Is it possible for skunk shrimp larva to survive ?

[Alex482455]

Today I was looking at the bottom of my gravel (crushed corals). I usually see those little clear hatchback looking shrimp which I have no idea what they are called. But today I saw few of my cleaner shrimps baby. I was wondering can they survive and get bigger? Or would they get eaten by my corris or red head wrasse ?

[stefano66]

mysids great food

[Alex482455]

Cool actually I was gonna buy mysid shrimp online. I got lots of those little thing my gravel. So what do you think about the larvae ?

[stefano66]

need a picture

[Alex482455]

Will try but they are super small.

[donya]

Shrimp larvae will not survive in the average aquarium. If they are not eaten, they starve or are battered to death. They can be reared, but it is a complicated process and they can't be left in a community tank. I tried my hand at it some months back, but I gave up after many failures since I did not have the space or spare time to manage it properly. If you are interested in raising cleaner larvae, I strongly recommend the book "How to Raise and Train Your Peppermint Shrimp" by April Kirkendoll. It gives very detailed instructions and is applicable to cleaners as well as peppermints.

[Alex482455]

I don't really want to raise them like that. There reason I was wondering was because I saw them in the tank and where they are now is very safe but that would only last them till they get as big as the mysid that I have in the tank. Once they get bigger I think im pretty sure they get eaten. I though of a possibility that they might be able to hide till their last molting but I guess that's not possible.