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I would stick to your current feeding schedule. Trying to rush breeding by more feeding could cause problems. Please be patient. I agree with this 100%. Don't mess with success! Waiting is the hardest part, but there's no question that if you keep them healthy and happy, the babies will come. BTW -...

I've been very delinquent about sharing pics and progress here. The short story is that my shrimp are doing great. I did buy a cheapie macro setup, but while it's good for some things, it's not good for subjects this small and fast-moving. I did my best to get some shots with it, this is typical of ...

I finally bought some macro gear for my camera and I'm starting to experiment to see if I can get some decent shrimp pics. I'll also revisit the previously-posted pics from this thread and move them to a different host for sharing. I haven't had any larvae in the new tank yet, but I do have 1 berrie...

Wow, it's been over a year since I've posted an update! Well, my shrimp kept bringing me happiness and more little shrimp, but then the glass on my 2.5 gallon tank became cracked, so I had to take some new action. I did the following: 1. Put duct tape over the crack as a temporary measure. 2. Prepar...

After the flurry of breeding activity of the last few months, things seem to have settled down. I haven't seen a berried female for a while, now, and I haven't had any larvae floating around for a while, either. The juvenile/adolescent shrimp seem to spend most of their time hiding - to look at the ...

Well, I've lost count of how many batches of babies the little tank has seen now, and I'm excited about seeing them mature. I have a few friends who are interested, so I think that when the population gets up over 100, I'll start a new little tank with water, algae, snails, and shrimp from my main t...

I have my 3rd or 4th batch of at least 6 larvae floating around the tank right now. It seems like we're into a groove now, the population of my little tank should be about double what I started with. Looking forward to seeing them grow and mature.

Mustafa wrote:Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the resource you provide here. I'm really taken with these shrimp, and always enjoy showing them to my guests and telling them about these remarkable little creatures.

https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t1.0-9/10246583_10152365757735956_4496428125868132586_n.jpg The babies seem to have grown past the larval stage now - they've dropped their yolk sacks. The baby in this pic is about 4mm long. https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10...

So, now I have 1 group of tiny shrimp without their yolk sacks, one group of larvae, and one berried female. I was able to get a couple of pictures of the tiny shrimp, but nothing for scale.

Thanks. I'm excited about it - I hope that they do well. It's funny, I've been wanting for a while to prune the macroalgae, it's growing like crazy - but I'm really hesitant to cause any disruption in the tank now.

Big news today: https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/10291869_10152334220105956_521165881759558193_n.jpg https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/l/t1.0-9/10252106_10152334220170956_707126250284162276_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-...

You may be right, but it really looks like they are inside her belly still. It's not visible in these pics, but when I see her from the side, her belly is clearly distended. Also, today I saw her again and there was a 4th egg visible. So I don't know if they're inside or outside, but I'm very glad t...

I thought "berried" meant that the eggs are attached on the outside of her body?

Today I saw that I have a gravid female - these eggs are still inside, she's not berried yet: https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/1800185_10152264688650956_231763992_n.jpg https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1969298_10152264688515956_264351070_n.jpg :-D