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Hello all,

I'm wondering how they do this. In my tank I'm not able to see spawn. Maybe female keeps the eggs until the they are hatched ?

Hi patter,

Here you go.

http://www.petshrimp.com/redcherryshrimp.html

TKD

I know this article, but the answer of my question is not inside .

Larvae assume a benthic lifestyle after hatching, i.e. they are miniature versions of the adults. There is no planktonic larval stage.

Where are the eggs before hatching ? If the females spawn somwere , or they keep the eggs under their bodies ?

patter wrote:Where are the eggs before hatching ? If the females spawn somwere , or they keep the eggs under their bodies ?

They are kept under the "tail" of the female, amongst the pleopods (swimming legs).

That was what I meant (bad ebglish).

Ah ok.

Sorry.

TKD