exoskeleton with eggs

bludusty · Post by **bludusty** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:32 pm

Is this normal to find just the skeleton with eggs in it?

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 4:45 pm

Do you know if the female still has most of her eggs? How many eggs are on the shed exoskeleton? Normally the pregnant female will not molt until the eggs have hatched. When molting does happen during pregnancy some of the eggs may remain with the shed exoskeleton.

bludusty · Post by **bludusty** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:18 am

There were only 4 or 5 eggs in the skeleton. I have several females in a heavy planted tank, so don't know which one it could have come from. Thank you for your reply.

tapmxt1 · Post by **tapmxt1** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:00 am

it is normal to have a few eggs left behind.

If you provide those eggs good circulation, they will hatch.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:42 am

Would putting them under the outlet of a running filter be good circulation? I have heard that the eggs will hatch if close to the hatching date, have you seen r heard different?

tapmxt1 · Post by **tapmxt1** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:08 pm

I have exploded cherry red shrimps (RCS). So I do not bother to do that for them.

I have a few crystal red shrimps (CRS). If the CRS female molts before all eggs hatch, I definitely will try to hatch the remaining eggs

I had read many people had succeeded with it: place eggs close to water fall of filter, use egg tumbler, etc.. So I guess if there is enough water movement to prevent fungus from growing, there should be pretty good chance.