Baby pep shrimp (1 Viewer)

[malira]

It looks like my peppermint shrimp had babies. I saw one with an egg sack a few weeks ago.

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[Carrie17]

Is that above the water line?

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[malira]

Is that above the water line?

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Unfortunately I didn't know and I did a water change which left the on the glass put of water.
I'm sure there are more around.

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[reefling]

Unfortunately I didn't know and I did a water change which left the on the glass put of water.
I'm sure there are more around.

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I read about them years ago. You can actually crush up and feed them flake food. No rotifers or Mysis needed

 

[Reefahholic]

Mine have layed eggs several times.

 

[malira]

I read about them years ago. You can actually crush up and feed them flake food. No rotifers or Mysis needed

I gonna have to try that.

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[malira]

Mine have layed eggs several times.

Wow.

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[chris85]

Mine have layed eggs several times.

Sorry bud those aren't shrimp eggs the peps hold the eggs in there swimmerets under the tail until they are ready to hatch then the pep flicks it's tail to release the larvae in the water column. They do eat flake food and what ever floats by. They are not that easy to bring up but it is possible. If you want to raise them you have to put them in a separate tank. If you want to raise them pm me.

 

[Reefahholic]

Sorry bud those aren't shrimp eggs the peps hold the eggs in there swimmerets under the tail until they are ready to hatch then the pep flicks it's tail to release the larvae in the water column. They do eat flake food and what ever floats by. They are not that easy to bring up but it is possible. If you want to raise them you have to put them in a separate tank. If you want to raise them pm me.

They must be blenny eggs then. I only had blenny's and peps in the tank.

 

[Diesel]

Sorry bud those aren't shrimp eggs the peps hold the eggs in there swimmerets under the tail until they are ready to hatch then the pep flicks it's tail to release the larvae in the water column. They do eat flake food and what ever floats by. They are not that easy to bring up but it is possible. If you want to raise them you have to put them in a separate tank. If you want to raise them pm me.

Correct, I have been breeding for years exotic fresh water shrimps from the CRS/CBS AAA and the kongs and everything between but never seen them poop a egg, the female get saddled up with eggs kind off right behind the head and when the shrimps do there thing the eggs will drop to the swimmerets where the female constantly turns the eggs for about 5 to 6 weeks before they hatch and she will drop the shrimp, fish do know when the time is there and will hang out with the female to gets the snacks before they hit the sand.

 

[chris85]

They must be blenny eggs then. I only had blenny's and peps in the tank.

If i was to guess I would say molly miller, but they are a little to reddish it may just be the light.


Pep eggs start out like a bluish green and when they are about to pop they are like a yellowish color.

 

[chris85]

Correct, I have been breeding for years exotic fresh water shrimps from the CRS/CBS AAA and the kongs and everything between but never seen them poop a egg, the female get saddled up with eggs kind off right behind the head and when the shrimps do there thing the eggs will drop to the swimmerets where the female constantly turns the eggs for about 5 to 6 weeks before they hatch and she will drop the shrimp, fish do know when the time is there and will hang out with the female to gets the snacks before they hit the sand.

I don't like to comment unless I know for sure what I am talking about. I don't like to give false info!!!

 

[mwilliams62]

My peppermint did not lay eggs the babies just came out across the water column. I saw it happen when I was waiting up to collect baby fry from my clownfishes that I use to breed. If there are eggs on the glass then those are from snails. The snails that go under the sand would leave eggs on my tank glass quite often.

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[malira]

My peppermint did not lay eggs the babies just came out across the water column. I saw it happen when I was waiting up to collect baby fry from my clownfishes that I use to breed. If there are eggs on the glass then those are from snails. The snails that go under the sand would leave eggs on my tank glass quite often.

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The pic is not the best but they are baby shrimp. You can make out the outline of the one near the top.


I saw a white clump that looked to be underneath the adult shrimps shell a few weeks ago.

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[Reefahholic]

I think Chris is right. I believe it's Blenny eggs. I did a good search and they lay eggs that look very similar. The Molly Millers were the most dominate species in that tank. Although shrimp eggs look pretty close too. It seems like the Blenny eggs are more of the same pattern that I saw because they laid them not only in the PVC, but also on the silicone seams in two different tanks.