opae shrimp

[jimlin]

just curious if anyone breed these to feed their reef tank.

[Jan]

Opea ula! They're like pet seamonkeys were when I was growing up. They are from brackish water. Sounds like a cleaner more than a feeder. I didn't see anything about them being used as food.

[jimlin]

sweet. guess i will be getting some of these then. 10 for a dollar seems way too cheap for non feeder shrimps which is why i asked.

[Jan]

What site are you seeing them for this price? Acclimate them very slowly and for a long time. They are brackish water. SG is 1.002 - 1.010

 

sweet. guess i will be getting some of these then. 10 for a dollar seems way too cheap for non feeder shrimps which is why i asked.

[jimlin]

hawaii local forums. smaller sized ones. large ones were 5 for a dollar. the guy got them from the waters in hawaii and said they were saltwater. i will ping him to see if he knows the salt level.

[L8 2 RISE]

They can live in anything from fresh to salt water but do best in brackish. They're the same shrimp as in eco-spheres. I looked into them as an option to feed young cuttlefish, but found that they breed much too slowly and cost too much to be worth it. The best price I found was $1 a piece plus shipping- $150 for 100 shrimp which would last 10 young cuttlefish less than 5 days just wasn't worth it. As Jan said, they're more of a cleaner shrimp than a feeder and I'm not sure how much your typical fish would like them/go after them as food.

 

That being said, I am very interested in going in on an order with you just as a little bit of an experiment. Message me!

[Jan]

Probably a fun little critter for a pico.

[L8 2 RISE]

Probably a fun little critter for a pico.

 

I think they'd be awesome! I've been doing some scheming to get cuttlefish again sometime soon (more to come ) and I think if we do get these, I'll set up a 20 gallon to see how many I can end up with if they breed.