Peppermint shrimp
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Topic: Peppermint shrimp
Posted By: sabeypets
Subject: Peppermint shrimp
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 12:49am
day old------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
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Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 12:54am
 9 days old ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: Josh95
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 6:37am
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I cant tell if they are any bigger ;) ------------- Josh M. Phone: 406.471.1334 |
Posted By: Chad
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 6:12pm
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Nice man! I can't wait to see them grow out! ------------- What?! You pooped in the refrigerator, and ate the entire wheel of cheese?! I'm not even mad.... That's actually amazing! |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 7:08pm
------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Josh95 wrote:Posted By: ptronsp
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 8:52pm
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This is so cool! ------------- The only clowns I like are in my tank! |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: March 29 2012 at 9:09pm
  19 days old, only 8 to 10 more days till meta. They are about 3/4" long including the long legs. ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: March 30 2012 at 12:11pm
Shaun, do they look similar to this? ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: March 30 2012 at 6:18pm
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No, that looks like a lobster. Shrimp larvae have eyes out on eyestocks (way out, that is what the oval looking headlights are in the pic). They have the 2 long paddle looking legs, last set towards the tail (if they get bent or damaged the shrimp twirls in circles, must have something to do with orientation in water column) and the rest of the legs split 1 to 4 times so it looks like they have 16 legs. Some day I will have a microscope and a good macro lens for my camera so I have a better chance of getting a good pic. ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: Josh95
Date Posted: March 30 2012 at 6:21pm
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When could you possibly sell them? cause i need a few. like 12. ------------- Josh M. Phone: 406.471.1334 |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: March 31 2012 at 12:18pm
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Maybe 3 or 4 weeks, but they will be small. what do you need that many for? ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: Josh95
Date Posted: March 31 2012 at 12:43pm
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Frickin aiptasia in impossible places.how much? $3 per 1 ------------- Josh M. Phone: 406.471.1334 |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: April 06 2012 at 11:38pm
27 days old hopefully they will start to settle in the next couple of days------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: napalm77
Date Posted: April 24 2012 at 10:38pm
| i would buy some too if your sellin |
Posted By: Christianwaisath
Date Posted: April 24 2012 at 10:52pm
| I also want 3 |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: April 25 2012 at 12:18am
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Sorry guys, none made it they all died by day 30. I have to try again. ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: Christianwaisath
Date Posted: April 25 2012 at 8:09am
| Oh no I'm sorry! Do you have any idea why? |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: April 25 2012 at 6:33pm
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It takes about 35 days for them to settle to the bottom and look like a shrimp. During that time water quality, feeding right food/size/quantity, air bubble size/flow, temp. all affect the final outcome. It could have been one or a combination of the above. ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |