rcs berried!

[Fishnova]

I bought 10 rcs five days ago, 3 males/7 females I believe.
Yesterday I saw one of them berries! I have lots of plants, and a lot of good hiding spots. Good chance of survival?

 

[gabysapha]

I bought 10 rcs five days ago, 3 males/7 females I believe.
Yesterday I saw one of them berries! I have lots of plants, and a lot of good hiding spots. Good chance of survival?

Sure i guess so. They are very prolific, hardy.

 

[Fishnova]

Two!!! I'm so excited!!!

 

[DCLXVI]

Same here! I cant wait for little babies! I guess its 30 days till birth. I got mine because she already had eggs so any day now!

 

[Fishnova]

Yeah, I would not mind my tank being overrun with them!

 

[andresdeo]

Hey, Im in a similar situation. One of my new rcs has eggs in her belly. Dont know how long its been, should I leave the sponge filtre on or turn it off? Do the eggs remain in her belly until they hatch? Do you have a good source to raed up on rcs breeding?

 

[Fishnova]

Leave your filter on, sponge filters are perfect. They hatch while on the "belly", they will be miniature versions of the adults. If you have a lot of hiding spots you will probably have most surviving.

 

[andresdeo]

Hey there, new question, she dropped some of the eggs. Maybe a third of them withing the java moss. Will those still hatch? Is this because of stress?

 

[Fishnova]

I have read on another thread that they will only hatch on the belly, I also read they drop their eggs because of inexperience!

 

[andresdeo]

Hopefully its that, she still has some in there, so fingers crossed.

 

[andresdeo]

They hatched! I have seen at least 3 at a time, but they are soo tiny. How many aprox. hatch per female?

 

[LyndaB]

If you've got any kind of ground cover/caves at all, don't be surprised if you don't see the little shrimplets bopping around. If you want a good show, drop an algae wafer into the tank. Next thing you know, all kinds of jaw-dropping stuff happens.

 

[andresdeo]

Yes, thats how I,ve been feeding them, but every other day. Maybe tomorrow I'll put one in there. They are so tiny Im amazed. Beautiful creatures.

 

[LyndaB]

I keep a magnifying glass near my RCS tank. They are truly a wonder. Who knew I'd be so fascinated by shrimp that weren't served in a butter wine sauce.

 

[andresdeo]

Lol, funny you should mention that. I showed the little ones to my sister this afternoon and she asked if you could eat those! :S and she is 34 yo.

 

[Donkey Gun]

Ok... what's going on?

One of the berried RCS I purchased a couple weeks is hatching right now! Is there some kind of shrimp attack us humanoids are not aware of???

 

[Donkey Gun]

If you've got any kind of ground cover/caves at all, don't be surprised if you don't see the little shrimplets bopping around. If you want a good show, drop an algae wafer into the tank. Next thing you know, all kinds of jaw-dropping stuff happens.

Hey Lynda!

how long do you keep your Algea wafers in? Mine seem to turn into a algea oatmeal in about an hour, maybe less.

I also noticed leaving the wafer in, even after it breaks down, doesn't seem to effect the levels.

just curious.

 

[blackmolly]

did you put something over the filter intake? if not, get a magnifying glass and a flashlight and go hunting in your filter... right after you stick either sponge or pantyhose over the intake.

 

[LyndaB]

Hey Lynda!

how long do you keep your Algea wafers in? Mine seem to turn into a algea oatmeal in about an hour, maybe less.

I also noticed leaving the wafer in, even after it breaks down, doesn't seem to effect the levels.

just curious.

I leave the wafer in and within 12 hours, it's gonzo. Between the shrimp, the assassin snails and the corys, there's not a morsel left.