Do opae babies hide?

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Do opae babies hide?

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Hi :smt006
My tank has had a huge turn around and now I am having one berried female after another. You can see the thread here viewtopic.php?f=16&t=5760
Anyways, the first set of Larvae survived and turned into babies... I saw all of them on the first day (tiny shrimpies, swimming horizontally) , then a few on the second and third, and now I see none of them. I don't see any bodies. My tank has lots of places to hide, a big chaetamorpha, a big lava rock cave, etc.
All the larvae from momma #2, that were released yesterday are doing well, and momma #3 is also doing well and hasn't dropped a single egg as far as I know.... Should I be concerned here?
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Re: Do opae babies hide?

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What I have found is when larvae go from floaters to swimmers they are out in the open for two to three days. After that they are benthic and are hard to find. After about a month little shrimp appear and act like adults.
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Ah, ok.... So that's what I am experiencing.... Thanks for clarifying Ken! :smt006
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