Rcs pregnant...

[hcourts]

I have a rcs that is saddled...will she lay eggs or will they pop out little mini shrimps or what?!? I'm new to pregnant shrimp...:/

 

[Paulcm10]

They will pop out as mini shrimps . They won't have their color until they get a little older though

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

She carries her eggs with her until they are eggs no more! Congrats!

 

[hcourts]

How long does that usually take?!,? She's been sporting that baggage for over a week!! And I'm real surprised too!! As there were only the two of them in that tank till yesterday when I added the new ones I got!!

 

[LyndaB]

3-4 weeks.

 

[hcourts]

Very good she hasn't dropped them yet so that means that they may be fertilized right?? I did alittle reading on it last night but it never stated how long she carried them for. That is great!!

 

[jetajockey]

Is she saddled or does she have eggs on her undercarriage?

 

[LyndaB]

If you've got male shrimp in with her, I highly doubt they're NOT fertilized.

 

[jackwagon]

I don't mean to hijack the thread but how long does it take for RCS to molt. I found little shrimp skeletons everywhere and can only find 8/12. When will I see them again?

 

[hcourts]

Undercarriage.. Wasn't sure of terminology for it when I posted... It's ok not sure how often they molt maybe someone else knows??

 

[hcourts]

Not sure how to tell them apart Lyndab!! The one that has the eggs is bigger then the lighter colored one that was in there with her??

 

[hcourts]

I see mine intermittently as some of them hide in my plants

 

[LyndaB]

Not sure how to tell them apart Lyndab!! The one that has the eggs is bigger then the lighter colored one that was in there with her??

This is not unusual. I think all my males are smaller. The lighter colored are males.

 

[jackwagon]

This is not unusual. I think all my males are smaller. The lighter colored are males.

Yep here is an example the darker one in the middle is a female the other 2 are males

 

[hcourts]

Awsome!! I just got 20 more to go with the two I already had hopefully they will keep on being happy

 

[LyndaB]

That's great, congrats!

 

[hcourts]

Thanks!! I'm real excited!! So I think one of my guppys I got is pregnant too:0 will my dwarf honey gourami eat the babies??

 

[hcourts]

Sorry about switching topics!! I get distracted easy

 

[LyndaB]

Probably yes. Guppy fry are very small, gouramis have a large appetite.

 

[hcourts]

Lol!! That's ok then!! If some make it they make it. I don't need a million guppys as cute as they are I may need to take my gourami out of that tank anyways bc of my shrimpletts