AMANO SHRIMP PREGNANT IN FRESHWATER TANK!!! ADVISE PLEASEEEEEE🦐 🦐

[Fishnewb21]

I have a amano shrimp female pregnant in a fresh water tank.. what’s the likelihood of these babies hatching and living in freshwater? I don’t have anywhere to be able to separate her and I’ve read the larvae need salt water to survive? Is it really this awkward or can I just move her to a small fresh water? Just seems all a bit much for shrimp when she’s managed to actually breed in there already?‍♀

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

I have a amano shrimp female pregnant in a fresh water tank.. what’s the likelihood of these babies hatching and living in freshwater?

No likelihood at all. As you have already researched, the young shrimp larvae do need salt water to survive and marine microorganisms to feed on.
I've found that shrimp, given half a chance, will readily breed whenever you have males and females.

This might help you if you want to have go at creating a brackish environment for your shrimp.