Can ghost shrimp breed in freshwater

[Derekshatch]

I think that I am going to put the female shrimp in a seperate tank so that the babys survive. Does the ghost shrimp in the picture have fertilized eggs?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

It’s kind of hard to tell...

It is a good idea to put her in a separate tank though.

 

[Derekshatch]

I have one female that has green looking ones and a female that has clear eggs which one should I seperate./which one has a greater chance of being fertilized and laying eggs.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I’m not 100% sure...

Probably the greens ones though.

 

[Derekshatch]

Do you think that I could put two females in the seperate tank because I want to have alot of shrimp?

 

[CassCats]

They only become berried if they mate, so yes theyd be fertile.

 

[Retired Viking]

You could try, I have lots of floating plants and hiding places in my shrimp tanks. I have one female with berries and one without plus a couple of males

 

[PheonixKingZ]

They only become berried if they mate, so yes theyd be fertile.

They might berrie without a male, the eggs just won’t be fertilized.

 

[CassCats]

They might berrie without a male, the eggs just won’t be fertilized.

they reabsorb any eggs in the saddle (eggs visible in the body), rather than exit their bodies (berried, external), but i suppose in a rare case it could happen.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

they reabsorb any eggs in the saddle (eggs visible in the body), rather than exit their bodies (berried, external), but i suppose in a rare case it could happen.

I guess so...

 

[Derekshatch]

I have alot of java moss so I am going to try it and see if the babys survive.

 

[Retired Viking]

I have alot of java moss so I am going to try it and see if the babys survive.

Good luck, when I saw the 1st baby it was maybe a little over 1/2 inch long and hard to see becuse it was so clear.

 

[Retired Viking]

I wish I could have taken a clear picture of the baby but my camera would not focus on it. When I go to the LFS I am always on the lookout for females carrying berries. Do not see many but if I do I buy them right away. Found 3 so far.

 

[Derekshatch]

Why do you buy them them with berries?

 

[Retired Viking]

Why do you buy them them with berries?

Increases the chances of having baby shrimp It is like buying a pregnant cat chances are good you will have kittens.