Ghost Shrimp in Brackish Water?

Tain't fresh, and tain't marine! Talk about brackish setups.
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JaxPuffer
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Re: Ghost Shrimp in Brackish Water?

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I have a brackish tank set up with a GSP in it. I too bought some ghost shrimp and after he ate two of them showed no interest in the others. At the LFS they were kept in FW and the seem to have no problem in my 1.008 tank. So far it has been about 3 months and I can't say that I have noticed any breeding but, it seems that most of them are still alive. They do maintain the bottom of the tank pretty well though and the kids like them :)
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Re: Ghost Shrimp in Brackish Water?

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Can ghost shrimp carry ick from the pet store? I just got done treating ick and I dont want to re introduce it to my tank. I just want to feed my GSP some live food.
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Re: Ghost Shrimp in Brackish Water?

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Please don't double post the same question in different forums.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: Ghost Shrimp in Brackish Water?

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Please don't double post the same question in different forums. This thread is over 2 years old.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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