New babies

[JoeG]

DCH48 I was reading my notes about the fry that I’ve had in my tank previously and they normally turned from floaters to morphing into tiny juveniles in about 3 to 4 weeks. Each day a couple more would disappear and then I would see a few very tiny shrimp walking on the glass, etc. I would see them for a few weeks like this (never seeing all of them that were floating) and then they would disappear totally for a couple months. Then I would start seeing them walking with the adults and they would be about a quarter of the size of the adults. Just my experience but I would say there is still hope for your missing shrimp.

[Super Jess]

I would say there is still hope for your missing shrimp.

There is always hope. Mine disappear completely shortly after becoming benthic and don't turn up again for at least a month or two. I recently spotted a newly benthic shrimp disappearing into the aragonite gravel, and only because the light hit it just right and I was staring at the right spot. They are so tiny they can move in and around the gravel bits. Finally my mystery was solved!

[Sehhok]

I have no idea how long it takes. The tanks babies never changes. Every day it looks the same. Old ones grow up and new ones are born. It looks the same month after month. Too many to track.

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I love aquarium, looks really good. I want to get one for my property in Greece here, been my dream for a while. This is actually the reason why I decided to sign up here.

[Mustafa]

I recently spotted a newly benthic shrimp disappearing into the aragonite gravel, and only because the light hit it just right and I was staring at the right spot. They are so tiny they can move in and around the gravel bits. Finally my mystery was solved!

Yep! Glad you pointed it out! These shrimp like to go into everything they fit in, not just the babies, but also the adults! That's why it is so important to be very careful when moving around gravel or decoration. The shrimp don't just swim away, they may get squished while trying to "hide" motionless.

As temperatures, yes, temperature affects hatching. About about 80 to 82 degrees it takes about 35 days to hatch and about 15 days for the larvae to become post-larvae (mini-mini shrimp). In the mid 60s, it takes a lot longer of course, but they'll still reproduce.