Green Ghost Shrimp Eggs

[fish wrangler]

I have 5 ish shrimp in my community tank that have green eggs under their tails. One has had the eggs for about a month now.

If it normal for them to have green eggs? How long will the females hold onto the eggs?

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[keegster803]

She should be laying them soon, the eggs won't survive in the tank. So if you want to raise them I would take a 1 gal bucket or something, fill it with declorinated tap water, set it outside for a day or two, only if it's sunny. The water will turn a greenish hue, then you put her in there and let her have her eggs, then take her out. Leave the babies in there, they should grow.


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[fish wrangler]

Will it still work if the water freezes? I don't see any above freezing temperatures for a while by me.

I am not interested in raising the shrimp, but was just wondering if this is normal for them to hold onto the eggs for so long

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[keegster803]

It is pretty normal, my ghost shrimp did that too. And no, it has to be above freezing as the this grows "green" water


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[fish wrangler]

Ok thanks! Maybe in the spring I will try to start breeding them in my 10 gallon

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