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My ghost shrimp has eggs

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#1 ·
Tank mates are about 4 ghost shrimp, 5 zebra danio, 5 platys and one oto in a 20 gallon tank. There are some hiding spots but I am still searching for more plants for a thicker coverage. Anything I need to do in order to aid in the survival of the babies?

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I have a shrimp with eggs myself. I've had these shrimp for a while with my betta too. Surprise she didn't kill them all but they are still some here. About a week ago I found one of the shrimp with eggs. Put her in a breeder. I've had shrimp before with eggs but the babies never survived. I always try and have them survive. Hopefully these can make it even just 1 make it.
 
#8 ·
I used to have ghost shrimp and that yellow fake plant on the left was always the plant I seen babies on. I got tired of having them though so I gave three to a women who took lots of guppy fry from me and I didn't add that yellow plant to my 30 gallon where the guppies now are and I'm now down to one. So probably plants like those might give you the best chance of survival. But that's just my experience. Hope you get some their great unless you don't like watching them eat dead fish. My reason for giving up. I eventually gave up fighting them for the bodies.
 

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It also depends on which species of Ghost Shirmp you have. There are actually many different types and most need salt or brackish water for the larvae to survive, after that they're okay for freshwater. So it could be that you had one that needed salt. There are a few species who don't need that though and will have some babies in freshwater but unlike the Neocaridina species, they're babies start out in the larvae stage for a few days whereas the Neo's come out looking like little shrimp already. It helps them survive better in some cases.
 
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Not really prepared for the babies anyway, but it would save me money when the 10 I have started to die of one by one over a three week period. Only went out and bought 10 more when I had three left of the first batch. I think I only have about 5 left. I had the same issue with them slowly dying over time in a old 4 gallon I had

I may just give up on ghost shrimp and go with amano shrimp or something that is easy to breed and keep.

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