What to expect for pregnant shrimp

[aquaman1013]

Ok thanks to you guys who told me my shrimp were pregnant But now what DO I have to do/.? I have no idea . I t looks to me like some of the eggs are hanging when she puts her legs down But I could be wrong. What I see her doing now is curling her tail all the way up under her when she stops/.

I added a few more hiding spots in the tank since I was told not to take her out Hopefully the Angel fish dont eat the eggs..

Are the babies born live or eggs?

are they going to be buried or out in the open?
Do I have to feed them anything special?

Last question do they mate to get pregnant?

Thanks\Rick

 

[DAVIDFBT]

Ok thanks to you guys who told me my shrimp were pregnant But now what DO I have to do/.? I have no idea . I t looks to me like some of the eggs are hanging when she puts her legs down But I could be wrong. What I see her doing now is curling her tail all the way up under her when she stops/.

I added a few more hiding spots in the tank since I was told not to take her out Hopefully the Angel fish dont eat the eggs..

Are the babies born live or eggs?

Some types of shrimp hatch as a free swimming larva then metamorphose into a mini shrimp a few weeks later, and others, like cherry shrimp, are born as mini copies of adults.

are they going to be buried or out in the open?
Do I have to feed them anything special?

If your tank is older than a month, there should be enough living bugs for the babies to feed on. If you are worried, you can feed them a little chunk of algae wafer.

Last question do they mate to get pregnant?

What happens is that the females ovaries are ripe, she goes looking for a male, they mate, she lays eggs and are fertilized, then a few eeks later, the eggs hatch.

Thanks\Rick

Answers in bold.

 

[aquaman1013]

Thanks the last answer does that mean in the gravel Because my shrimp I believe is ghost shrimp is carrying the eggs.

 

[chazsgirl]

your shrimp looks like one of my whisker shrimp, they are VERY hard to take care of, as are ghost shrimp. i have yet to keep babies, I have had them but they never live that long. GL

 

[aquaman1013]

Now I am lost I see only one or two eggs in the stomachor wherever they were .I have no idea if she laid them somewhere or they are just gone

 

[DAVIDFBT]

I meant they lay theor eggs on their swimmerettes, the little "legs" under her abdome. They probably already hatched if you don't see them anymore.

 

[chazsgirl]

turn your filter off, they are very very hard to spot.

 

[Virtuoso2K12]

good luck on they newborn if you find them.