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Avg Size of Egg Clutch, Cherry Reds
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:11 am
by gnatster
Any one have an idea of the avg # of eggs and the successful hatching percentage on Cherry Red Shrimp?
Thanks
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:31 am
by Betta
A few weeks ago one of my shrimp had her babies.
I counted at least 15.
The tank is half full of Java moss and the top is covered in Hornwort … so I assume I missed some.
This is the first time I had kept Cherry shrimp.
The LFS sold me a female with eggs.
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:06 am
by amanda_h
Lucky!
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:14 am
by Mustafa
Depends on the age of the female and the amount of food they have available. It ranges from a handful eggs (starved young shrimp) to 50-60.
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:22 am
by amber2461
Hey gnatster
How are your cherries doing?
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 4:20 pm
by gnatster
Thanks for the replies.
The shrimp are doing quite well thanks, breeding and growing at quite a rate. Quite well fed with a variety of yummy foodstuffs and plenty of space to roam and interact. Now if I could only find some Crystal Reds.....sigh
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:33 pm
by thgng
Mustafa: What would happen to the Cherry Red shrimps if so many generation of inbreeding (brothers x sisters) occur ?
Is it advisable to add an outsider into the bloodline ?
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 6:22 pm
by scrimp
Whats the average clutch of a cherry red?
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:14 pm
by Bradimus
scrimp wrote:Whats the average clutch of a cherry red?
Petshrimp.com wrote:Depends on the age of the female and the amount of food they have available. It ranges from a handful eggs (starved young shrimp) to 50-60.
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:16 pm
by Bradimus
Petshrimp.com wrote:Depends on the age of the female and the amount of food they have available. It ranges from a handful eggs (starved young shrimp) to 50-60.
Assuming sufficient food, can one expect most/all of these to survive to breeding age?
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:19 pm
by Mustafa
Bradimus wrote:
Assuming sufficient food, can one expect most/all of these to survive to breeding age?
Yes. And this species grows very quickly, too, when they are fed properly. All my other shrimp species grow *MUCH* slower.
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 10:33 pm
by scrimp
Sorry I ment to ask of a crystal red not a cherry red.
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 4:06 am
by Mustafa
Crystal Reds is a different story. They are by far not as easy to breed as the Red Cherries. I just have my first female running around with eggs (finally!) and I counted around 20 eggs only. But I don't see any reason why there should not be more....so I need to observe more females before I can give a qualified answer.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 5:25 pm
by scrimp
It seems they will drop their eggs at the slightest instance of stress.