Cleaner shrimp preggo?

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mikestanked

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My cleaner shrimp just moulted last night, and I noticed some "stuff" on its under belly. ???
 

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They lay their eggs shortly after a molt but I thought you needed at least 2 for them to do that. Wouldn't expect any baby shrimp, but it is good food for your fish
 
I bought a second cleaner shrimp to get a little free coral food every once and a while. I have eggs on one of mine and they showed up a day after his molt. They are bright green, from what I have read if they are green then yes you have some eggs. They could have been fertilized from a shrimp before you bought it.
 
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