We have been amazed at the baby shrimp.First we found five,now three new ones.The tank is a 29 gall planted.I have read that the eggs have to go from brackish water first,so either i'm really lucky or there is another species that looks the same.
Bamboo babys! 2nd batch
- Thread starter NightOwl58
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It is very rare..
The babies hatch in a larval state, and they require brackish water to complete development...
I copied this from
http://www.planetinverts.com/Bamboo_Shrimp.html
There is one downside to the Bamboo Shrimp: it does not fully reproduce in freshwater. Like the Amano Shrimp, this species requires brackish water during the larval stage in order to successfully develop from hatching. Another downside is that all virtually all specimens sold online and in pet stores are wild-caught and not captive bred. Removing this creature from the wild and placing it in a freshwater aquarium ensures that reproduction and overall population will decline. This is not to say that keeping the Bamboo Shrimp is a bad thing, it is just a point I wanted to make since a lot of new hobbyists select this species without knowing its whereabouts and reproduction requirements. It is definitely a cool shrimp to keep.
From 3/8 to so tiny you need a magnifying glass to see.I'm hooked now,looking at other shrimp to add.Now if i could breed salt water shrimp.
if you don't have a macro lens or a camera with a macro function you can use the magnifying glass as your "ghetto macro lens." I don't mean to be negative and this isn't an attack but until I see some pictures I'm more than a little skeptical.
Unprecedented. I've never heard of this happening in captivity, and certainly never in freshwater.
Please post some photos.