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illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	So I've got a few red cherry shrimp, and I believe one of them is holding a clutch of eggs under her tail. They've been there for about two weeks, and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me when I can expect her to release her young and if there's anything special I should do to care for them. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
wheezo Fish Addict Posts: 675 Kudos: 293 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jul-2003	You don't have to do anything, they should hatch in 3-4 weeks, so that's about 1-2 more weeks for you. The babies are miniature version of the adults and eat the same thing the adults do.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	gud luck with ur soon to be baby shrimps... im still planning to buy a 2g separate tank dedicated for them coz i cant keep it long enuf in my community tnak for they are dying of no reason...cheers
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	Great news, my shrimp released the babies over the weekend! I have no idea how many there are, as I've been able to count only six at one time. And more good news: another shrimp is holding eggs now, so I get to wait for the cycle to start all over again. I hope to keep the babies in the little tank and move some of the bigger shrimp to my community tank and see how they do. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Congrats on the shrimp breeding ! I recently got red cherries.. One thing I noticed is they don't take well to being moved.. I moved mine out of the community to their own tank, lost one. I am hoping mine will breed too. Please post on your progress, thanks ! The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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