Shrimp

[Trainer_Ruby_]

When a shrimp is about to "lay eggs" so to speak do their body's turn a little green? I know the second one is and that's what made me think the first one was as well


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[TheresaM]

Sorry, I can't tell from your photos: what color are the shrimp? I have neos in all sorts of colors. Eggs can be yellow or green but I honestly can't say I noticed body colors changing at any point.

 

[Trainer_Ruby_]

I have ghost shrimp


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[ImACoolguy]

Here's a pregnant ghost shrimp i knowingly brought home from the LFS one time. Should help give you an idea.


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[Trainer_Ruby_]

does this one have eggs that haven't been laid yet?


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[ImACoolguy]

As you can see from my photo the eggs are Noticeably farther back in the body and have defined round shapes. I would say yours isn't but I'm no shrimp expert either.


Caleb

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[RadMax8]

That's what they call "the saddle", basically it's eggs in the ovaries. Once the eggs get fertilized, they will move to the swimmerets.

With ghost shrimp, there is a high likelihood that you won't see baby shrimp. They undergo a larval stage and if there isn't enough food floating around in your tank, they won't make it to shrimp stage.


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[Trainer_Ruby_]

Should I move them to another tank with a sponge filter or will they be fine in a 10g tank? There's not much current and I have plants for fry as well


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[RadMax8]

You can put a pre-filter sponge on your filter intake. I use the sponge from a Fluval Edge. You can keep it forever, just wring it out in the old tank water when you clean your tank out.


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