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Posted: January 30 2007 at 4:33pm |
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We have set up a little tank to house ghost shrimp to give our lion live food. Any suggestions on where we could purchase a large quantity for cheap, and the best ways to keep them, especially to get them to reproduce?
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 4:47pm |
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Ck w/ Utah Aquatics. . .they should have some ideas.
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 11:42pm |
Who is Utah Aquatics? Is that the freshwater club?
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 12:21am |
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Yes it is.
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 7:17am |
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I was able to get Chad at Pet Factory to order cases for me, so maybe you could get one of the LFS to order one for you?
I was able to get them to reproduce by placing a false bottom of pvc/eggcrate in a 10 gallon tank, then covering it with bridal veil. The adults are in the top, and the larvae would fall into the bottom. I had a sponge filter in it and another airline. I would feed the adults and the larvae must have been eating the poop from the adults? I tried not to feed out the shrimp with obvious eggs, and I did end up having tons of larvae. But, they grow painfully slow. I was never able to grow them fast enough to feed my WC seahorses....I must have bought 3-4 cases before I got them to eat frozen..
Be sure to gut load the shrimp before you feed them out? I do not think they are very nutritious other wise. Ghost shrimp love cyclopeeze! I wonder if they ever knew that was their last meal?
Are you feeding live to watch the hunt?
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Adam Blundell
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 8:57am |
I'm buying my ghost shrimp at Fish 4 U. 7 for a buck! Best deal I've found so far. I keep them in a jar with an airstone for a couple weeks.
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Posted: February 09 2007 at 9:12pm |
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that's the same price at pet's and such.
just on diff sides of the valley.
i could never get my ghost shrimp to reproduce. so i just gave up on them. luckily my lionfish eats frozen now.
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Posted: February 10 2007 at 6:27pm |
 Adam Blundell wrote:
I'm buying my ghost shrimp at Fish 4 U. 7 for a buck! Best deal I've found so far. I keep them in a jar with an airstone for a couple weeks.
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So that's where my ghost shrimp have been going. Save some for me next time. 
Honestly as much as I've heard people looking for these why doesn't he bring them in 1000 at a time?
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