Is this a yellow saddle on a cherry shrimp?

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Is this a yellow saddle on a cherry shrimp?

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and if it is, does that means its pregnant?
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Its been swimming round and round the tank
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Yup, that's a yellow saddle! But it doesn't mean it's pregnant. It means there are eggs developing in the ovaries. It's not pregnant until the eggs develop & it mates with some handsome young male shrimp. :-D
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