Avatar Aquatics Breeding Amano Shrimps, HOW TO + Microscope Pictures [Part 1]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- *acclimation time from freshwater to saltwater can be instant, not 3-5 minutes**
Part 2: • Breeding Amano Shrimp ...
How to breed CARDINAL TETRAS:
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Make your OWN DIY microscope to look at Amano larvae: • How to Make a Cheap DI...
Feel free to email me at avataraquatics@gmail.com for questions and pictures
Materials:
Ideally, you should have all of this before you begin raising amano babies. I have done my best to limit my spending and listing only essential equipment in this list but if money is not an issue, you are welcome to substitute things for better versions, such as plastic containers for glass aquariums.
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Saltwater (35 - 36 ppt/1.026 specific gravity) *you should start with seawater or phytoplankton in some way so that the water already contains some algae for the babies to filter feed on.
Freshwater growout tank/adult tank
Pipette and/or turkey baster (1ml minimum)
Refractometer
Glass or plastic jar x2
Small clear cups for transfers
Flashlight
Air pump with airline (no airstone needed)
Sponge filter fit for plastic containers
[Optional] Phytoplankton or yeast as a supplement diet
//Temperature: 25-27 Degrees C, or 77-80 degrees F kept usually 25.5C, 78F
pH: 6.8
GH: 150ppm, also known as 9 dGH
**Alkalinity/KH: 0-40ppm, or 0-2.2 dKH
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 20-40ppm depending on fertilizing day
Lights: 6-8 hours a day
CO2: yes, 2 bps
*my KH is changes from 0 to 40 ppm. I use UNS controsoil as a substrate, which already buffers my water to a nice 6.8 almost constantly. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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I came here because two of my first amano shrimp I’ve ever owned are carrying eggs now and I panicked. Thank you so much for this guide, it’s very informative and thorough. I was intimidated since this is quite an undertaking, but I figure I’ll give it a try anyway!
I would suggest watching my live stream on this topic if you can, it’s quite informative!
same here^
@Dragkyula hey! I am currently going thru what you went thru. How did it go? Were you able to keep any alive?
How'd u do
I had amanos breed fully to mature young shrimp in a fully freshwater community tank. I've also bred Hillstream loaches, panda corys, and of course guppies all in the same tank. I use natural substrate and two simple hang on back filters with plenty of live plants.
I never new that shrimp live in salt water and fresh water, I thought the tiger shark was the only fish that could do that, you've got great knowledge, thanks for making a great video 👌
I had bad luck to start with my set up but after I watched your channel I've had babies from both my fish and shrimps and have cost me nothing they don't over eat. Fish are great for the bank.
Finally somone with some high quality photography :) Great video. Very much appreciated.
The larvae do not need to be adjusted to brackish water. They will survive an immediate transfer to a marine tank.
addressing that in pt 2
You did an excellent job with this video. I'm catching up on freshwater shrimp and appreciated all of the information you've shared here. Thanks so much and thumbs UP!
thank you so much for your feedback!
Best guide I've seen thank you!!!!! Part 2 please!
thank you for a high quality, thoughtful video on a difficult topic
Wow I’m about to get my first amano shrimp and it’s amazing to see the process of breeding them.
This video is fantastic!!! I’ve just bought a group of 10 as part of a new breeding project
Superb content. Great details, wonderfully produced.
Thanks for the video,starting out my tank with my first amano's :) hope it goes well. love those energy filled shrimps
Great video (found btw via your comment on Tiny Menagerie).
Liked and Subscribed.
just found your channel. excellent video. i look forward to more stuff like this!
This is the best video that I never seen before
Best video I've seen on the matter!
Nice one! I enjoyed this video lots! 😉👍
Awesome video
amazing video!!
Excited to see your progress. I have 3 batches going on between 1-5 weeks now. I see one near it’s finally larval stage-might metamorphose pretty soon. I’ve been successful dropping them straight into mature salt water without acclimation. Probably a hundred or more still active. I’ve tried both 24 hr light and 16 on/8 moonlight mode on my LED aquarium lamp. No difference so far. Hoping to get some shrimplets soon
Quick update, I have one morph! It’s currently thriving in the CRS tank. Very small, but he’s around.
@@soyarysunthorn I am glad to see you have success!
Awesome! Thank you! I have got the females and caught the babies, but I read you were supossed to put them directly into the salt water at 35 ppt at once. Of course, they didn't make it. I have another female ready, so I couldn't have been more happy to find your video. On to Part 2! :)
Mine do fine getting dropped into 35ppt directly from freshwater without an acclimation. you can also do the 3 min acclimation but just make sure you have the right temperature, no chlorine, and correct salinity.
Great video!! 👍👍👏
How much phytoplankton do you pour in? My bottle says 5ml per 200l... so I put a small drop of it in because it sounds strong. Or I should pour a bit more in? Twice a week?
Hey brother! Fellow fishtuber here I just join your family! Good video my friend! 😃
Brilliant video
Great video dude, makes me not even want to attempt this lollllll subscribed...great content.
If I can do it so can you!
That a beautiful tank
Great video. Part two please. Anyone with success?
Perfect
Great video it's super helpful! Is there a point when the babies are likely to survive if they reach it? My berried female dropped all her eggs when moved into the separate tank after 2 had hatched and despite my efforts only 4 hatched. These are now just over a week old and thriving following all these directions. Just want to know if there is a time they are out of danger or if they are at risk until they metamorph? I'm going into hospital for 3 weeks around day 40 so my inexperienced partner will have to take over their care and I want to know if they will be safe.
Thank you for your helpful video. Just wondering what plant you are growing in the gravel (the small ones coming up through the gravel but staying low to the ground)? Thank you
So excited to find your video! I began breeding Amanos in May, and successfully morphed about a dozen in the 1st round. I'd love to know how long you've been doing this and what your numbers are like (successfully transformed shrimp). I've tried two rounds since then and belive my algae was too overgrown, so both were pretty unsuccessful (maybe had a total of 8 that lived). About to attempt round 4 with three berried mommas - this time, less light and a sponge filter. I can't believe how little info is out there. Would love to chat about your experiences! 😁
Yeah! My first batches I ended up with ~8 that morphed, but acclimation to freshwater killed them off using the 1/2 freshwater a day method. I hypothesize that it is the osmotic shock so I use the drip method to drip them into freshwater over the course of 24 hours. I’m currently working on seeing whether crushed fish flakes work(which would be easier to grow vs algae and 24 hr light) + rice bran as well as what salinity would be the best (there is a paper that states 17ppt + those foods are good that is a couple decades old). All this is taking some time because between waiting for my females to be berried and the limitations of my setup, it’s hard to get enough larvae. but a super awesome breeding project nevertheless:)
@@AvatarAquatics awesome. Sounds like we've read/tried similar things! I did the 1/2 freshwater per day acclimation for 3 days and had a 100% success rate. We'll have to compare notes! If it's ok with you, I'll shoot you an email - I have too many things to leave here in the comments. Lol!
@@christinhayes of course. avataraquatics@gmail.com
Thanks for the information! I’m having two amanos carrying eggs! Just got the marine salt, the hydrometer today, hope I can at least save some baby amanos!
good luck!
Thank you, really helpful! I now have a gallon of saltwater with at least 500 Zoe’s, wish me luck!!!
How does youre batch turn out? And if there is anything more to point out for getting it right?
Sorry, didn’t see this comment, that batch did not survive, water quality I’m thinking. Much closer with current set up.
Excellent information, thank you. I have tried and failed several times before your video. The hardest part was to get the green water. I will get the fresh sea water as soon as possible and go for the next phase. ^^
Youre welcome! You can also try tetraselmis phytoplankton. I talk about this in part 2. The benefits about it.
@@AvatarAquatics I viewed it already. My question was where to get them at the first place.
@@user-tb6ng4fx9q I get them from online in the US(link in description). But if you are in Korea, ask in the saltwater fish store or a aquarium club.
@@AvatarAquatics Thanks again. I will try to search. ^^
Happened to notice hundreds of baby amanos in my tank today. With no salt equipment or experience I sucked them up with turkey baster and added some salt to a mason jar with an algae wafer. Bought a salinity tester and marine salt from nearby petstore and winging it in a spare tank. Longshot but you never know. Watching this video gave me a plan anyway!
good luck! amanos are berried pretty frequently, so if this time doesnt go right, try, try again!
Can i feed? Activated yeast? I have ghost shrimp babies i just place an coral stone with algae?
So i just started trying to keep some of the larvae, I usually let my pea Puffers feast on them but i made a little bowl of saltwater and im going to try to raise a batch to adulthood. Im 3 days in, so far all babies still alive.
Hey buddy. Do you prepare the salt water for every water change .? Assuming you use salt for marine aquarium ? It’s fine to use recently salt water for this in case I don’t have the sea close? Cheers
Hey Ryan, can you tell more about your water parameters.
Especially Nh4 and No2.
In my studies I found a lot tanks without a filtering also with filtering.
When I feed Phytoplankton, a filter will reduce the Plankton without a filter there’s no space for the bacteria.
Thanks a lot.
Greeting from Germany
Do amano release all their fry at once or over a period of time. I am currently trying to save some fry with the help of this excellent guide. Just want to know when i should remove the mother into her normal tank. Today was the first day and i have counted about 15 to 20 fry. Should i wait a few more days to see if there are more or move her back. Thanks in advance if anyone has the answer.
I'm curious, do they ever ingest their molted skeleton? If not, do snails eat it, or should they be removed from the tank? Thanks for such an excellent presentation.
they will eat their own molts
Two of my amano shrimp are berried, but this seems like too much work lmao. Very interesting tho!
What did you use to take the microscope videos?
How do I like something 400 times? 👍
Great video!!!
Can you raise them in brackish or is saltwater the only thing suitable?
Good afternoon what camera or what microscope did you shoot this video with
So if I’m mixing water with salt, what are the measurements needed for amano babies? don’t really understand the ppt part. Can you tell me like 1 cup of water / 1 teaspoon of salt or something
10/10
How do you know when shrimp has dropped all eggs? Will she still have anything under her belly?
Cheese and rice!!!! Tons of work, I applaud you! Will cherry shrimp just be fine in fresh water from start to finish?
Yes, they are much less work than amanos! Just make sure you don’t have fish that will eat the babies and you will be fine!
Fantastic video, but need to know when and how to transition back to fresh water. Will there be a part 2?
Yes, The transition back to freshwater is as follows: once your shrimp has transformed, siphon it out into its own deli cup(in 100 - 200ml saltwater from its tank) slowly drip acclimate fresh water into the deli cup until it is
Hi again! Ive managed to get some salt water from my local beach, but the salinity is 40 ppt, i was expecting this to be around 35, do you think this is too high and i should add ro water to lower it to 35? Thanks!
yes you can add freshwater to hit 35ppt. just make sure your refractometer is calibrated well!
Thank you for the great video. I have tried breeding amano shrimps before l have watched this video. Things I Did wrong:
1. Did drip acclamation. Which took an entire Day or more to actually reach the targeted 24 ppt(I got the required ppt from another video).
2. Didn't prepare the salt water in advance. So no algae or diatoms. But I have powdered tiny bit of algae wafer and fed them.
All dead in 1 Day. So what do you think made the most impact. Slow acclamation, ppt or the feed?
Also I don't have access to sea water. So I have mixed sea salt (proper one) with fresh water. Will the diatoms and algae even grow in there naturally? I don't have access to buy them to start a culture.
if they die in 1 day, I think water parameters is the problem. They should be fine if no food for 1 day. check your temperature, salinity(35ppt), drop them immediately from freshwater to 35PPT, dont acclimate. then make sure you have some water movement and that the bottom of the tank is clean. The last thing is if you do not have phytoplankton you can buy, ask around your local community if anyone has a saltwater tank. Ask them for some water from their tank and it should have some diatoms/algae for you to grow.
Thanks for this great info! I have tons of baby amanos on my shrimp tank right now, they're about a week old.
My only problem now is when and how to do a water change? Do i have to? Pls help. Thanks
at 1 week i usually do a 20% siphon and change with clean salt water. then every other feeding i will change water.
If you are breeding amano shrimp you cant be sure whether they mature in saltwater or brackish water. I recommend everbody to make 2 seperate tanks one for brackish one for saltwater.
Mine didnt make it in saltwater so i decided to convert to brackish. 2 weeks passed and brackish ones are still alive but the ones in saltwater are dead
Yep. Depends on the female and where she was caught
可以使用Bacillariophyceae或者Chlorella喂养天野虾baby吗？
Wow. I came on this video because my shrimp are mating and I'm a complete beginner with fish/shrimp babies (I've had fish for years, shrimp for 9 months) and I've never been able to find a decent explanation on how to sex them, mine are mating so I'm pretty confident I have at least 1 of each 😂 but thank you so much. I've learned loads. Still panicking about possibly raising thousands of shrimp babies but hopefully my male is firing blanks 🤭
I have added 12 shrimps in the tank, hoping they do not get dead, I killed cherry shrimps previously because of the water condition, hoping amano shrimps stay alive and flourishes👍🏻
I have amano shrimp and she's had eggs a few times but I was doing a water change put the clean water in and bam all these things going round looking like little bits of a fluff! Was so worried I had parasites or something then realised she wasn't carrying anymore!! 🙈
Awesome video and info. Can you tell me what substrate you're using, and what the small "cloverish" looking plants you have are? I checked comments but if there was a previous answer, I missed it. Thanks in advance.
Hi RS, I believe you are talking about Hydrocotyle tripartita, a small vining plant. I use UNS controsoil as a substrate.
@@AvatarAquatics fantastic. Thank you so much. I found your video because I have a berried Amano and no idea what to do with her. I think she's too far along for me to implement your techniques, but it certainly helps me be prepared for next time. Thanks again for what you do.
Great video ty so much for sharing. :)
currently my baby amano shrmips are 4 weeks old, some grow bigger then others. this is my second try. this batch down from thousands to only 50+. here is what I learned so far.
1. Algae.....make sure you have some algae in the tank when u put them in, because they will need to eat after first few days. My first batch died starving. pure salt water and pure ocean water does not have any algae in them, you have to introduce them. I add spirulina powder third day to get algae going in the tank so my second batch can feed. Do not put too much spirulina power in the water.
2. Lighting.... light needs to be 24hrs on. I'm using a bottle and was point the light direct from top. with some air bubble I found out some shrimp flow to the surface and can't swim down I have to use dropper to drop water on them to force them down. but after change the light position point to the side, it become much better and not many shrimp come to surface any more.
3. Airstone..... at first I was adding lots of air to the tank, later found out its bad for shrimp by blowing them up to the surface. if water movement too strong they can't hold on the side to feed.
so far I have only 50+ shirmp left, about 1 or 2 weeks to go, will see. I have 3rd batch ready soon, female will drop eggs pretty soon i think.
I like the light to the side tip - mind if I include it in the next video?
@@AvatarAquatics sure thing :)
after 5 and half weeks, finally first one metamorphosed, now its in 100% fresh water. I take it out from 100% salt water and put it in 75% sw and wait for about 20 minutes then put it in 50% for about 1hr then put in 25% for 3hrs, now its in 100% fw. :D many more to go. my 3rd batch is almost a week now, wish me luck :D
@@charlesbi7617 good luck Charles - I have a berried female I will pull 12/4 and I am so excited
@@charlesbi7617 What temperatur are you using and do you seperate the femal into an nother tank just befor she drops, Im thinking that it should be possible to have the hole gang in one tank of freshwater and then just look for the larves every day?
Part two ?
Someone knows how to grow brown diatoms in a salt water for amano shrimp babies?
Can you teach me how to breed amano shrimp please
Yea I've got two females with eggs since I moved them to a much bigger tank and introduced probably some new males. I wish this were easier, I'd love to have a bunch more without paying an arm and a leg for them. The two females have to be close to the end of their lives, I've had them for some time now. I see why they're so expensive.
Can u do this without a microscope
Thanks so much for the amazingly informative videos! I was doing everything right up till day 6 (today). I came back home and they were all dead except for 6 of them 💔 salt water was still at 35ppt, 0 ammonia, plenty of phytoplankton with a sponge filter- I dId however noticed an increase of random microorganisms in the water, would these be attacking them? When I examined the babies just yesterday under the diy microscope, they were orange and moving around fast. Do you have a video somewhere on how you would do water changes? Any insight would be helpful, I’m so sad! There were so many of them just yesterday 😢 thank you for your time!
Shine a light to attract the larvae far away from where you are siphoning the water out from. I use airline tubing since the tank is 1 gallon. Did you use live phyto?
Can amanos be kept in a marine tank full time?
No
Wait so the bearing female will go into sea water until she releases the eggs? We need to acclimate her, right?
She does not touch seawater she will die. Always keep her in freshwater, even during the time she is dropping eggs
I only have a male an a female in my tank an they must love each other because they have both been at it the last two days .I’ve only had them a week
When setting up the salt water tank, does it need to cycle like a with fresh water before you put the fish in? Or is it possible to put the larvae in without first cycling for a few weeks ? Thanks!
Both would work, if you have time to cycle then cycle for sure. Most people who find my videos are on a time crunch
@@AvatarAquatics Got two more questions. First, do you count 14-17 days after you first spot the eggs? Because my female is well over those days (day 22 now) and has not yet lost her eggs. Second, how much and how often do you feed them phytoplankton? Thanks in advance!
@@thomasdeer9184 depends on temperature of the water she is in, will speed up development if it’s warmer. Individual females tend to carry fully developed larvae still inside their eggshells and “trigger” them to spawn, so you can try it now and see if she will drop her eggs.
Phytoplankton is always present inside the breeding container
@@AvatarAquatics alright thanks, I’ll try that!
U hatched the eggs in tabbox of saltwater? Thx
Eggs are hatched in fresh water
You referred to the marine water as "true sea water". I am quite far from the sea however... Do you think I can reproduce the water parameters with distilled /RO water and marine salt instead?
That is what I do most of the time. It is very rare that I am able to get seawater too
@@AvatarAquatics aight cool! I got a tank which I use for keeping artemia... Gonna measure salinity and give it a go =)
What gonna happend if I leave my pregnant shrimp in main sweet water tank?
How do you regulate the temperature while there in the containers and the small aquarium? I have 3 berried females right now and 2 or 3 coming into being berried anytime now... Setting everything up today and tomorrow. I hope I hear back. Thank you so much for this info!!
at 6:35 you see I have my plastic container inside a 10 gallon tank... what I do is fill up the 10G with some water, drop a heater + airstone in there, and it is like a heated water bath for my plastic container.
@@AvatarAquatics ohhh I missed that. I think I was preoccupied with looking for heaters in the smaller containers. Are they ok like that for a few days? I have two small sponge filters being delivered in 2 days... Should I also order nano heaters for the containers? Thank you so so much for responding. I've been planning this out for 10 months but haven't been able to find enough GOOD information till your video. True BLESSING!! I'm excited again thanks to you.
@@anga9495 they will be fine down to 22C
@@AvatarAquatics I should be set then! You're the best. Tyty! I cannot stand the idea that almost all amanos are harvested from the wild. They need us to figure this out so they don't end up on the endangered list. I'm happy to document this and share all info. I've heard other hobbyists say the larvae need brackish water. And they only ended up with a couple survivers or none... No one I've found before your vid has said "full" salt before. Hoping your info gets out by the support of those of us willing to repeat your outline. Wish I could hug you!! I'll certainly be in touch here and possibly exchange info if you're interested in gathering info/stats for your vids to spread the word. Cheers!
@@anga9495 there has been research suggesting 17ppt and 35ppt are all valid methods. I’m holding back on releasing part 2 in order to test out different conditions so that I can give a definite answer
Do you leave the lights on 24/7?
in general, if your only source of food is the algae growing on the sides then yes. however, if you dose live phytoplankton (it will increase your yields) then you can bump it down to 16hrs on.
is there any other way I can hatch eggs without the use of true saltwater? I don't live close to the sea/ ocean so I was wondering if I could use an alternative to that
Also, if I do get real saltwater from the ocean, can I just get a gallon only and use that one for the whole breeding process or do I have to do saltwater changes? I hope not cos I might go to the seaside to get the whole proess started but it's a long ride so I rather avoid having to go back and forth to get fresh saltwater all the time
yes, you can try artificial seawater + live phytoplankton from online or a local store.
can we just use the breed box? just put the pregnant female in breed box and after she hatch her egg they will automatically separated, then move the baby shrimp to the salt water/sea water. with that we can avoid using suction witch is very long time consuming process.
if there are any holes for water flow, the babies will get out. please watch my part 2 and it will show you how I do it.
When i use fresh seawater for the ocean, will the shrimp die? Cause the ocean is cold 🥲
Just let it sit for a while until it is room temp, you will be fine.
Hi, I have a berried female amano, are there any signs to indicate that it is time to transfer her to another tank for her to lay her eggs? I have a 1 gallon container prepared for her, but I'm afraid if I move her over too early, it would stress her out.
You kind of have to look at the babies under her and if you see little black dots (they are very tiny) on the eggs then it is time to move her
I can see the black dots on the eggs, but also see some whitish-orange eggs that don't have eyes. Any idea what they could be?
Also, I only managed to prepare the water for the zoes about 3 days ago, and I still don't see any algae or diatoms growing. Is it possible for me to feed them some powdered fish food in the early stages?
@@chrislim4865 white orange may indicate some unfertilized eggs. If you see black dots it may be time to transfer. And yes, but very little. Larvae in the first stage before molting don’t eat
@@AvatarAquatics Ah I see. Good to know that they don't feed in the first stage, may buy me some time to get more algae and diatoms growing in the container. Looking forward to part 2 of your video. Cheers~
Like the other replies. Black dots on the eggs means any day soon. Sometimes you can see a single larva or two hatched days earlier than the other. That's also a signal.
I have a berried female and am setting up my tanks now! How do I create the proper salinity for a small-approx one gallon-tank? I have sea salt from the fish store but is there a ratio or "recipe" I can use? I also just ordered a refractometer.
Alicia Di Folco Zahn you should be able to use the refractometer and gradually add enough salt to go up to 35PPT. I would start with a small amount and keep checking your salinity with the refractometer. Remember to calibrate it
Avatar Aquatics Thank you! Also I have some brown algae growing in a tank right now, can I scrape some off and deposit in the shrimp "nursery" to get the diatom supply going?
Alicia Di Folco Zahn you can try, ideally you will get some type of marine algae because not every freshwater algae can survive in salt water
Avatar Aquatics ok 35 "%"? my refractometer has two measurements, percentage and "d" with a 20 over 20...
Avatar Aquatics also how to
i post pix? i'm a luddite lol
Ummm... I just saw a juvenile Amano shrimp in my freshwater aquarium. It is not a larvae. The only way salt could get into my aquarium is by feeding Brine shrimp to my fish, but that is a really small amount for a 20 gallon tank. Im happy but really confused. It is big, around 5-8mm. I also have 1 tiger shrimp in my aquarium, but it is just 1, so it couldn't be her baby. (Lol the fish shop accidentally gave me a tiger shrimp too, not gonna lie it kinda looks like an Amano, and I'm happy b/c tiger shrimps are more expensive than Amano 😂)
Update:he is hecking fast, but like he can teleport like 20 cm!!!
Why cant you just add salt to the hatch out tank directly? (After removing the female, ofc)
You can, in my later videos I just tip the whole jar into the grow out tank, without acclimating. There is usually some poop from the mother that you can remove beforehand.
Heh 10 -15 years ago they were saying Amano shrimp couldn't be bred in home aquaria, I always thought it sounded possible to do. I knew it wouldn't be too long before hobbyists started doing it.
Thanks for sharing your methods. How did you find out the acclimation to salt water needed to be so quick? Are there any research materials I can read about the lifecycle of Amano shrimp? I'm super interested in the subject of freshwater animals that breed in saltwater, even if I may never actually breed Amano shrimp myself 😅
Great vid, ive tried 3 times before using salt and ro water but havnt tried sea water so going to give that a try. How long do you leave the light on for these guys?
14-16 hours on to grow phytoplankton. I have a complete presentation(part 2) that go in depth about water quality, food, and life cycle.
@@AvatarAquatics i have just finished watching part 2 :) if i only use fresh sea water and keep that under a light for say 14 hours per day for say 1 week prior to the zoes being added and continue to do this afterwards do you think it will provide ample food for the guys to survive? i dont want to try out the phytoplankton, perhaps another time! So glad i have seen this video as its almost been a taboo topic in the hobby for the trick to breeding these things!
@@twinz0wn4In my experience the pro of seawater is it is very easy to get ~some~ survival, while supplementing with phyto and fish food will increase yields but require much more effort and monitoring. You can do that light cycle or just leave it outside in a spot that gets a few hours of sun and it will grow lots of microoganisms for your shrimp
You know, You can adjust the light of your microscope too.
I have a problem that my amano berried the eggs for 1 or 2 days and after the releasing they never hatch, what is the problem?
The Amano needs to have about 2 weeks of carrying eggs before the eggs are mature enough to hatch. Need to keep her in the community tank until then
@@AvatarAquatics I kept in main tank, but same problem.
@@AvatarAquatics And some of my female amanos they never had egg
@@muhammetrasiteliguzel9128 need to decrease stress(other fish), keep stable water parameters, and feed good food(bloodworms, quality flakes, wafers, etc).
First trial, I dumped all hatched larvae to saltwater directly and it all died. Second trial, I used yr method of acclimating them 3-5 mins in brackish water and dump into saltwater. Seems like they're all dead again. Hmm.
Hi, how fast did they perish? is is within a few minutes or over a few days?
@@AvatarAquatics within minutes ....
@@plip27 osmotic shock can be a reason, but also leads me to consider things like temperature, pH, chlorine, etc. I've had success with both dropping immediately in 35ppt and also with acclimating the 2-5 mins. they dont seem to mind
No wonder why amano shrimp is expensive, breeding it is a very intensive process.
just wait until you want to buy saltwater shrimp :(
How many days from that the eggs was relased to they "spawn" to larve. 1week to 1,1/2 week? Great explanation step by step. (Now there are just 100 things that can go wrong...hahaha)
20+ days
The shrimp zoeas are released and hatch immediately, but eggs takes 2-5 weeks to incubate in the pleopods of the female.
@@AvatarAquatics So if I have eggs left at the bottom of the freshwatertank they will NOT hatch, I have hade some zoeas that I did collect (30ish) and tryed to aclimate 3-5min and then into saltwater 1.02, all died after 1-15min?
@@Dennis.Nilsson temperature and chlorine are the biggest killers of zoea if they are dying within a few mins of going into saltwater. Remember to add dechlorinator.
Fish fam sticks together I just subbed
Bro didnt you have a guide to use a laser for magnifying camera
Yes! th-cam.com/video/Xug_Yx9jaLY/w-d-xo.html
If any one dont have sea water then how can they breed ??
@vultueklutz what should be ppt enough for new born yamato babies
@@RiderTrek 35ppt
Wow so troublesome.
Jeez I really want to breed Amano shrimps but no access to salt waterr
If you can spare the extra money, you can buy salt to mix yourself online as well as the phytoplankton which will increase your yields. Will also need a refractometer and The products that I use are located in the description.
I’m a lil confused how the fuck my Amanos successfully bred in my tank. I have about 10 decent sized babies who’ve been swimming around for a week that I’ve noticed how. I have a ton of plants and floaters. Do my weekly water changes and vacuuming. I read that I couldn’t breed them without transferring them into the saltwater. So I have no idea how I got all these babies ( about 1/4 - 1/2 size of a dwarf neo Cardinia )and they swim to be doing great swimming around and eating 😂
I’ve also seen my dwarf neos clutching eggs all the time but never had any of them hatch or survive and I never noticed any of my amanos clutching so I was shocked when they started swimming around the past week
Without seeing pictures, my guess is that you are seeing wild type neos. they come out of hiding around that size
@@AvatarAquatics some are neo colored and small and some are completely clear and spotted
My baby shrimps all died after 7 days :(
How do you keep saltwater in PH6.8? My one was 8.4 and salinity was 1.026
And, do you keep the light on all the time? Thank you for the video ;D
@@holopekochan RO water, then add salt. Or you could ask your local store if they sell saltwater, or go to the ocean.
@@AvatarAquatics I used my marine salt Instant Ocean Reef Crystals® Reef Salt, but it boosts the water to PH8.4 with salinity 1.026
"And then when I came downstairs again, they were all dead!" So sad but so hilarious. I can imagine the disappointment you must've felt. Like damn... Just woke up from a nap and all your aqua babies are dead. RIP
awesome video!!!