Some up close and personal pics!

[Nellyville41]

This is where I’ll post pics of my progress. My other thread was more for questions at the time. Sorry to make multiple posts. I bought a magnifying glass and decided to take pics through the lens. Learning and taking care of these guys are a lot of fun! Hope you guys enjoy!

[SuperProofer]

That's really cool! I'm gonna have to try this.

[Varanus]

Nice collection of pics.

I always find it striking how beady-eyed these guys are compared to "average" pet shrimps. Reminds one that they are technically cavern animals that have little use for their eyes.

[MrsT]

Ohhbi love the bigger picture of shrimp. Very nice

[Mustafa]

Great pics of the shrimp and the Tarebia granifera snails!

[Nellyville41]

Thanks guys! The snail has gotten really big. At least 7mm I would say. Here’s some more pics.

[Mustafa]

Those snails get even bigger in nature...think 70 mm. I doubt it will get to that size with the limited food in a Supershrimp tank though.

[Nellyville41]

Another baby snail! Here’s 60x, 30x, and 15x

[Nellyville41]

Berries!!! Just discovered this today!

[Super Jess]

Hooray! That is a lot of eggs!

[Nellyville41]

Hooray! That is a lot of eggs!

Thanks! After doing more research I found out a few things. When the female is ready to mate, she sheds her exoskeleton and then the males go frantic looking for her. I came home today and besides observing the berried female, I noticed that like 6 or 7 of the shrimps are swimming around frantically and they’re pale in color while the rest are relaxed and red. Then I discovered the exoskeleton and I have a few saddled female. One does look a bit chunkier compared to the rest. Lol.

[Mustafa]

Thanks for the great pictures of that baby snail! Its as close to being "newborn" as can get. Congrats on the ovigerous female too!

[Flippers]

Those snails get even bigger in nature...think 70 mm. I doubt it will get to that size with the limited food in a Supershrimp tank though.

Are the snails living their full life expectancy in captivity? Can they live their full lives if they don't grow to their "normal" sizes?

[Nellyville41]

Found another berried female the other day! So my suspicions were correct! Or I’m just a lucky guesser. Lol. Here’s the best I can do with the 2 close to each other.

[Super Jess]

Nice pics! Your population is growing!