Looking to get into reefing!

[jman2u]

Hello all!
I made my account a bit ago after seeing some people talking about breeding sexy shrimp (which is what I do in the lab I work at), and it has slowly turned into me wanting to get my very first saltwater tank. I have had freshwater tanks for quite a while, and I love them, but I want to try something new!

I've learned so much reading this forum!

 

[revhtree]

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family! :D

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Brisk]

Welcome!

 

[Jaden9933]

welcome to Reef2Reef! breeding sexy shrimp as part of your job has me curious. what do you do for work?

 

[danreef55]

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[jman2u]

welcome to Reef2Reef! breeding sexy shrimp as part of your job has me curious. what do you do for work?

Hey Jaden! The college I go to has a marine ornamental fish & shrimp hatchery. I work there and I am doing my senior thesis on Sexy shrimp. Currently my position is taking care of all the larval shrimp we have, including Lysmata wurdemanni, Lysmata bogessi, Lysmata jundalini, and my Thor amboinensis

 

[PharmrJohn]

Greetings and Welcome to our collective obsession!

 

[Jaden9933]

Hey Jaden! The college I go to has a marine ornamental fish & shrimp hatchery. I work there and I am doing my senior thesis on Sexy shrimp. Currently my position is taking care of all the larval shrimp we have, including Lysmata wurdemanni, Lysmata bogessi, Lysmata jundalini, and my Thor amboinensis

oh wow that sounds really cool! i bet it’s a very rewarding job watching them grow! i’ve always been interested in shrimp breeding, but only ever really learned about freshwater shrimp, like Neocaridina. Those guys are pretty sensitive in the larval stage, so i can only imagine saltwater shrimp! must be tough

 

[jman2u]

oh wow that sounds really cool! i bet it’s a very rewarding job watching them grow! i’ve always been interested in shrimp breeding, but only ever really learned about freshwater shrimp, like Neocaridina. Those guys are pretty sensitive in the larval stage, so i can only imagine saltwater shrimp! must be tough

It's very rewarding! We have a pretty good system for raising them (upwelling type systems). The Lysmata (especially L. debelius and L. wurdemanni) are especially sensitive to low flows and will die if they touch the bottom for too long:expressionless-face:. The sexy shrimp are surprisingly unfussy, other than being extremely small. My second batch started settling the other day, it's pretty fun to see!
Some settled larvae!

 

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[zheka757]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Just John]

Sexy shrimp sound a lot more exciting than the oysters I worked on for years

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Jaden9933]

It's very rewarding! We have a pretty good system for raising them (upwelling type systems). The Lysmata (especially L. debelius and L. wurdemanni) are especially sensitive to low flows and will die if they touch the bottom for too long:expressionless-face:. The sexy shrimp are surprisingly unfussy, other than being extremely small. My second batch started settling the other day, it's pretty fun to see!

the video attached has to be through a link, like posted on YouTube (for example). i’m surprised to hear they aren’t fussy though!

 

[jman2u]

the video attached has to be through a link, like posted on YouTube (for example). i’m surprised to hear they aren’t fussy though!

Just updated it! Thanks!
Honestly I was surprised how easy they are

 

[Jaden9933]

Just updated it! Thanks!
Honestly I was surprised how easy they are

oh wow so tiny! definitely cool to see

 

[Cali Reef Life]

Welcome read some article about breeding them I have no experience but looks like you need a certain style tank once they are in the larva stage.

Sexy Shrimp Care & Info | The Dancing Anemone Shrimp - Maryland Aquarium Design, Installation, and Maintenance

Find out everything you need to know about the sexy shrimp, one of the most unique shrimp species you can keep in your marine aquarium.

fantaseaaquariums.com

"Notably, you need to use a kreisel system for a rearing tank. This is basically a small, cylinder-shaped tank that constantly gently circulates the water so the larvae wil never touch the walls. Sounds complicated, but a simple cylindrical vase with a very gentle air stone actually works.


Here’s how it works:

• If your shrimp are healthy, mating will usually occur after the female molts. Within a few days, she should be carrying a batch of eggs in her back legs (pleopods).
• The eggs take 2-3 weeks to hatch. You can set up your rearing tank at this point. No décor please, and certainly no anemone, as it can eat the larvae!
• When the eggs are mostly transparent and quite large, you can move mom to the rearing tank so she can spawn there. Move her back to the main tank after.
• The fry can eat newly hatched baby brine shrimp from the start, which they should receive twice a day. You can also feed decapsulated brine shrimp eggs.
• Keep the water clean. Two water changes a day would be a good idea.

Don’t worry if you lose the first few batches. This is finicky stuff, but you’ll get the hang of it! Remember that sometimes the number of molts that larvae undergo before metamorphosing can vary. There are eight general stages and it normally takes around 28 days, but you’ll notice that some will take longer to reach maturity than others."

 

[00W]

Welcome Welcome to R2R!