I tend to agree. I've only got 1 pair of Amanos that have been going pretty strong for years. Although the female gets all loaded up with eggs, nothing else happens, i.e. no babies. But they are in a tank with fish, so I don't expect survivors even IF the naupli developed in the salt-free tank. I thought they only lived 18 months or so (scratching head). It's gotta be 3-4 years now since I picked them up. Anyway, they seem to keep a 10 gallon tank spiffed up but the red cherries seem to do better, and breed at the same time (if it's a tank with no predators). Betty Goetz (who needs to do a better job of tank journaling) > Although this is totally anecdotal, I think my cherry shrimp have actually > done a much better job at keeping my algea levels down than my amano > shrimp used to. _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member