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> EcoSpheres have an average life expectancy of two years. Very interesting, I had thought they were sustainable for much longer than that. I suppose even the
by prawks 12y ago
> EcoSpheres have an average life expectancy of two years.
Very interesting, I had thought they were sustainable for much longer than that. I suppose even the most tightly controlled starting conditions will lead to unpredictable results when you have organisms reproducing.
- mml 12y agoI still have one. The shrimp were alive for about 2 years. Now there are other organisms... I think these are more about the incredible toughness of the shrimp involved. Their native habitat consists of rainwater puddles held in volcanic rock, so the shrimposphere is probably fairly luxurious.
- Nursie 12y agoUpvoted simply for the word 'shrimposphere'. Awesome.
- Wingman4l7 12y ago> I think these are more about the incredible toughness of the shrimp involved. Pretty much; this guy[1] claims that basically, the shrimp slowly starve over the course of a couple years, shrinking after each molt. [1]: http://www.petshrimp.com/opaeinfo.php http://www.petshrimp.com/opaeinfo.php
- radio4fan 12y agoI'd have to doubt his claim, given this comment which shows they must be breeding: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7858130 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7858130
- cornellwright 12y agoI have an Ecosphere that's around 18 years old. There are still a couple shrimp (well I'm guessing offspring of the originals) alive. It's pretty cool.
- qq66 12y agoThat's really amazing. Has it stayed relatively undisturbed? Where is it relative to light? Your shrimp are new shrimp made out of the same molecules as their ancestor shrimp.