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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:11 am
by TKD
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
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:07 am
by amber2461
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 ...
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:53 am
by amanda_h
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?
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:50 am
by BlueEL
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
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:21 pm
by ming
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.
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:34 pm
by BlueEL
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.
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:25 pm
by amber2461
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
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:31 pm
by TKD
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
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:33 pm
by amanda_h
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.
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:31 am
by ming
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
Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:10 pm
by amanda_h
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!
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:02 am
by amber2461
quickly take some pictures Amanda .... way too kewl !