kc2ped
Aquarium Advice Activist
I have two Red Cherry Shrimp that I thought were both gravid
Tonight one is very plump with bright yellow eggs
The other is more slender and positioned where I can't make out any eggs, and there is a discarded exoskeleton right next to her
It seems strange to me that they would be able to wriggle out of that old exoskeleton which was supporting the eggs without loosing them
So I don't know if
1) that shrimp really wasn't gravid
2) I missed the hatching, but I see no shells or tiny shrimp
3) she has molted and the eggs aren't as evident in her larger exoskeleton
4) she has shed the eggs before they hatched so she could molt, but I don't see any rotting eggs laying around
Tonight one is very plump with bright yellow eggs
The other is more slender and positioned where I can't make out any eggs, and there is a discarded exoskeleton right next to her
It seems strange to me that they would be able to wriggle out of that old exoskeleton which was supporting the eggs without loosing them
So I don't know if
1) that shrimp really wasn't gravid
2) I missed the hatching, but I see no shells or tiny shrimp
3) she has molted and the eggs aren't as evident in her larger exoskeleton
4) she has shed the eggs before they hatched so she could molt, but I don't see any rotting eggs laying around