Breeding Amano / Yamato shrimp

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Richardblack

Discussion Starter · Sep 26, 2012 (Edited)

Hi,

I am trying my first attempt at amano breeding and my zoes are already 17 days old.

I have cobbled together a mixture of ideas found on the net and have fingers crossed that some will make it through to adulthood.

Does anyone have success with this?

I split my zoes into two 19lt tanks with marine water of different chemistry and fed each a random mixture of phytoplankton and Liquizell.

I used this site mainly for my knowledge base:

I have stopped adding any more phytoplankton and Liquizell because my phytoplankton has multiplied and has turned the water so green that I can only see into the tank some 5cm but don't know if stopping feeding Liquizell is right or not.

I know I have zoes because when I shine a torch they all swim towards the light.

Pics here, taken with my super macro setting as larve only 2mm long

Any advice would be welcome

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Richardblack

Discussion Starter · #2 · Sep 26, 2012

Additionally..

At day 15 my green water seemed to be fading slightly in one of my tanks. I don’t know whether this is because the culture is dying or perhaps the zoes are eating it. The zoes in this tank seem to be larger and more active than the second tank that is still deep green with phyto.

I have started a phytoplankton culture 21.09.12 (this is also new territory to me and Goggle say it should be ready after 8 days or so) this is so I can feed the zoes with a constant supply but now have two questions about this.

Q1 how much phyto should i add to the zoes tank?
Q2 should I do a partial water change in my zoes tank to allow existing culture and possibility new culture to multiply?

Additionally I have some Spirulina tablets, should I grind these to powder and feed also / instead as suggested in Knowledge Base?

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Richardblack

Discussion Starter · #3 · Sep 26, 2012

More pics.. the air stone for scale

I would welcome suggestions from anyone who has experience of what to do next

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Aquatic Delight

· #4 · Sep 26, 2012

i have nothing to give you in advice as i have never tried this, but really, good luck brother.

Zed321

· #5 · Sep 26, 2012

I second that looks like a awsome project, something that is on my list of things to try.

Good luck please keep us posted on your success.

Richardblack

Discussion Starter · #6 · Sep 27, 2012

Zed321 said:
I second that looks like a awsome project, something that is on my list of things to try.

Good luck please keep us posted on your success.

Assuming all okay with their survival i will post more picstures on their weekly anniversary ....

SpecGrrl

· #7 · Sep 27, 2012

Good luck brave adventurer!

It is a worthy quest!

rodcuda

· #8 · Sep 27, 2012

Definately keep us up to date and keep good notes to help others who might want to try this.

TexasCichlid

· #9 · Sep 27, 2012

Good luck. Subscribed.

Richardblack

Discussion Starter · #10 · Sep 27, 2012

This is my first attempt not just with Amano zoe’s but also am new to marine water and phytoplankton cultures which I am now growing for their feed so feel quite exposed to having problems with any part of my process.

mach_six

· #11 · Sep 27, 2012

You're qtr of the way there.

I think if you can keep the cultures going you will have them survive. I don't think previous attempts on here included using a steady ample supply of phyto from what I recall reading.

Here's a link on culturing phyto

http://www.melevsreef.com/phytoplankton.html

Richardblack

Discussion Starter · #12 · Sep 27, 2012

mach_six said:
Here's a link on culturing phyto

Cheers for the link.. i have 3 x 1lt cultivation at the moment and have read this link before and used ideas from it.. i read also about failed amano breeding attempt due to lack of Phyto so really keen (and lucky I think) my phyto seems to be cultivating.

Am really worried about the next few weeks though as this seems to be the time when others before me have failed.

Richardblack

Discussion Starter · #13 · Sep 27, 2012

I plan to put up pics at day 21 (this Sunday), and then every 7 days thereafter so fingers crossed and holding breath.

Richardblack

Discussion Starter · #14 · Sep 29, 2012 (Edited)

I had some random thought to give them liquifry number 2 (as I had some left over from the past). I released a small drop just onto the water surface allowing it to spread on the water tension, when the particles began to sink the zoe’s just grabbed them. I assume they thought it was food, but as the liquifry began to sink so did the zoe’s into the murky depths of my phyto mix. Hope to see them tomorrow for their third week birthday as I want to take pics.

HybridHerp

· #15 · Sep 30, 2012

Very impressive attempts.
How do you get the eggs to hatch though? Like, I know that the shrimp will breed in freshwater but that the eggs need saltwater to hatch and survive, so do you slowly bring the egg carrying females into salt water? It would be great to have these breeding in captivity, since as far as I know, they are all collected from the wild for the pet trade. besides, if you were able to constantly breed them, it could be profitable on the large scale perhaps.

mach_six

· #16 · Sep 30, 2012

They hatch in freshwater. You have a day or so to transfer the zoes to saltwater or they'll die.

Richardblack

Discussion Starter · #17 · Sep 30, 2012

pictures of 21 day zoe's taken today 30.09.12 (camera date not set correctly though)

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mach_six

· #18 · Sep 30, 2012

Doing good so far. How many do you see that are in this stage?

Are you just keeping it in a standard tank with an airstone only?

Elppan

· #19 · Sep 30, 2012

Ah how funny looking! They are cute! I'm loving that you are keeping us up in progress.
Are you planning on doing this again? Or is this just a one time experiment?

Richardblack

Discussion Starter · #20 · Oct 1, 2012

Elppan said:
Ah how funny looking! They are cute! I'm loving that you are keeping us up in progress.
Are you planning on doing this again? Or is this just a one time experiment?

Will keep trying i think.. well, one has too...

I’m just guessing my way through this now though as limited info around.. the questions I am struggling to answer are:

How do i know when they are ready to move? How long after morph?

How long can i leave the salt water before adding fresh tank water?

I will still have zoe’s that are waiting to morph so how do i catch the post morph zoes (shrimp) for acclimatise to fresh water?

The info seems to be limited

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