Shrimp porn. oh my!
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Shrimp porn. oh my!
Well, today while doing my rounds I decided to stare at my Reds. All the females have been saddled up for a while and I have seen several of them motl.
Today I saw my shrimp, do it... I have never seen it in action. two males swam up to my brightest red female and dragged her down. She looked a bit paralyzed while she and one of the males was swimmers to swimmers. funny thing was that while those 2 were at it, another male was holding her down on her back.
I have never witnessed this behavior in my shrimp before, and it was sort of an interesting (yet disturbing in a way) observation.
but..YES! I should be expecting my first baby cherry reds soon. I am really excited about this. One of the females already have the eggs in her swimmer.
You guys ever catch your shrimp in a behavior like this? I have had ghost shrimp many times in my life and I have never witnessed this part of their lifecycles.
Today I saw my shrimp, do it... I have never seen it in action. two males swam up to my brightest red female and dragged her down. She looked a bit paralyzed while she and one of the males was swimmers to swimmers. funny thing was that while those 2 were at it, another male was holding her down on her back.
I have never witnessed this behavior in my shrimp before, and it was sort of an interesting (yet disturbing in a way) observation.
but..YES! I should be expecting my first baby cherry reds soon. I am really excited about this. One of the females already have the eggs in her swimmer.
You guys ever catch your shrimp in a behavior like this? I have had ghost shrimp many times in my life and I have never witnessed this part of their lifecycles.
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I have witnessed this behavior a couple of times.
You just have to be there at the right time.
If you see the Males,
Actting a little different, and swimming around the tank like they are looking for something.
This is a good sign, that one of the females are ready to Mate.
Now, If you have enough spare time.
Pull up a chair, and try to catch them in the act.
John
You just have to be there at the right time.
If you see the Males,
Actting a little different, and swimming around the tank like they are looking for something.
This is a good sign, that one of the females are ready to Mate.
Now, If you have enough spare time.
Pull up a chair, and try to catch them in the act.
John
Last edited by Newjohn on Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:10 am, edited 1 time in total.
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This page:
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~rtb6933/s ... ating.html
used to have a short video clip of Palaemonetes mating, but alas, it is no more. From what I remember of the clip, the entire act takes one second from start to finish.
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~rtb6933/s ... ating.html
used to have a short video clip of Palaemonetes mating, but alas, it is no more. From what I remember of the clip, the entire act takes one second from start to finish.