Berried shrimp chased by other shrimp

[hydride]

Hi friends, I have this weird situation in which one of my shrimp appears to have become berried and is carrying at least one of the eggs outside the body. There are only two shrimp in this very tiny tank.

The other one occasionally chases the berried one in a way I’ve never seen them do. The berried one flees. Should I attempt to separate them, like with a cleaned and rinsed divider?

Is there anything else I can do to maximize survival chances should the eggs hatch?

Thanks!

Full details: these two are from an ecosphere breakout that was reasonably traumatic, injuring one. As such I have kept them in a larger tank with slightly more water, but am too afraid of calcium carbonate mismatch to add much water. I have added some chaeto. If the eggs hatch successfully, I will likely wait for them to grow then add some calcium rocks and water from another tank.

[Mustafa]

Replying a little late here, but I wouldn't worry about shrimp chasing each other. These shrimp are incapable of hurting each other and the chasing stops eventually. Most of the time it's males chasing females for obvious reasons. I hope you added more prepared brackish water in the meantime. Don't worry about any kind of water parameter "mismatch"...these shrimp are extremely tolerant of salinity and similar water parameter variations. So, how are your shrimp doing? Did the larvae hatch and develop into shrimp?