The female carries the eggs under her abdomen for about 4 weeks (28 days at 22 °C); they hatch as tiny copies of the adults, with no free larval stage.
Keep a group of 15-20 and let them pair up; females moult and then mate within a day or two.
20-40 L tank with active buffered soil, RO or remineralised soft water (GH 4-6, KH 0-2, pH 5.8-6.8), moss and a sponge filter.
Stable soft water and a small cool water change with RO water often triggers moulting and mating.
Typically 20-30 young per brood after about 3-4 weeks of incubation; young hatch fully formed.
Shrimplets look like tiny adults and graze biofilm; give powdered food and moss and avoid strong flow.
One breeding tank for the taiwan bee shrimp, drawn to scale from the breeding guide.
Water: 21–25 °C · pH 5.8–6.8 · soft water
A plan from the breeding guide and an adult size of 3 cm. Tank shape is a standard 2 : 1 : 1.2 box, at least 6 adult lengths long. Check each step in the guide above.
A 120 cm rack for breeding the taiwan bee shrimp in numbers.
In total: 6 tanks, about 200 L of water. A litre of water weighs about 1 kg, so check that the floor and rack can take the weight.
Sizes are worked out from the breeding tank in the guide. Tanks fit a standard 120 cm rack when they can; bigger tanks go on their own stands.
Females are larger than males and have a deeper abdomen for carrying eggs; a ripe female shows a 'saddle' of developing eggs behind the head.
Typical for shrimp
Eggs are carried under the tail. Keep the water stable and don't move her.
After about 2–4 weeks tiny shrimp hatch. They graze on biofilm and moss.
Keep a sponge on the filter intake. Feed powdered shrimp food a little at a time.
They can breed themselves at about 3 months.
A general guide for this breeding type. Days change with temperature and species.
Eggs are carried under the tail. Keep the water stable and don't move her.
Set up a virtual breeding tank and see what would likely happen.
An educational estimate from the breeding rules, not a promise.