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cherry shrimp, eggs fert??

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:09 pm
by imisky
i have 2 cherry shrimps with yellow backs...ive read that is there ovaries...does yellow mean the eggs that come out will be fertilized??

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:17 am
by amber2461
You would need a male to fertilize the eggs.

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:05 am
by theshrimp_123
Do you only have two cherries? You should get more. Then the eggs will become fertilized.

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:54 pm
by imisky
i have 5 as of right now 2 are clearly females, withe yellow ovaries the other 3 i am not quite sure yet, the are really red...yet no ovaries

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:16 am
by Walt
If they are very red, they are probably female.

If they have a stripe down their back they are probably female.

The saddle thing you dont see all the time on females, and I think it's just when they are ready to mate/have eggs that you see it.