I have/had 7 red cherry shrimp I can only find 3 now, not saying they couldn't be hiding but I'm leaning towards no, I have a 10g that has DIY co2 running a HOB filter with a micro filter over the end and lots of plants, sand bottom and newly added MTS.. right now my shrimp are being housed with guppies and I think this is the issue, I want to move them to the 10g anything I should look out for? I should still acclimate them to the water even tho it's the same right? the co2 won't hurt them will it?
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You can transfer them immediately as long as the water parameters and temperature are the same. Co2 can change your pH so you should acclimate the shrimp, better safe than sorry
Acclimated and happy.. can shrimp be happy? haha I think I just spent 30min just watching them, I found 4 btw! yay one with some eggs and another "saddled" is that what they call that? but the other 2 are pretty red.. I think, so I bet i don't have a boy! =( However, now that they are in this tank all by themselves, and my 75g is going to be centered around them.. I could order more *ahem* MsJ lol I have to say.. i think these are the coolest things ever.. i really thought they were so creepy in the beginning but now I'm just fascinated!
i am thinking none of them are boys! However, I think I was initially misinformed, I thought I had read somewhere that the yellow "saddle" meant they were ready to breed, but I just read last night that it's already the eggs? Anyone? Cuz if this' the case, 3 of 5 already gonna have kids lol
The 'saddle' are the eggs forming in the shrimp. They are not yet fertilized at that point. The female shrimp must molt, then mate. After mating, and before her carapace hardens, the eggs are attached to the underside of her tail.
Unfortunately, seeing a shrimp that is carrying eggs does not mean that the eggs are fertilized. If the eggs are not, the female shrimp will usually 'drop', most often eat, the eggs after a few days or up to a week after they were laid.
I do hope you, at least, have a mama shrimp with viable eggs!
Unfortunately, seeing a shrimp that is carrying eggs does not mean that the eggs are fertilized. If the eggs are not, the female shrimp will usually 'drop', most often eat, the eggs after a few days or up to a week after they were laid.
I do hope you, at least, have a mama shrimp with viable eggs!
