cleaner shrimp has EGGS!!

[picasso12]

So my cleaner shrimp has alot of green eggs in his stomach.. I would liek to TRY and keep them alive when they hatch.. Any advice, waht they eat? best care? aprox timing when they hatch?

 

[jag3534]

Ours does the same thing every so often. It stirs them with its legs and kind of goes into hiding while it has the eggs attatched. Have never noticed any hatched shrimp though...They have to be fertilized by another shimp for them to turn into baby shrimp. Kinda like chickens...they produce eggs, but if they are not fertilized by another chicken they just stay in the egg state. Try Googling cleaner shrimp breeding.

 

[Saltyfish]

the pods will eat the eggs when they are laid

 

[returnofsid]

Awhile back, someone else, here on Reef Frontiers, from the Seattle area, had Cleaner Shrimp eggs that hatched and survived. Mighta been Jan. WOW, there's a lot of commas in that first sentence. Might find the thread through a search. If so, contact that person for info!!

 

[returnofsid]

It was Vicki...here's the link, but it was Peppermint Shrimp. Maybe PM her and ask for advice. http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33575&highlight="Baby+Shrimp"