, but I didn't want to go to the trouble
of putting the ones with eggs separate, watching them to give birth,
and then setting up a grow out tank. Here's what I came up with:



It's a 10 gallon tank with brackish water, ~ 1.012ish. Inside is a
piece of eggcrate, bought from Home Depot. It's on a few pieces of
pvc pipe to make legs. On top of that is bridal veil from the local
fabric shop. A piece of rigid tubing hooked up to our phyto farm
provides the water movement. Simple, huh?

The parents live on top of the shrimp apartment. Their eggs and
poo (which turns out to be baby food) fall through the bridal veil.
The offspring live and grow happily awaiting their turn to hang out
with Ooday and the Seahorse posse!

I didn't actually think this up all by myself, but i will take credit for
the eggcrate and pvc!

So far, I've got a few tiny guys under there! They are actually coming
up to the top level to see what life is like on top. Sometimes, they
get caught in the net to go see what life is like in the reef!

What do you think? It's working, but kinda stinky! It's OK where we
are, 'cause there's an open window right next to the set up. Wonder
where I'll put it in the winter?

No, this is set up by our phyto farm. It's got plenty of fake light.
And, it's in the basement by the northern window,which provides
very little light. I just use the window to air out the room!!

I actually gave up on this set up. One of our fish friends told me the
fry needed rots to live. I didn't have enough rots to share. I was very
surprised to see a little tiny shrimp jump one day! After a couple of
weeks of total neglect!

Do they need phyto to grow quicker or better? I do have a big need
for them!

Hey suzy, IT WORKS, congratulations, I'll have to come by again and get some notes on your arrangement and try to replicate the idea, Sweet.

Suzy, I have two gallon jugs of rotifers waiting to be used. Do you need them?

BTW, Mark, what 6 hours are you closed? Did someone call you in
the middle of the night?

I meant 3 bottles of rotifers! I'd never get rid of shrimps! I have 5
hungry snouts to feed!

Who do you think called Mark in the middle of the night? (Had to be
that Carl guy! Just 'cause he's got biceps, he thinks he can just call a
24 hr hotline any ol' time!)