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nice updates, if you dont mind me asking, what SG is your tank sat at? Hi Mech, I've never measured SG. When I set up the tank I added one-half the salt recommended for a typical salt water tank (as per the instructions on the salt package, and Mustafa's method). As I had to syphon off water to rem...

The banded female had 4 eggs remaining, as there are 4 larvae head-hanging this morning. The fourth and last berried female seems to be about a week or so out. I've not noticed if the male is hyperactive after a molt. His exoskeleton would be difficult to see on the substrate. But that is an interes...

The banded female still has 3 eggs, which seem to be developing. The other berried female has not dropped any eggs, as far as I can tell. I have one male who, once in a while, likes to chase the others around the tank. He gets in a swimming frenzy and bumps into his tank mates, sometimes pursuing th...

Fun!

Needed correction: The larvae I see are older, just not quite benthic. The banded female has dropped most of her eggs, with only two or three remaining. I've had other females drop. Don't know what causes it in every case. The fourth female is still carrying her full complement, as far as I can see.

Thanks jones and Mustafa. The banded female began releasing larvae a couple of days ago (small clutch, about 10), and the older larvae (from the first of the month, the first 2 shrimp to berry) are now benthic. It seems eggs hatch and the larvae develop quicker with the warmer temperatures of summer...

A pic of a few of the new arrivals. Sharp eyes will notice the sheet of algae on the back of my tank has finally detached and fallen. I scraped the front 18 months ago--didn't grow back. The sides never grew so much as to be a problem.

The first 2 females to berry have now released their larvae. Looks like 30 or so for the both of them. It took about 4 days for all larvae to leave the moms. Another berried female showed up this week, so I'm back to 2 berried females, about 2 weeks apart. I get such a kick watching the larvae. They...

Sheesh. Another berried female showed up this morning, for a total of 3 currently carrying. They don't want to slow down, apparently.

Here is a pic of the banded female. She has carried 4 times now. The last time was just a couple of months ago. Please ignore the reflections.

Hi Ken,
I owe it all to my innate superabundance of laziness. Effort=Pitfalls
Brad

Thanks Mech. If I had a decent camera you could see the little smiling faces on the shrimp, I'm sure. Really, though, it is just as Mustafa says--no muss, no fuss, minimal requirements. These shrimp are tough little guys.
BTW, still no food added since start-up--2 years, 4 months.
Brad

This pic shows several different shrimp sizes. A couple of babies are at the top. Again, a poor quality pic from a phone, sorry.

I noticed a second berried female today. It appears they are not taking a break after all.

A berried female showed up today. I thought they'd take a break from breeding after the 2 month frenzy. This female is a little differently colored--almost a purple-red. I don't remember that she has bred before this. All the new-hatched shrimp are now benthic. The tank looks a little bare without a...