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Baby Peppermint Shrimps - Now What?

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Topic: Baby Peppermint Shrimps - Now What?

Posted By: DVadar
Subject: Baby Peppermint Shrimps - Now What?
Date Posted: November 08 2002 at 12:52pm

For the past two weeks I've noticed small 1/4 inch shimp molts floating the the water every now and again. I didn't think much of it at the time untill a few days ago. My power filters are see through and in one I have several pieces of live rock and calurpa. I noticed several things scurrying around in it. Upon closer inspection, they looked like really small shrimp! I'm not sure they are Peppermints yet, but being as I only have one Cleaner Shrimp and three Peppermints in my tank, I belive that they are more likely to be the later type.

Anyway, Ive read up on how the larva are released and act like plankton for a while and then slowly adapt and grow into small adults. I've also concluded that I must be doing something right(what I don't know) since they made it this far, and I'll keep feeding and maintaing my tank as always.

Has anyone else had experiences "raising shrimp"?

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Posted By: Jake Pehrson
Date Posted: November 19 2002 at 9:36am

You may want to contact Joe and Cindy Jones.

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Posted By: WhiteReef
Date Posted: November 19 2002 at 2:18pm

They also might be mysis shrimp. I had some magically popup in my tank, so that might be a possiblity too.

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Richard

Former 47G Column Reef, Magna
20" x 18" x 31"H