Coleallensmom
Planted Tank Enthusiast
I added 5 ghost shrimp to my community tank a few weeks ago as a test of sorts to see if any of my tetra would bother them. They seemed to be quite active and not harrassed at all by any inhabitants of my tank, so last week I added 5 red cherry shrimp to the mix. On Wednesday right before we went away for a couple days for the holiday, one of my ghosts molted. Anxious to see if everyone was ok when I got back this evening, I gave everyone a good once over and immediately noticed a bright yellow spot on the back of one of the RCS as well as 2 of the ghosts. Never having had shrimp before, I googled and I am under the assumption they are females carrying eggs? Some of the RCS I have are smallish and I have no idea how many fe/males I have. Tell me what I need to know about shrimp breeding, please!