Breeding shrimp for fish food?
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You could probably do cherry shrimp. I find them really easy to breed. They're not very big, and I don't know what fish you're trying to feed with them.
It would probably take a while for you to reach a critical mass of them so you could feed them. I think it took me about three months to have 100 (various sizes) from a starting stock of 10. They take a couple of months from birth to reach more or less adult size.
Aquabid usually has some good deals on them.
It would probably take a while for you to reach a critical mass of them so you could feed them. I think it took me about three months to have 100 (various sizes) from a starting stock of 10. They take a couple of months from birth to reach more or less adult size.
Aquabid usually has some good deals on them.
Yeah, Cherries breed better than guppies for me. I've shipped out a few boxes in the last couple weeks and I still have a bunch left. It seems like my females never take a break. I have a really hard time finding a female with no eggs. And that's in a 18gal tank that is onlky 3/4 full and they share the tank with a few mystery snails.
They will be upgraded here as soon as I get all the tanks moved and planted and such. I'd say cherries fit the bill pretty good though. Unless you are feeding really large fish.
They will be upgraded here as soon as I get all the tanks moved and planted and such. I'd say cherries fit the bill pretty good though. Unless you are feeding really large fish.
Yes, you need to cover your HOB with a sponge, as the babies will get sucked in. If it's just a shrimp tank, you could use sponge filters instead.
You need about 6 or 10 minimum to get the population going. It would be a question of how many you can afford, and what deals you get on how many you want to start with.
Mine seem to like a planted tank. If you have some Java moss or trimmings hanging around, throw them in the tank, too. I think it might be important for the babies.
You need about 6 or 10 minimum to get the population going. It would be a question of how many you can afford, and what deals you get on how many you want to start with.
Mine seem to like a planted tank. If you have some Java moss or trimmings hanging around, throw them in the tank, too. I think it might be important for the babies.