Reef Discussion

[Dynamic]

The shrimp looks awesome!

 

[Dr. Schell]

they are awsome with interesting behaviour. Usually sell for about $20-30 each.
They associate with anemones/corals

 

[Dynamic]

I see.

I may just put one in. They are not messy are they?

 

[n0rk]

Not really, they're scavengers.

 

[Dr. Schell]

they are scavangers so will clean your tank. Best kept in groups of several males and females. These shrimp have seperate sexes. Males are slimmer and smaller than females. Also when females release their eggs, the do a back-ward summersault from the nightest point in the tank. Very cool to watch! Certainly one of my favourate species of shrimp (excluding mantis shrimp!)

 

[Dynamic]

Sounds interesting. One thing. If I put a few males and females in the tank, what do I do with the babies?

 

[VaultBoy]

Sounds interesting. One thing. If I put a few males and females in the tank, what do I do with the babies?

Ill have some!

 

[Dr. Schell]

nothing, your corals will take care of them. They are notoriously difficult to raise as the larvae are pelagic.

 

[Dynamic]

Well, I would be more than happy to give them away to users of this forum. I just hope I can handle it.

 

[Dynamic]

nothing, your corals will take care of them. They are notoriously difficult to raise as the larvae are pelagic.

Sorry?

 

[Dr. Schell]

why be sorry, you can give them away as coral food ;)

 

[Dynamic]

haha, I did not know what you meant by they are difficult to raise as they are pelagic.

 

[Dr. Schell]

The larvae live in the watercolumn for several months before settling to the bottom. Larval settlement in the species is poorly understood and most lavae dye whilst still living as plankton

 

[MagicJ]

Dr S will probably explain this better than me, but pelagic refers to the open sea. If shrimp have a pelagic phase it means that the fertilized eggs drift with ocean currents and develop into larvae before settling. It is difficult to recreate this environment in an aquarium.

Edit : I am too slow again...

 

[Dynamic]

Ahh I see. Thanks for the info guys!