Rilli Shrimp Carrying Eggs - How Long ?

[bullgoose]

Hello peeps,
 
               I bought some rilli shrimp of the internet about a week ago. Three days ago i noticed two of them are carrying eggs. I am delighted by this and would like to know how long until i might have baby shrimp.  The eggs are yellow now.
 
I want to give them the best chance so are there any things i should do to increase there chances ?  In the tank now apart from shrimp I only have a single guppy, three assasin snails and 7 pygmy corys.  I have a large ball of java moss in there for them to hide in as well.
 
 
All and any tips appreciated.
 
Cheers
 
wilf

 

[Ellieabbott4]

My carbon rili shrimp recently had baby shrimps and they were born about 2 and a half to three weeks after she berried. Lots of hiding places for the baby shrimp will increase their chances of survival. I use lots of Java moss. I also use a product called bacter ae in my shrimp tank, it adds microorganisms, amino acids and enzymes into the tank. It also creates a biofilm which is essential for shrimps. The biofilm gives the babies a great start as they eat this from day 1 when they are born. It's full of proteins.

 

[bullgoose]

Thanks for the reply. I will research those things and go for a sniff around my lfs to see what they have.  As i mentioned i am good for java moss with a decent lump of it well established.  Are there any other plants you recommend that shrimp really like ?   also should i consider some floating plants ?
 
A final temp question - My heater seems to keep the temp at 27 degrees even when i have it turned to 23. Do you think this is ok or to warm ?

 

[Lillefishy]

Any fine leaved plants they like but moss is their favourite, floating plants like dwarf water lettuce & salvinia are good too.
The temp is a little high it sounds like your thermostat isn't working properly if it's going over the set temp by more than a degree or two, I'd be inclined to change it to be safe.