Woo-hoo! Finally!

TKD · Post by **TKD** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:11 am

If you see one shrimp not moving and breathing rather hard... that would be the male

If you have to many you know who to PM

TKD

amber2461 · Post by **amber2461** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:07 am

amanda_h wrote:Eeek! We're up to seven!

Should I start getting worried? I'm about to be overrun by baby shrimp...!!!

Niiiice ... that makes us both even then, I have 7 females as well ... it is the male that is always making it difficult to count ...

Overrun? Nah ... hehehehehehe ... Oleg might be interested though ...

amanda_h · Post by **amanda_h** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:53 am

TKD, if all goes well...

Amber, none of these seven are from Mustafa -- these are all the females I had previously. The females from Mustafa? ALL showing saddles. So there's more coming!! Aaaaaaah!!!

What happened with Oleg?

BlueEL · Post by **BlueEL** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:50 am

If your theory is right, then I dont think I have any males in my tank.

TKD wrote:If you see one shrimp not moving and breathing rather hard... that would be the male

If you have to many you know who to PM

TKD

ming · Post by **ming** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:21 pm

Wow, this is awesome news
So far I could only count up to 14 baby shrimps from my batch that hatched 10 days ago. How long does it take to grow to maturity? I'm pretty sure with 14, there should be at least 1 male to fertilize the other females I have.

BlueEL · Post by **BlueEL** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:34 pm

It takes approx 3-4 months for them to grow to maturity.
Btw, congrat on the babies and get ready for more coming.

ming wrote:Wow, this is awesome news
So far I could only count up to 14 baby shrimps from my batch that hatched 10 days ago. How long does it take to grow to maturity? I'm pretty sure with 14, there should be at least 1 male to fertilize the other females I have.

amber2461 · Post by **amber2461** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:25 pm

amanda_h wrote:Amber, none of these seven are from Mustafa -- these are all the females I had previously. The females from Mustafa? ALL showing saddles. So there's more coming!! Aaaaaaah!!!

What happened with Oleg?

Hi Amanda

Me thinks, you better get that 6G of yours ready, just in case ...

Oleg ... still no news, that one is way to quiet actually

TKD · Post by **TKD** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:31 pm

Whomever was comparing the cherries to guppies was not kidding!

So Lets see 20 to 30 eggs per female count a 50% mortality....

So you will end up with 70+++ babies living to adulthood.

That is a 140 beteewn the 2 of you...

TKD

amanda_h · Post by **amanda_h** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:33 pm

Congrats ming!

Are these in a planted tank? If so, no doubt there are many more baby shrimp that you're not seeing.

ming wrote:Wow, this is awesome news
So far I could only count up to 14 baby shrimps from my batch that hatched 10 days ago. How long does it take to grow to maturity? I'm pretty sure with 14, there should be at least 1 male to fertilize the other females I have.

ming · Post by **ming** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:31 am

Yup, its a planted tank
If theres more, yay
But I've tried counting and re-counting, the most I counted was up to 14
Then again, some days I count only up to 7... so theres some good chance a lot are hiding
I can't even see them when they're on the gravel because they just blend in

amanda_h · Post by **amanda_h** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:10 pm

It was too small to tell whether it was a green or a cherry, but I saw a wee little baby today!

Sooooooo cute!!

And I just got a close look at the eggs of one of my cherries, and I'm seeing shapes inside the eggs now. Sooooo cool!

amber2461 · Post by **amber2461** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:02 am

quickly take some pictures Amanda .... way too kewl !