[Pman]

I have 3 cleaner shrimp in my 60 gallon reef tank which is intigrated together with another 90 gallon and 2 40 gallon sumps. I have noticed recently that one of the larger shrimp is carrying a green egg mass under her abdomen. I would like to try insure that there is a maximum survival rate in the babies...do you have any suggestions as to how to accomplish this? My 60 gallon like I said is a reef tank (400w 20k Radium) with a Mandarine Goby , 6 Line Wrasse, Lawnmower Goby, Yellow Tang, and a Potters Angle...and my 90 gallon (2 55wActinic ,2 55w 10KDaylight PC)which also is a refugium has a Percula Clown, juvinile Koran Angle, and a small Lawnmower goby. The whole system is also protine skimmed.Any help would be greatly appreciated!Thank you in advance!

[jsaltzgi]

I've never had any survive even though my two cleaners are always carrying eggs. I just consider them planktonic food for the corals and other inhabitants.

I remember reading somewhere about raising peppermints, I think it would be similar, but they do it in dedicated tanks. Try a search for breeding peppermints, I'll look too and post a link if I find anything.

James

[jsaltzgi]

Here's a link on cleaners. I'm still looking for the info about the peppermints. It was a longer article...

http://www.reefsuk.org/CaptiveBreedi...nerShrimp.html

James

[Ninong]

Here is another interesting article on cleaner shrimp: http://www.breeders-registry.gen.ca....94/scarlet.htm

[Sylock]

Tag for later.