These two pics are of new ghost shrimp larvae. They are only about 1/8" long. The interesting thing about these young, are they have no legs yet, and float around with the current, UPSIDE DOWN.
Very cool to watch....BUT HARD TO SEE!!!!
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Breeding American Glass Shrimp can be a little bit difficult in the home aquarium. American Glass Shrimp are difficult to determine sex and they are a low order shrimp (their eggs hatch as free floating larva, not miniature versions of their parents) so they are a little more difficult to raise. Once hatched the small larva will require powdered algae (Spirulina is a great algae for this) and should be in a separate aquarium to avoid predation. The larva will metamorphosis to miniature versions of the adults in about a week. Once the larva have reached metamorphosis, they will require no further special care.
Scientific Name: Palaemon paludosus Other Scientific Names : N/A Common Name: American Glass Shrimp Other Common Names: Ghost Shrimp, Glass Shrimp, American Freshwater Glass Shrimp Origin: North America Found in the wild : Yes