berried ghost shrimp
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I would just use a sponge filter so the babies won't get sucked up and sit and wait. 
You will know soon enough. They are the cutest tiniest things ever.
You will know soon enough. They are the cutest tiniest things ever.
The most common misconception of breeding ghost shrimp is that they need brackish. That is false as they only need freshwater. The reason most don't achieve adulthood is because of their tiny bodies. They're almost like plankton, except they go through several larval stages which is quite quick, but can still and most likely be sucked in by the filter or eaten by a larger predator or parents(the animal kingdom is cruel isn't it?). But don't hesitate, anything is possible if you put your mind to it!
I generally use gravel cleaner socks on my intakes for shrimp tank. It seems to work with cherries. I will add one to this bowl. I had thought all 3 were male, but apparently not! I was told ghost shrimp came from various species, some that can breed in freshwater and others that will not....
That is true... mostly it's the American Freshwater Grass Shrimp that is sold- sometimes neocaridina, sometimes young macro's.
Ghost shrimp is a very generic term- but it usually means Freshwater Grass Shrimp (Palaemontes) which CAN breed in freshwater but the young are very vulnerable.
Some species are occasionally sold that require brackish water for their young.
They're easier to raise in a warm-water pond than a tank though because of their larval size and need for smaller foods when a larvae... plenty of people on here have had ghost shrimp go through multiple generations.
I've put prefilters on my intakes and taken all the precautions... and although I've had lots of berried shrimp over the last 3 or so months but am yet to see my first young or larvae.