Macro Shrimp

[StereoKills]

I've seriously been considering keeping/breeding a few types of macro shrimp next year, and I just wanted to here what everyone thought of macros. Do you have any? Have you considered keeping them? What types?

I've been thinking of Red Claw Macros and African Filter Shrimp.

 

[msjinkzd]

I don't have any but had the same idea as you until I started doing some research and realized there has been very little success breeding them in the home aquarium. Alot of the macro species are thought to need backish/salt set-ups in order to have viable young. There are a couple of articles out there on different people's attempts but not much on successful breeding. Good luck, it sounds like a really interesting thing to do.

 

[RoseFishWatcher]

I have asian filter shrimp (aka bamboos, + a million other names). I adore them. I'd love some africans, but they're expensive and hard to come by, so it'll probably be a while before I get some (if I do).

I don't think I can decide if I like other macros until I see them in person. Pics on the 'net aren't quite enough to capture my heart.

 

[gatotsu77]

I have asian filter shrimp (aka bamboos, + a million other names). I adore them. I'd love some africans, but they're expensive and hard to come by, so it'll probably be a while before I get some (if I do).

I don't think I can decide if I like other macros until I see them in person. Pics on the 'net aren't quite enough to capture my heart.

I have one of those guys too.. had him for about a year now. He was the last one the petsmart I worked at was going to carry... they put them on clearance and still no one bought them. I got mine for $3. :-D

 

[Danimal62]

Red Claw Macros are not that difficult to breed. They do get on the large side, so you cant really keep them with any fish (the big red claws are great for catching fish). The males of this species get very large dark red claws and can be quite striking in appearance. If you are going to try a macro, this is a fun one.

While many Macrobrachium species go threw a larval stage, the Red Claw (Macrobrachium sp.) is not one of them. Their young are miniature versions of their parents.

The African Filter Shrimp is a great shrimp for a LARGE WELL ESTABLISHED aquarium. They filter all their food out of the water column so there would have to be some water current. When starving they will search for food on the substrate, but that stresses them out, and with all animals, stress is bad.

Filter shrimp are not easy to breed at all, and I have only read on of one successful attempt and that was with the Bamboo Shrimp (Atyopsis moluccensis) and the survival rate was VERY low.

Hope that helps.

 

[pacalan]

The african filter feeders are fascinating creatures. I have two of them in my tank. Definitely a unique and interesting shrimp to observe, and I would recommend them. They have gone into a mating dry spell, so I haven't had a chance to attempt raising the young.

 

[jaysen]

anyone have any luck successfuly breeding the bamboo or vampire shrimp? i would get them if i could breed them.

 

[StereoKills]

anyone have any luck successfuly breeding the bamboo or vampire shrimp? i would get them if i could breed them.

See quote.

Filter shrimp are not easy to breed at all, and I have only read on of one successful attempt and that was with the Bamboo Shrimp (Atyopsis moluccensis) and the survival rate was VERY low.

Red Claw Macros are not that difficult to breed. They do get on the large side, so you cant really keep them with any fish (the big red claws are great for catching fish). The males of this species get very large dark red claws and can be quite striking in appearance. If you are going to try a macro, this is a fun one.

While many Macrobrachium species go threw a larval stage, the Red Claw (Macrobrachium sp.) is not one of them. Their young are miniature versions of their parents.

This was one of my main reasons for picking this species. Plus they look amazing. Pixl8r breeds these and I will probably be getting some from him in the new year.

 

[Danimal62]

They are a great choice, I have not restocked them since the tornadoes, but I plan on doing so soon. I may have to contact pixl8r.

 

[pacalan]

I actually had some minor luck in breeding the bamboo. The batch wasn't a complete success, but some experimentation proved fruitful, and I can't wait to try it on an entire batch. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to catch the female bamboo with eggs lately.