jake112005 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 How do skunk cleaner shrimp have babies? I just had one let hundreds of babies go, but I only have one. It has been in my tank since I set it up, so I don't think it came pregnant. Don't think many survived, all my fish got to them pretty quick and made a meal of them. Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Cleaner shrimp are socially enforced monogamous simultaneous hermaphrodites. What this means is your shrimp very well could have had fertile eggs and if you try to keep more than two in a system the dominate two individuals will kill off the competition. Any one who has a pair in their tanks will have fertile eggs and larva. Trying to raise them is not a easy process but if you could start by researching the husbandry techniques for table shrimp http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/8/1/30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 You can setup a DIY kreisel fairly easy which I assume is going to be required for even the slightest chance of raising them to maturity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake112005 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 What confuses me is that I only have the one and it is all I have ever had since I've had my setup. Could it have been carrying these fertile eggs for over 6 months? Not so much worried about if I could raise them or not, but just curious how this could have happened with only one in my tank. I do have a peppermint shrimp has well, would this make a difference? Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 If a skunk and a peppermint had babies, which way would the stripes go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake112005 Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 I think it would be covered in X's Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 diamond back rattle shrimp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake112005 Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Sounds like a great seller! Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 diamond back rattle shrimp! I'd buy one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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