Swimboy123 March 29, 2011 Share March 29, 2011 I came across a website today at reed-mariculture.com and found that they have live mysid shrimp for sale. It seemed a bit expensive for a daily feeder, but has anyone had a successfuly refugium with mysis? The website states that they live on zooplankton but will turn cannabilistic if there is not enough food. I'm sure amphipods and copepods could fit the bill as well. Has anyone tried this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco March 29, 2011 Share March 29, 2011 I think those are more geared towards folks that have set up a more elaborate culture setup for mysis. Something that allows a breeding stock of mysis and allows offspring to flow to a different area for fortification before they (parents) turn cannible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimboy123 March 29, 2011 Author Share March 29, 2011 That's what I was thinking as well. But then thoughts of a thriving mysis population in my refugium got me thinking about options. One thing that I would not want would be to decimate the other populations that are already there. Think it would be worth a try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thefishman65 March 29, 2011 Share March 29, 2011 I took a quick look and the mysis I saw one that site are harvested from FRESHWATER. I don't know how lont they would survive. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimboy123 March 29, 2011 Author Share March 29, 2011 http://www.reed-mariculture.com/mysidshrimp/ This has information regarding the salinity and it seems that it could be adjusted to a reef tank. Even if it was the occasional snack for my fish, it seems like it could be pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco March 29, 2011 Share March 29, 2011 See if you can pick up a copy of the Planton Manual on Randy's site. It ahs a bunch of info on various plankton rearing setups. http://www.reed-store.com/shop.cfm/Books/Books/PCM/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad March 29, 2011 Share March 29, 2011 PE mysis are freshwater, there are both freshwater and saltwater species of mysids. I had a great article about culturing saltwater mysis that was available from here, but it appears to have been taken down and replaced by this (which is not as good as the original article on the basis of pictures and descriptions, but it does appear to be useful). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thefishman65 March 29, 2011 Share March 29, 2011 Yes, apparently I found the freshwater firstand the sire has both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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