I’ve got some good news, and some bad news. The bad news is that you don’t get to choose. Actually, I separated my pregnant ghost shrimp so that her babies could have a chance to not get eaten when they hatch. Unfortunately, she died sometime in the night, so the babies are done for. The good news is that I have another pregnant ghost shrimp. Unfortunately, I’m down to 4 of them now, so I’m really counting on those babies to survive. It could be two weeks or more until they hatch, so for now, I wait. Maybe Walmart will still have some left next time we go down there. At any rate, I can’t abide the thought of life without ghost shrimp right now… Ok, maybe I could, but not very well.
u sound like if u know alot about these little guy, i have 100s in my fish tank there good at cleaning. but all of a sudden they start dieing,i dont know why maybe you could help me n tell me and tell what to do.
Well, I don’t know too much about them, but here’s a couple thoughts. First off, you must have a really huge tank to have 100s of them. I have seven in a 10 gallon tank now with 3 other fish, and that’s about the max. I do know they have a tendency to get in fights (the males anyway). They also cannot abide algae killing chemicals. Most algaecides (if that’s the right word) will say right on them that you should not use them in a tank with shrimp (amongst other things). Lastly, I also have heard that when they molt (lose their shell) they can die if they don’t have a decent place to hide, as they are more vulnerable to other fish and shrimp. Hope that helps.