Whats up with shrimp belly

[Ryanstobbs]

Could any body help with ideas of what is happening with my shrimp. The belly if it looks really big and I don't know what it is

 

[Hubert90]

Could any body help with ideas of what is happening with my shrimp. The belly if it looks really big and I don't know what it is

Haha! They are eggs! Your shrimp is pregnant! Congrats!!

 

[Ryanstobbs]

Thanks Will other fish try and eat them or will they be ok to survive

 

[Hubert90]

Thanks Will other fish try and eat them or will they be ok to survive

What kind of shrimp is that? And what fish do u have?

 

[Ryanstobbs]

It's a Yamato shrimp and we have 8 rummy nose tetra 4 ballon mollies 2 red honey gourami 1 platy and 2 red spotted snails

 

[Hubert90]

It's a Yamato shrimp and we have 8 rummy nose tetra 4 ballon mollies 2 red honey gourami 1 platy and 2 red spotted snails

Oh it's an Amano shrimp. Unfortunately, they need brackish water to breed.

 

[Ryanstobbs]

So does that mean no baby shrimp for me then

 

[bettaowner]

Yes. Amano shrimp larvae start off in water with higher salinity and have a complex life cycle

 

[Ryanstobbs]

Never mind. The body on the shrimp where it looks like things are growing has turned orange. Like a orange sack in its belly. Is this normal