Can Female Cherry Shrimp Carry Eggs Without Male?

[dingweding]

i notice many female carry eggs, however, there is no male seems, can female shrimp do this? do they need to mate b4 they have eggs or after?

 

[Liam]

They will carry eggs without a male but they drop them in a few days when there is no male.

 

[dingweding]

They will carry eggs without a male but they drop them in a few days when there is no male.

Really? i saw the bigger one having eggs at least 2 weeks, and their belly become really big now. So will they drop the eggs soon or there is somewhere a male hiding

 

[iSnail]

If she's carried the eggs for at least two weeks then you must have a male somewhere Unfertilised eggs usually get yanked off (dropped) in a couple of days Congrats and expect babies in a week or two!

 

[dingweding]

If she's carried the eggs for at least two weeks then you must have a male somewhere Unfertilised eggs usually get yanked off (dropped) in a couple of days Congrats and expect babies in a week or two!

really? wow, that will be great.

BTW, i ordered some bee shrimp and crystal red shrimp as well, hope they will arrive safe soon

 

[NoRp]

where u order from?

 

[dingweding]

where u order from?

i ordered from a German website. I googled a nite, found many website around europe, some with very good price, however, mostly of them do not post to uk.

Maybe next time i back to China, i can buy some there with good price and nice quality. However, how can i take them back? hide in the luggage

 

[dingweding]

good news and bad news

good news is i found one male shrimp yesterday, he must be hide all the time.

bad news is, i notice 2 female already dropped the eggs, the big belly is gone, however, no baby

 

[adam98150]

I thought the babies needed salt/brackish water like amano's?

 

[dingweding]

I thought the babies needed salt/brackish water like amano's?

NO, NO


i know the baby shrimp is very tiny. So i think if they made, they could hide, but my tank is full of baby pest snail

i stare the tank again and again, try to find something new. BTW, that is small tank only 18L.

i found one baby, and the second, haha, i am over the moon now there must be some hiding as well.
Now i am worried yestereday i changed water, maybe some will be sucked out in the water?