Ghost shrimp etc

I may have been wrng with the name, but I do know that the lfs heeps
what they call "GHOST" shrimp in a freshwater tank. They also said
they do not breed nor last long in sal****er........BUT according to
this website they (what they call GHOST) are a sal****er shrimp and
breed readily in sal****er tanks and do fine in a fuge.....Part and
parcel with common names used instead of their actual scientific name.
One shop here sellls what they call peppermint shrimp (which they are
not) but will argue to the max that they are.......Anyway here is the
link ...you can be the judge......

http://www.floridapets.com/

There are sal****er ghost shrimp and freshwater ghost shrimp. Indeed the
freshwater shrimp will not last long in a sal****er tank. Many people buy
the sal****er ghost shrimp for "feeders" for seahorses and certain fish. I
find them to be pretty good cleaners in a tank and are pretty cheap.

Susan
"Tristan" wrote in message
...
I may have been wrng with the name, but I do know that the lfs heeps
what they call "GHOST" shrimp in a freshwater tank. They also said
they do not breed nor last long in sal****er........BUT according to
this website they (what they call GHOST) are a sal****er shrimp and
breed readily in sal****er tanks and do fine in a fuge.....Part and
parcel with common names used instead of their actual scientific name.
One shop here sellls what they call peppermint shrimp (which they are
not) but will argue to the max that they are.......Anyway here is the
link ...you can be the judge......

http://www.floridapets.com/

Susan wrote:
I
find them to be pretty good cleaners in a tank and are pretty cheap.

Well, I can't resist. I'll pick some up and I'll let the group know
what happens.

btw, I have a missing crab. I moved my tank (away from a window), so
maybe it was crushed in the process. However, I'm suspicious that
somebody had a quick snack. I suspect the shrimp won't last very long.

--Kurt

KurtG wrote:
Well, I can't resist. I'll pick some up and I'll let the group know
what happens.

They turned out to be freshwater shrimp, so I took a pass. I'd like to
get a refugium together, so maybe then.

--Kurt

They need a lid over them. They'll pop out of the tank like popcorn. I had
some in a nano tank and at times when I opened the lid it was like popcorn
popping out the tank. Even my other tanks with versa glass tops they still
manage to jump out the back where there was only a small space that wasn't
covered.

Good-luck
Susan
"KurtG" wrote in message
...
KurtG wrote:
Well, I can't resist. I'll pick some up and I'll let the group know what
happens.

They turned out to be freshwater shrimp, so I took a pass. I'd like to
get a refugium together, so maybe then.

--Kurt

So where do we all agree on ghost shrimp....are they sal****er or
freshwater species. I see thre same info for fresh as salt, and nno
mention of any scientific name to differentiate, so is it all how
they are acclimated or due to whatever stage of their life they are
harvested at or?????


On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:04:39 GMT, "Susan"
wrote:

They need a lid over them. They'll pop out of the tank like popcorn. I had
some in a nano tank and at times when I opened the lid it was like popcorn
popping out the tank. Even my other tanks with versa glass tops they still
manage to jump out the back where there was only a small space that wasn't
covered.

Good-luck
Susan
"KurtG" wrote in message
.. .
KurtG wrote:
Well, I can't resist. I'll pick some up and I'll let the group know what
happens.

They turned out to be freshwater shrimp, so I took a pass. I'd like to
get a refugium together, so maybe then.

--Kurt




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