Avg Size of Egg Clutch, Cherry Reds

gnatster · Post by **gnatster** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:11 am

Any one have an idea of the avg # of eggs and the successful hatching percentage on Cherry Red Shrimp?

Thanks

Betta · Post by **Betta** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:31 am

A few weeks ago one of my shrimp had her babies.
I counted at least 15.
The tank is half full of Java moss and the top is covered in Hornwort … so I assume I missed some.

This is the first time I had kept Cherry shrimp.
The LFS sold me a female with eggs.

amanda_h · Post by **amanda_h** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:06 am

Lucky!

Post by **Mustafa** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:14 am

Depends on the age of the female and the amount of food they have available. It ranges from a handful eggs (starved young shrimp) to 50-60.

amber2461 · Post by **amber2461** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:22 am

Hey gnatster

How are your cherries doing?

gnatster · Post by **gnatster** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 4:20 pm

Thanks for the replies.

The shrimp are doing quite well thanks, breeding and growing at quite a rate. Quite well fed with a variety of yummy foodstuffs and plenty of space to roam and interact. Now if I could only find some Crystal Reds.....sigh

thgng · Post by **thgng** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:33 pm

Mustafa: What would happen to the Cherry Red shrimps if so many generation of inbreeding (brothers x sisters) occur ?

Is it advisable to add an outsider into the bloodline ?

scrimp · Post by **scrimp** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 6:22 pm

Whats the average clutch of a cherry red?

Bradimus · Post by **Bradimus** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:14 pm

scrimp wrote:Whats the average clutch of a cherry red?

Petshrimp.com wrote:Depends on the age of the female and the amount of food they have available. It ranges from a handful eggs (starved young shrimp) to 50-60.

Bradimus · Post by **Bradimus** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:16 pm

Petshrimp.com wrote:Depends on the age of the female and the amount of food they have available. It ranges from a handful eggs (starved young shrimp) to 50-60.

Assuming sufficient food, can one expect most/all of these to survive to breeding age?

Post by **Mustafa** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:19 pm

Bradimus wrote:
Assuming sufficient food, can one expect most/all of these to survive to breeding age?

Yes. And this species grows very quickly, too, when they are fed properly. All my other shrimp species grow *MUCH* slower.

scrimp · Post by **scrimp** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 10:33 pm

Sorry I ment to ask of a crystal red not a cherry red.

Post by **Mustafa** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 4:06 am

Crystal Reds is a different story. They are by far not as easy to breed as the Red Cherries. I just have my first female running around with eggs (finally!) and I counted around 20 eggs only. But I don't see any reason why there should not be more....so I need to observe more females before I can give a qualified answer.

scrimp · Post by **scrimp** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 5:25 pm

It seems they will drop their eggs at the slightest instance of stress.