How long do Blood Hsrimp live in captivity

hgbarwick · 06/19/2006, 08:53 AM

How long do Blood Hsrimp live in captivity, I read 4 years. Is it true that they only live that long?

daniel hritz · 06/19/2006, 08:08 PM

I've had mine for about 6 years now and doing great

hgbarwick · 06/20/2006, 07:23 AM

ok so they must live longer than the book I had said.

Sk8r · 06/20/2006, 08:40 AM

I have two brine shrimp in an ecoglobe that I got in 2000.

hgbarwick · 06/20/2006, 09:00 AM

Wow, shrimp must live longer than ost books say.

EDGRAY · 06/20/2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally posted by daniel hritz
I've had mine for about 6 years now and doing great

God you really lucky mine lasted only 3 months he starve to death i guess he had too much competition and well he was a scary cat too... any advice or tips how you doing to keep it ... cause normally they hide all the time and dont go out for the food in the open unlike cleaners...

gary faulkner · 06/20/2006, 01:52 PM

Mine comes out to feed, but you are right he/she is more shy than the skunk cleaners. Mine loves forumla one, frozen mysis, just about anything else that I feed.

hgbarwick · 06/20/2006, 06:28 PM

Ok, so they are shy.

06/19/2006, 08:53 AM	#1
hgbarwick Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Plant City, Florida Posts: 1,390	How long do Blood Hsrimp live in captivity How long do Blood Hsrimp live in captivity, I read 4 years. Is it true that they only live that long?

06/20/2006, 08:40 AM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I have two brine shrimp in an ecoglobe that I got in 2000. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

06/20/2006, 01:52 PM	#7
gary faulkner Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,468	Mine comes out to feed, but you are right he/she is more shy than the skunk cleaners. Mine loves forumla one, frozen mysis, just about anything else that I feed. __________________ Gary Current Tank Info: 300G SPS

06/19/2006, 08:08 PM	#2
daniel hritz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: lisle il Posts: 39	I've had mine for about 6 years now and doing great

06/20/2006, 07:23 AM	#3
hgbarwick Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Plant City, Florida Posts: 1,390	ok so they must live longer than the book I had said.

06/20/2006, 09:00 AM	#5
hgbarwick Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Plant City, Florida Posts: 1,390	Wow, shrimp must live longer than ost books say.

06/20/2006, 06:28 PM	#8
hgbarwick Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Plant City, Florida Posts: 1,390	Ok, so they are shy.