American Glass Shrimp breeding program (update #1)

The first larvas have been found in the American Glass Shrimp aquarium.  I was able to separate a few from the main tank into their own dedicated rearing container.  They will be kept in a small container and fed powdered Spirulina and decapsulated brine shrimp eggs until they morph into an adult form.

Once they have morphed they will be kept in an aquarium dedicated to captive raised American Glass Shrimp.  These shrimp will only be allowed to breed with other captive raised shrimp.  This should increase the hardiness of this species and greatly reduce the extremely high mortality rate experienced with this species.

This is a picture of a day old larva.  I will attempt to keep updating photos as the shrimp grow and metamorphose into other forms.

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