Cherry shrim breeding

patter · Post by **patter** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:47 am

Hello all,

I'm wondering how they do this. In my tank I'm not able to see spawn. Maybe female keeps the eggs until the they are hatched ?

TKD · Post by **TKD** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:05 am

patter · Post by **patter** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:48 pm

I know this article, but the answer of my question is not inside

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Larvae assume a benthic lifestyle after hatching, i.e. they are miniature versions of the adults. There is no planktonic larval stage.

Where are the eggs before hatching ? If the females spawn somwere , or they keep the eggs under their bodies ?

Veneer · Post by **Veneer** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:07 pm

patter wrote:Where are the eggs before hatching ? If the females spawn somwere , or they keep the eggs under their bodies ?

They are kept under the "tail" of the female, amongst the pleopods (swimming legs).

patter · Post by **patter** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:40 pm

That was what I meant (bad ebglish).

TKD · Post by **TKD** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:05 am

Ah ok.

Sorry.

TKD