getting ghost shrimps eggs to hatch?

[BC_Kron]

You'll have to excuse my ignorance here, but my ghost shrimp always seem to have eggs in their bellies...but the numbers never increase. There are upwards of 10-15 of them in a 20g tank with a male and female betta (they seem to have no interest in the shrimp), the tank is well fed as it also house an uncountable number of Melody's apples, red ramshorns, and MTS snails. It is a well planted tank w/driftwood and clay pot caves for all to retreat...Everything seems perfect, except the lack of shrimp numbers increasing. I'm more curious than eager to breed them, as we are breeding many, many other things at the moment..

thanks to anyone willing to put my ignorance to rest :notworthy:

Mrs BC_Kron...A.K.A. Jackie

[blainep]

According to what I've read on petshrimp.com, there a few varieties of shrimp that are known as ghost shrimp, but very few are true freshwater shrimp.

The others live their adult lives in freshwater, but the newborns require brackish to full salt water to develop, much like Amano shrimp.

Another possibility is that the larvae may require microscopic foods to develop into adult shrimp.

I guess the only way to know for sure would be to attempt to find out for sure what species you have . From there you should be able to find the info fairly easily.

[BC_Kron]

Thanks for the reference!! I'll check it out and see if I can narrow it down!

Jackie

[blainep]

Hopefully I managed to get you pointed in the right direction.

[Melody]

I would guess that even if it did work, the Bettas can and would eat the larvae - they're small and tastey. :wideeyed: That about sums up what I can contribute to the question....lol.

It is my belief that there are only two types of ignorance in this hobby. One comes from those who refuse to ask questions, because the only stupid question is the one that goes unasked. The other comes from those who refuse to entertain the idea that there may be another way of doing things that is just as good, if not better, than their own way.

Not-so-famous quotes, by Melody. :D

[mixixe]

Female shrimp can produce eggs regularly but need a male to fertilize them, and then they drop them if they don't get fertilized. Do you have any males in the tank?

[BC_Kron]

I'm pretty sure there are males, however this is purely a guess as there are some that always seem to be carrying and others that never seem to be. The ones that carry seem to be larger than the ones that don't...Also I was wondering what causes them to start turning opaque. I am a little worried for I have two or three that are changing like this... Any info on this would be greatly appreciated...

Thanx Jackie :notworthy: