I was going to try breeding ghost shrimp, but I accidentally added them to my tank before it was fully cycled (oops). They were all dying so I just fed them to Sedge. That was a couple days ago. Now I'm waiting for the tank to finish cycling and will try again.
But someone locally has fire red shrimp (which I think are a variant of cherry red shrimp) for sale. Now I'm thinking they are a bit more expensive, but if I can buy them somewhere other than the pet store, it might be a good investment. They are supposedly easier to breed. I have only had ghosties before though.
So, who has bred shrimp?
Other than it being fun, do you have any thoughts on the money / time / energy trade-offs in breeding your own (now is the time to talk me out of it

And any thoughts on the reds vs ghost shrimp?
Oh, lastly, if he can and does catch ghosties, is it safe to assume he will respond similarly to the reds?
Thanks!