Cleaner shrimp eggs?

[dralarms]

After the lights went out tonight I noticed my cleaner shrimp acting kinda funny, I mean they are all over the tank but they travel from point a to b and that's it. Points a & b change from time to time so I was a littel interested when I saw my cleaner "dancing" on the front glass. I got a flashlight out and it is releasing what looks like hundreds of something. Kinda white with a little tail off one end. Could I be seeing the birth of baby cleaner shrimp?

 

[seaham358]

Sounds like it..... Its strange that you did not see the eggs sooner on the shrimp. they have bright green eggs under there tails...

 

[revhtree]

Yes it probably was! I had my cleaners act very funny, then BAM baby shrimp. What I saw though were tiny shrimp. Look real close.

 

[dralarms]

they have bright green eggs under there tails...

Yep, but like I said, they don't stay in one place long, their cleaning station is acutally in the back of the tank.

then BAM baby shrimp

Did you have any survive? I guess I may have gotten lucky, I got rid of the scats and the other garbage disposals in my tank so they at least didn't get eaten right away.

 

[revhtree]

Did you have any survive?

No I did not, and I had no fish as they were all in qt. The next day they were all gone.

Maybe I should check the sump...... 8O

 

[dralarms]

Wonder how long it takes for them to mature enough to feel safe coming out? I'm sure they have to hide when they are that small.

 

[revhtree]

I heard that they will not survive, and they need very special care. Hope they do though.

 

[seaham358]

I would think that there is not any food for them to live on in a tank.... Would be nice if we could raise them.....