Breeding Cleaner Shrinp?

[Twitch]

Hey everyone I have a mated pair of cleaner shrimp and was wondering how to actually catch/hatch/raise the babies? I have seen one release so far and my fish had a feeding frenzy off em. All I could think was that was like $1000 of a feast lol If I could raise em and sell em cheap like $5-$10 each it would help fund my new setup.

 

[Steve1986]

I've wondered the same thing for a while too. I have a pair also and I alway see the female with eggs . They're in a 5 gallon tank by themselves so there is no predators.

 

[Neebles]

From what I have read, it's apparently more trouble than it's worth.

 

[jrpark22000]

I always kept a breeding pair who would each release larva once a month. did the research and it was far too much effort to raise them in a small scale.

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[goat585]

It can be done but has not been done on a large scale. I have read you can use baby brine shrimp as a first food. The hard part is out of a batch having a high success rate. Most articles I have read of people who have tried ended up with a handful of shrimp.

 

[Eddie79]

Random question, but how do you get a pair of them? How can you tell a male from a female?

 

[goat585]

Just put two together and they will figure it out. Just like clownfish.

 

[jrpark22000]

yep, they're hermaphroditic. They'll both carry eggs when mature enough. Within a day or so of releasing larva they'll then molt from my experience. Fish and corals loved the larva and some would find their way into the sump living there for a few days to a week.

 

[Twitch]

Next time I see the eggs I may have to catch her and buy a breeder net and give it a shot. I have a 3g small tank I could setup to try it out. worst case is I fail but if I can get a few to live to maturity then success. The thought of raising my own and if a few live then keep them would be pretty cool. Seems like most who have tried have failed on a big scale but smaller batches seem to possibly do much better.

 

[WhiskeyClown]

Buy a larvae catcher it will do a lot of the work for you , turn it on at night when all lights go out . Chad vossen sells a real good one .

 

[Hawkey]

I know nothing on the subject, but y not take the shrimp out and put them in a separate tank away from your fish?