Second Berried Malaya

[southerndesert]

I now have two berried Malaya Shrimp and this second one has many more eggs than the first. It is the golden yellow tinted female and I will try for a photo later today.

So far so good Mustafa,

Question...Will the abundant other life in this tank be an issue in any way with the young in their larval stage? There are no Hydra, but I do have Copepods, Daphnia, Seed Shrimp, etc. living in this tank.

They do not bother the shrimplets in my other tanks, but I have never dealt with a batch of larval young and any pointers would be much appreciated.

Bill

[Mustafa]

Great news! Don't worry about the other critters in your tank. They can't really harm the larvae. You won't have the "full larval experience" with these guys anyway as the larvae just sit around and only float if disturbed by the adults. Also, they turn into tiny shrimp after just a few days. There is nothing special you can do besides wait for the first mini-shrimp to crawl into sight.

[southerndesert]

The first female is now 9 days and counting...

What is your experience with survival rates? This second shrimp is sure loaded and the first I would guess at around 30 to 40 eggs.

I like the "let nature take it's course" procedure with the larvae and hopefully in a couple weeks I will have good news to share.

Bill

[Neonshrimp]

Congratulations ! Hope everything works out.

[shrimpbaby]

I can't wait for an update.

[southerndesert]

Here is the female that just berried and she's really loaded with eggs...



Bill

[Neonshrimp]

Nice picture, thanks. She is full of eggs!

[Newjohn]

Just trying to get all of these threads together,

So I can read all of the information without searching all over the Place.

John

[Neonshrimp]

Just trying to get all of these threads together,

So I can read all of the information without searching all over the Place.

John

I too did not realize how many of them there where on this subject/ shrimp. Very informative though.