I Have Babies!!!
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:45 pm
So far I see two RCS babies! Awwwww, these are my first babies of anything ever in my life - and I'm an old lady! I'm so psyched!
They are tiny but full of energy, Enjoy 
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:08 pm
Congratulations They are tiny but full of energy, Enjoy !
They are tiny but full of energy, Enjoy !Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:46 am
wendyjo
Congratulations.
It is always a special moment, when you get your first offspring.
Keep up the good work.
John
Congratulations.
It is always a special moment, when you get your first offspring.
Keep up the good work.
John
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:56 am
Just keep doing what you are doing! Don't change because of the babies. You soon have plenty more!
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:37 am
Congrats!
I love shrimplets...enjoy.
I love shrimplets...enjoy.
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:23 pm
Congrats, and good luck with them!
-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)
-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:39 am
Thanks everyone! I don't want too many tho cause my tank is so small. Any way to control how quickly they breed? Lower water temps maybe?
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:51 am
wendy, I don't remember how small your tank is, but your shrimp will compete for food. As long as there is a limited supply of food, competition should keep the population in check.
You can keep a surprisingly high number of individuals in a small tank, especially if you keep your water quality very high.
Congrats on the new babies! I've found that if I can see two of them, that means that there are at least 20 I cannot see..
You can keep a surprisingly high number of individuals in a small tank, especially if you keep your water quality very high.
Congrats on the new babies! I've found that if I can see two of them, that means that there are at least 20 I cannot see..
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:40 am
It's a 2.5 gallon with 4 adults in it.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:30 am
Hi wendyjo, I also have babies ! My RCS's eggs have hatched again. I never get tired of seeing the tank full of tiny little shrimp after a day of hatching, it is a joy 
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! My RCS's eggs have hatched again. I never get tired of seeing the tank full of tiny little shrimp after a day of hatching, it is a joy !Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:07 am
Hi Wendy, are those the shrimp I sold you?
To keep them from breeding, try to lower the temp to 68-70F.
Or add a platy, they like to eat everything small but won't harm adult shrimp.
To keep them from breeding, try to lower the temp to 68-70F.
Or add a platy, they like to eat everything small but won't harm adult shrimp.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:11 am
bulrush wrote:Hi Wendy, are those the shrimp I sold you?
To keep them from breeding, try to lower the temp to 68-70F.
Or add a platy, they like to eat everything small but won't harm adult shrimp.
Not good ideas. Lower temperatures make shrimp less active and the platy *can* harass the shrimp, too, so that they hide more than run around. I wouldn't chance it.
Feeding less is the way to go.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:32 am
Yes bulrush, the babies are from the females you sent me 
I don't have room to put a fish in there tho to keep the population under control. I guess if I have to I can scoop some out and put them in with the betta.
I don't have room to put a fish in there tho to keep the population under control. I guess if I have to I can scoop some out and put them in with the betta.Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:09 pm
Even 30 shrimp in a 5 gallon isn't too many, so don't worry, just keep the water clean. Cut back to a small pinch of food every other day once the shrimps are juvie age and the eggs will stop comming. By then you can get a bigger tank.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:26 pm
LOL! I don't want a bigger tank!