I cant seem to keep these shrimps alive that long , Whats their life expectancy ? Do they require anything special ? I was trying to breed them in a small 5 g tank that I use for keeping feeders for my lion fish and they never died but these shrimps dont last long , bought about 30 of them and I must have maybe 5- 10 left . Can anyone tell me a little bit about them ?
Ghost shrimp
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Do you have any sort of filtration in the tank? Are you feeding them? Is the tank heated?
In tanks without predators, with regular feeding, and a filtered, heated tank, I can keep ghost shrimp for more than a year. Without a heater, it drops to about 6 months--though I'm not 100% on that last, because I was feeding out of the tank, and would just add a dozen or so once a month.
In tanks without predators, with regular feeding, and a filtered, heated tank, I can keep ghost shrimp for more than a year. Without a heater, it drops to about 6 months--though I'm not 100% on that last, because I was feeding out of the tank, and would just add a dozen or so once a month.
How cold does it get? Is the tank cycled? It cna be tough to keep a tank cycled with feeders, because there's a constantly changing bio-load. I would try adding some plants--java moss, most likely. Adding a heater might help, especially if there are large temp swings.
Well the temp doesnt change much I live in florida so the temp in house is around 75 , the tank has been cycled for quite some time and I havent added feeders in a while just shrimp's and theres no plants in that tank.
mine are about 1-1/2yrs but ive read they can live to 4. im guessing your water source has some sort of trace that is poisonous to them. i know that Had-a-Snail isnt great for them.
Well, I can keep mine up to 2 years max. I just do what I do normally and feed algae wafers and bloodworms. No heater involved. However, mine never last longer than a couple of months anymore, because I now use them as a food source for my fish.
I agree w/Oddball~'s estimates. Probably about 18 months average, max for me a bit over two years.
I'd suspect the tank tried was too small and too crowded and perhaps polluted or OTS. When I bred them I moved one berried female to a heavily planted 10 gallon alone, then back to the stock tank after she dropped the fry. No problems.
I'd suspect the tank tried was too small and too crowded and perhaps polluted or OTS. When I bred them I moved one berried female to a heavily planted 10 gallon alone, then back to the stock tank after she dropped the fry. No problems.
Well only one left 
, I droped him in my 45 G tank and it doesnt look like hes going to live very long , my tetras already going after him 
, I droped him in my 45 G tank and it doesnt look like hes going to live very long , my tetras already going after him