Cherry Shrimp Breeding Question.

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keimak

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Well I have them for about a month now and the female has no eggs! am I doing something wrong? There are 2 males with her, 8 boraras briggitae, 5 kuhli loaches and 2 crystal red cherry shrimps. I do daily water changes of 10%. Am I doing something wrong?
 
Well I have them for about a month now and the female has no eggs! am I doing something wrong? There are 2 males with her, 8 boraras briggitae, 5 kuhli loaches and 2 crystal red cherry shrimps. I do daily water changes of 10%. Am I doing something wrong?


Are you trying to breed crystal red shrimp or cherry shrimp? They are quite different and need different water parameters. If they are cherry shrimp then they may just be too young yet or they may have bred and the female has dropped her babies without you seeing and they are either hiding or been eaten by tank companions. Once the cherry's start to breed there will be no stopping them. With the female in question have you seen the yellow/ green saddle inside her body behind her head, where the shell from her head meets her back? Have you seen the males in question darting around the tank like mad things looking for the female, as that is the best indidcation that she is ready to breed.

Also what type of filter do you have on the tank? Some filters the baby shrimp/ shrimplets are pros at getting into. Some filters mash them up while I have had others survive the adventure and end up living inside the filter.
 
It's a nano tank and I only added a mini pump. I'm not worried a bout the babies getting sucked into the pump.
It's just that I've never seen the cherries get any eggs on them all this while :p
 

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