Ghost Shrimp Pregnant?

[KingMaddog]

Hi everyone, I had purchased 3 ghost shrimp a few weeks ago and they are doing fine. I noticed the largest one hiding a lot lately and upon inspection today I noticed a bunch of green things on it's "undercarriage". Are these eggs? I only have the one community tank where my guppy had fry last Thursday. I'm not even trying to breed anything. Am I just lucky? Here are pics. These are the best I could get.

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[KingMaddog]

I managed to get a couple of better pics

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[jwh0818]

Yes those are eggs but they need brackish water to hatch and the baby's are very very tough to care for. Not your typical breeding shrimp.

 

[KingMaddog]

I'm not trying to breed but if they hatch I guess they will make a good snack for my guppies

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[jwh0818]

You don't have to worry then they won't hatch because they need brackish water I believe to hatch

 

[KingMaddog]

I do have aquarium salt in my tank. Does that make it "brackish" water?

 

[jwh0818]

No it doesnt. I'm not sure of the salinity needed for brackish but you have to use marine salt. You also need a refractor ever to test salinity. I believe it's 1.005 to 1.010 or something

 

[KingMaddog]

Okay, I really don't care if they hatch. Will she drop them so they can get eaten?

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[jwh0818]

That I'm not sure of

 

[Jev12]

They can actually be bred in freshwater it is just that the larvae are harder to care for...and they will drop them and they will be eaten by fish

 

[RookieFishOwner]

I also have a pregnant ghost shrimp, it turned cloudy today, what do I do?

 

[ClearVision94]

There are different species of shrimp listed as ghost shrimp and some of them don't need brackish water for the eggs to hatch.

 

[KingMaddog]

My shrimp is still carrying her eggs. How long before something happens?