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Age of male cherry to be sexualy reproductive....
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:27 pm
by TKD
Hi everyone,
One of my not so baby male cherries seems to have impregnated one of my older females at the age of five to six weeks.
The temp is 24 C.
Can anyone comment on this?
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TKD
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:12 am
by badflash
It isn't unusual for young males to be seduced by older females. Brings back fond memories
Actually I've seen this with my shrimp too. I had one older female, and a juvie male. That didn't stop the babies from showing up.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:14 am
by TKD
Ok I was wondering about that.
Some of the female juvie females have the yellow saddles too.
They have been showing for over a week.
TKD
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:09 pm
by tapmxt1
6 weeks - that is the time I have observed in my tanks: from born to carry eggs for females.
I have not paid attention to the male. But I guess HE will need about the same amount of time to grow up.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:19 pm
by TKD
Ok cool ty guys...
One of my other older females is also carrying eggs...
TKD
EDIT ummm make that two others... (Three total)
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:26 pm
by Lotus
Yes, I think it was about 5 or 6 weeks when mine first started to be sexually mature.
I have since lost track of any of my "individual" shrimp, as there are generations upon generations going on. Enjoy the time you have to observe your shrimp on an individual basis, and to still be able to count them
