Oh the joy! Shrimp eggs!

windeindoiel

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Ok I'm really excited because (never mind that I haven't been keeping fish very long) I've never had a breeding type thing happen before!

So my amano is carrying eggs and I'm curious about some things. About how long do the shrimp carry the eggs? Should I do anything special for the shrimp? The tank is full of dwarf puffers and other amanos, can I do anything to try to help the babies survive? I have a little breeder floating thing I could put in the aquarium, would this help? Would trying to catch the mom stress her out to much causing her to drop the eggs? Should I just let it take it's course and hope some babies survive? Thanks for all your help.
 
I'm afraid that Amano babies require brackish to full saltwater to survive during their planktonic larvae stage. So there is little/no hope of them surviving.

Check out this link for more information.

If you want shrimp that will easily breed in your aquarium, eat algae, and are quite colorful, you should check out Red Cherry Shrimp. I have some and they're wonderful. They breed like rabbits too.
 
Amano shimp are almost impossible to breed, you could give it a go. I must admit a challenge is always lots of fun. :)
 
windeindoiel said:
Is there any way I could safely transfer her?

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I grabbed this quote from this website:
"BREEDING: The caridina japonica larvae won't survive in a fresh water tank. They need brackish water during the first weeks. In nature, they get carried downstream after hatching. This is obviously impossible in a tank, so you'll just have to improvise. One method is to put the mother into a separate tank until the larvae hatch, then remove her and gradually raise the salinity (your basic cooking salt will do) to about 17 grammes per litre. You can also prepare the nursery tank in advance and just suck the larvae out with a hose. An easy way to do this is to switch off the lights and lure them to one corner of the tank via a flashlight. I've heard yeast is a very good starter food. Once the fry has grown up past the larvae stage you can just put them back in a fresh water tank. They won't mind the change at all. As far as I know, the fertilization of the eggs takes place while they're still inside the ovary. The mother will later carry the eggs around on her belly for protection. You can easily discern them, they have a greyish colour, a bit like caviar. Happy shrimp nursing!"

So it looks like it can be done, it's just difficult. Good luck. Let us know how it goes.
 
windeindoiel said:
Thanks so much. I really want this to work, I'm quite excited. Yay I'm a shrimp Grandma!
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did you get those baby shrimps ?
One of my amano shrimp is lying her eggs.... any suggestion ?
 
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