MY PEPPERMINT SHRIMP HAS EGGS

[shannonredburn]

I'm so excited! I've only had them for a month. I have them in a 12g nano. Them, 2 blue-green cromis, a handful of hermits and snails and some soft corals. It looks like she has around 200 eggs!
Is there any chance of a few surviving? What can I feed them if they do hatch? Is there anything I can do to give them a chance, or do my fish get free treats?

 

[Sadielynn]

not really any chance of them surviving unless you have a nursery set or are willing to go through that hassle , just let the fish have a free snack

 

[shannonredburn]

I kinda figuared on it. I have no room to do a hatchery/ refugium/whatever. Too bad for the shrimp.
Atleast the fish will be happy!

 

[MT79]

AFAIK raising shrimp fry is even more difficult than most fish fry. I'm not even sure if hobbyist have done it successfully yet. I know there was some success aquaculturing them a few years ago, but since they are not usually available as aquacultured specimens it must be difficult and/or costly. It's interesting to see regardless and fish/coral probably enjoy it. Congrats on what sounds like a healthy system.