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These were
obtained around 2003, and are used to keep the
tanks clean of
algea and
excess food. Clear as young,
adults often color up many shades of blue to black, or
brown with a white stripe down
their back.
They require
Java moss or other fine leaved
plants to hide in. They do
not bother livebearer
young, but they will eat the eggs of other fish. They are
fairly active, prolific, and by breeding
just the occasional
blue individuals, they can be returned to the all blue strain
they were
originally. My experience has been
that they do not do well when kept in
temperatures warmer
than 78 degrees. The female
carries her eggs under her tail, eventually releasing about
30 as they hatch
together into very
tiny copies of the adults.
They are occasionally eaten by
some fish, such as most cichlids and some
goodeids.
Swordtails and guppies do not bother them- most all of the
tanks in my fishroom contain
a
healthy population of them. You will need to test whether the
fish in your tank will leave
them
alone.
When you receive this shrimp, keep
them until an obviously young-laden female can be moved
into a 1 or 2 gallon container
with fine leaved plants, and keep her
there until she is no longer
carrying the dark mass
of young under her tail. (up to 3-4 weeks). I will send at least one
female
carrying young with each
shipment. The young are
barely visible duplicates of the adults, and
grow quickly raised on crushed
fish food, feeding small amounts every other day. Release into
tank when about 1/4" long, and
they will then establish themselves. Each laden female will drop
approximately 30 young.
For further care information, click
Here for the
Care Guide.
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