im so excited!

[jonesinfershrimp]

i ended up switching the lights from the 20L and the 40B. the algae already seems to be doing a lot better and i like the color better, it feels more natural. to me anyway

[jonesinfershrimp]

how long does it take for a shrimp to go from saddled to berried?

[NancyM]

You're right about Mustafa's method working the best. I haven't had a bit of trouble with my tanks and the shrimp are all happy and appear very healthy along with the snails and the algae. Congrats on your success and let us know when the berries appear.

[jonesinfershrimp]

i found my first baby snail today!! i wonder how many others there are. in such a big tank i dont know if i'll truly ever know the exact population of anything

[jonesinfershrimp]

im on my way out the door for an interview for a new job, i stop and look at the tank like i do every time i leave the house, and BAM!! right there in front of my face is my first berried shrimp!!! along with a small gang of baby snails a bit farther off to the right. cant see them in the pictures because they are too small, but this shrimp has a lot of berries. cant even count them all. today is gona be a gooood day.

[jonesinfershrimp]

found a second berried female today!

[jonesinfershrimp]

third berried female spotted today, and 19 larva counted floating aorund

[Varanus]

They do seem to breed in semi-unison, here's hoping you have a high survival rate for the larva.

[jonesinfershrimp]

thanks, im hoping too. i've yet to actually feed this tank, ive got a huge bloom of snail spawn also. the whole tank is covered in algae it seems and bunches of baby snails.

[jonesinfershrimp]

did a recount today of the larva, counted 20.

[jonesinfershrimp]

spotted a total of 3 berried shrimps today

[i<3Opae]

Wow so cool! Hope they all turn into cute larvae soon~

[jonesinfershrimp]

thanks! i counted three times again today, got to 21. 21 little larvas bobbing around. only saw 2 of the previous 3 berried shrimps. im assuming the third is hiding. temp has been steady averaging 76 ~75/77 night/day.

[jonesinfershrimp]

so i took some pictures yesterday while i was able to see all 3 berried shrimps. then my gf noticed the moult on top of the water upside-down! thought that was pretty sweet. there was another in the algae also, maybe 2 more berried shrimp to come? one can only hope. theres also a white shrimp that im not sure if its albino or what, but looks pretty cool.

if you followed or read this far, thanks! i want to decorate this tank more, any suggestions will be considered.

[jonesinfershrimp]

all but two larvae are benthic as of today, they are struggling to swim to a surface (whether it be water surface or glass) unlike the rest that have made it clear they can frolic amongst the heard now. but by tomorrow night they should get it down. three berried still but new moults every day so far.

Mustafa's method is the way to go. i havent done anything to this tank. i just look at it, quite intently and tell it to keep fighting the good fight. seems to do the trick. i do have to trim back my macro algae though. but i fear it may get rid of some snails if i do that.