No Babies!

BelldandyShanny · Mar 12, 2014

Either my cherry shrimps had babies, and are just REALLY good at hiding (I've seen nothing) or I have zero males, because I don't think I've even seen any berried ladies in my tank. It's discouraging. Though yesterday we finally got our sink fixed and I was able to do a much needed water change and I found like zillions of seed shrimp in my shrimp tank. Wasn't even trying for them. Wish they were cherries!

Lillefishy · Mar 12, 2014

Baby shrimp are very good at hiding so there could be some just waiting to show themselves.
My shrimp go through phases where they'll be berried & dropping babies all the time then they'll stop for a couple of months, maybe yours are doing the same & having a rest

BelldandyShanny · Mar 12, 2014

I'd still feel better if I knew I had a male or two in there... I don't want to order more from the same place (awesome as those shrimp look) because I want to add some new blood in. I guess I'm just a nervous shrimp mommy.

Lillefishy · Mar 12, 2014

Males in general are smaller & paler sometimes almost colourless

BelldandyShanny · Mar 12, 2014

I have fire red sakura though, so I really can't tell

Baccus · Mar 12, 2014

Female shrimp will have a "skirt" on the side of their body hanging down over where they carry the eggs in their rear swimmer legs. Males do not have this skirt and appear much thinner when viewed side on.

I will see if I can locate a picture of a male and female out of my collection to help explain the " skirt".

Female showing the "skirt"

berried female showing how the "skirt" extends and protects the eggs

Mostly males in the middle of the shot, one female to the left and towards the back.

BelldandyShanny · Mar 12, 2014

some of my shrimps

Baccus · Mar 13, 2014

The pictures you posted do look to be female but it is very hard to be sure from the angle of the photo.

BelldandyShanny · Mar 13, 2014

I know I tried to get them from the side, but every time they turned toward me, which is so unshrimp like! I'll keep trying, but from the pictures you posted I have at least one that does look male, sorta haha

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