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Ghost Shrimp!

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#1 ·
Hello all!

So, I've been looking into getting some ghost shrimp for Sushi! (Not to eat!) I want to give her some friends! Something to keep her entertained and busy.
I'm super excited because they're only 39c and I do have some spare change in my old piggy bank. I've been reading all about them but would like some advice from some people who have owned them.
Sushi is currently in a 10 gallon, heated, with a filter. It has sand but I'm going to put some rocks down so that it's textured for the shrimp. I'll also be rearranging plants, swapping them from my other sweethearts' tanks(hopefully they wont mind:)) and do a good water change!
I've heard these shrimp jump? Scary! How can I avoid Sushi eating them? What do they eat? Do ghost shrimp bite? How do I handle them when preforming water changes? (I dip water out) Can I keep males and females together? How do I see the difference?
I apologize for the questions, just want to provide the proper care and make everyone happy. :)
Thank you!
 
#2 ·
>update<

Just picked up 6 of these little sweethearts! I've torn/cut up a ton of plants and they have some cover. Hoping everything will go great!
 
#3 ·
I've personally never had a shrimp jump, and none of my tanks have complete lids either. The biggest thing is you want a VERY densely planted tank. This provides them food and hiding places. You'll need to keep a close eye on your water parameters. Shrimp actually like a varied diet, mine get algae wafers, pellets, and they even munch on dropped frozen brine shrimp. A piece of driftwood would be amazing for them. They don't bite. You don't really need to do anything different for water changes, besides being mindful not to suck anyone up. You can keep males and females together, they will not eat their offspring or other living shrimp. The difference between male and female is harder to tell in ghosties (for me at least). Females are larger and will have a "saddle" of eggs when they are ready to breed. Once they breed they carry the eggs under their tails and are considered (berried), the eggs are usually a yellow or green color.

Good luck!
 
#4 ·
Thank you! One of them actually jumped off the dresser and onto the carpet! It was pretty scary, lol. Sushi kept trying to eat them, so I'm keeping them with my other betta because she doesn't really care about them! I'm considering some driftwood for them! Thanks again! :)
 
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