Umbra Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 So, I finally moved my shrimp to their permanent home. a berried female died and I got her eggs off of her body, placed them in a small tankie with tank water (which I will change once or twice daily with tank water) and floated the tankie in the shrimp tank to keep temperatures equal. is there anything else I could do to help them hatch? (I don't mind the tannins, nor is the tank 100 percent completely aquascaped yet. the lighting makes everything darker, but things are actually brighter than that. damned blackberry camera ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 you probably need water constantly moving around them instead of sitting in the cube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted May 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 9 minutes ago, chappy6107 said: you probably need water constantly moving around them instead of sitting in the cube yup, I know that. I cant do that though. I have no net for them so I don't have any other option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsCRAYCRAY Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 yup, I know that. I cant do that though. I have no net for them so I don't have any other option.Get a shrimp egg incubator on amazon, place the eggs in there, and attach to a air pump. Worked for me.Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 hour ago, ItsCRAYCRAY said: Get a shrimp egg incubator on amazon, place the eggs in there, and attach to a air pump. Worked for me. Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk Which I'll probably only use once to three times in 3 years. that and shipping takes 2 months to get to south africa. I will take a look at it though. maybe I can make one... sorry if I seemed rude, heh... that counts for anyone reading my comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimporama Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 so add an air pump to what you have and keep up with frequent water changes. I applaud you for trying to hatch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Shrimporama said: so add an air pump to what you have and keep up with frequent water changes. I applaud you for trying to hatch them. Thanks, I'll keep updating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oem Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 I would think an air stone with an adjustable valve to control volume and the amount of tumbling would help. Also maybe a homemade lift tube (1.5cm plastic tubing with air stone attached to 45mm air line inside) to bring in fresh water from the tank as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 12 minutes ago, oem said: I would think an air stone with an adjustable valve to control volume and the amount of tumbling would help. Also maybe a homemade lift tube (1.5cm plastic tubing with air stone attached to 45mm air line inside) to bring in fresh water from the tank as well. Aye, that would make for a decent DIY hatching chamber thing. I'll look into making on ASAP but yeah, can't really do it for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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