Viper Shrimp Feeding

I recently acquired 5 viper shrimp and I keep them in a 40 gallon breeder with some cherry shrimp I’m breeding. I was considering adding a power head to the tank so that the vipers would have a current to feed from. I have a few questions.

1. Given that I want to breed these shrimp, is there a method that will provide this current safely? I thought about moving the fan to the top of the tank so it would be less likely to catch up any small shrimp.

2. Is there anything I can add to the water to increase the food supply for the vipers? I’ve only had the tank for a month and I want them to get enough food.


Thank you

 

HI there I have shrimp in a few of my tanks with different after setups, as long as there's current these shrimp will find it, I have them climbing plants ,sitting on top of heaters, by putting a bit of wood in the flow they will climb and find current, you only want a gentle flow,remember the little critters on the ground don't get blasted with something to strong, you don't need it,as long as there's movement they'll be ok, you can also feed some bottom food I use pleco pellets they break up nicely on the bottom making it easy for the vipers to feed on. What filter system do you have at the moment. If your tank is only a month old has it cycled propley

As for breeding I believe it's very difficult I don't know anyone who has but you need to Google that one. You also need some hiding places mine spend a lot of time in caves and burrowed under wood.

 

Mine currently burrow under wood for the most part. The vipers that have found a current next to a sponge filter enjoy clinging to it and feeding. Part of my interest was to arrange for a current that brought the shrimp into a more visible location. This way it’s easier to keep track of which shrimp is ready to release eggs. I’ve read whatever I could find on how to breed them, it will be fun to try. I just didn’t want to creat a current and risk damaging the young shrimp.

To answer your question Richard I have two sponge filters in the tank. They are on opposite sides of the tank.

 

My sponge are opposite each other as well, I have read of one of these that lives inside a juwel filter and never comes out, When I first had mine I did the the same and tried to put bog wood in the flow for them and it didn't work they did their own thing. I really hope you have success in breeding. Do you know of anyone who has hired them?

HI broke3n just fount this article.
Breeding

Anecdotal reports claim breeding success in heavily-planted outdoor ponds. The young are said to be planktonic for a period of 2-3 weeks after hatching, which would certainly complicate matters in an aquarium. I plan to look into this further and report back.

 

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