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Hi folks,
I just checked earlier tonight that my 2 of the 3 female Rusty Macro are carrying eggs within their legs . The other female would be carrying eggs also soon .
I have 2 males, and one is the dominant male (bigger in size), and the other one is the smaller male. I just recently moved 2 Rusty Macro shrimps (the smaller male and one big female) into another tank with the ghost shrimps in which I am having some success in breeding the little ghost shrimps. The smaller Rusty Macro. male start to quickly grow at a faster rate compare to when it was sharing the tank with the dominant male shrimp. Beautiful little creatures. 3 days ago I observed all of my other Rusty Macro shrimps (dominant male with 2 females) all molted at the same time (interesting coincidence ) and then they immediately hid within my plants. Then, I found the female with large greenish eggs today. I am so happy that I want to share with everyone. . (now I just need to find a good camera to take good pictures like I have promised all of you but have not done it yet!! - sorry ).
However, here is the bad news: I just witnessed the male Rusty Macro. shrimp literally caught a ghost shrimp (small one) with one claw (in one fast strike) and start feeding on it. The Rusty was actually feeding on a pellet until he saw that ghost shrimp. Then it decided to dump the pellet and catch the poor shrimp .
I just have to wait to transfer all of my Rusty Macro. to a tank of their own (with lots of hiding space) at my earliest convenience. Having 2 little boys (1st is 2 yrs old and 2nd one is 3 months old) at the house is harder to find the time and I also have to cycle my spare tank first (a 20g long) before I even think about the transfer. Also, the other 3 Rusty Macro. shrimps are sharing a 20g tank with my green shrimps, snowball shrimps, and amano shrimps. I know it is a very bad thing to do (even though my green shrimp population are growing at a steady pace and a slower pace for my snowball shrimp) but I just need to wait for the extra tank to finish cycling, and hopefully they would not prefer shrimps instead of my food for them. So I would totally understand if you guys want to criticize me for my actions in regards to this matter but for right now - I do not have a choice based on my situation with my family and work. The reason why I am stating these experiences of mine is to share this with other shrimp fanatic hobbyists (like me) that it can "really" happen in regards to a Macro. sp shrimp literally catching baby fry or smaller shrimp in one snap. I am still in a big when I saw that!
To end this, I would like to give another sincere thanks to all the forum members and especially to Mustafa. All of you have given me great advices from the very beginning when I first started this hobby. I really greatly appreciate this. I cannot believe right now I am having success in breeding RCS, green shrimps, ghost shrimps, Rusty Macro., and hopefully snowball shrimps in the near future. I cannot wait to challenge myself in breeding crystal reds, bumblebee, and Sri Lanka shrimps in the future when I have a bigger house with more available tanks. So until then, I might be still asking for advices from you guys in the future (of course I would definitely search the forum first before asking) and of course my thanks again to all of you always. and sorry for this long announcement....

WOW!!!! I'm excited. More people taking interest in preserving and breeding our shrimp. I wish you luck with all your projects. I can't wait till you have pics.

Congrats! I'll tell the parents of your shrimp here that they are soon going to be grandparents.

CONGRATS!!!!

PLus one

Rusty Macro and Green babaulti

And 2 little ones , you will have your hands full.

I myself have a 4 year old and a 1 year old. They are a handful. I have to keep the Shrimp food under lock. They like to help daddy feed the Shrimp/fish.
You have to start they off young. The next generation of Shrimp Keepers.

Good luck finding time and space for the new tanks.

Have a Great Day
John

Update: Well it has been a little more than a week and 1 bad news happened to one of the female of the Rusty Macro. shrimp. She decided to eat or drop her eggs off (which was not a lot to begin with) . I guess the male or the "king" shrimp of the tank did not do a good job to pass on his own genes.
The other female shrimp is doing wonderful still though, did not drop her eggs and is still very happy. I am still crossing my fingers to hopefully produce the 1st batch of Rusty Macro. shrimp babies.
Newjohn, I am glad to find a father of 2 little kids who likes shrimps/fishes also. My older son (2 yrs old) also likes to help me feed the shrimps/fishes or be in charge of my aquarium operations!
But you are right about starting them young so it would be a great family hobby for all to enjoy especially better than just playing video games or causing troubles out there with the wrong people (playing sports or other good extracurricular activities are good though) and finally appreciating our mother nature out in the beautiful world.