is there a time shrimp eggs typically hatch?
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 9:40 AM
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Hi, I have asked this about fish before... wondering if there is a pattern to when I should watch for the larvae of peppermints, skunk cleaners and fire shrimp? I have an unknown quantity of peppermints (don't see em much) and 2 pair each of the cleaners. They are often holding eggs. Don't want to leave the pumps and refugium lights off and sit waiting at the wrong time, my ph meter not to mention patience starts nagging me. Have a larval snagger but in a couple tanks the flow is probably too high for the larvae to get in. My friend caught her fish eating a batch of peppermints a few years ago and gave me some, raised them to settlement. Would like to catch any shrimp I can. The peppermints had the same problem I have read about in other shrimp, at a certain age they start ripping pieces off eachother when they pass too close and after settlement they are downright vicious. So am pretty much planning on culling them down to a few in hopes low stocking will make a difference as they age, experiment with rearing containers, have a nutritious food for the pipefish, and experiment with my silly kreisel design. Also curious if anyone breeds Pedersen's Anemone Shrimp. Thanks, Kate
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