Sand/pearl Shrimp With Eggs

[apj]

Hi,
does any one one know how long it takes for these eggs to hatch,Thanks Anne

 

[Esfa]

Hi,
does any one one know how long it takes for these eggs to hatch,Thanks Anne

Oooh! Grats! soooo lucky! lol

No idea, but dwarf shrimp take about 28 days, so it might be around that?

 

[iSnail]

Wow! Congrats!

I have no idea how long it takes but I read not long ago that the adults eat the babies I'll try and see if I can find the info again.

Edit: Just found what I read was on Petshrimp but I'm not sure if it's factual

 

[TylerFerretLord]

Petshrimp is a pretty good resource, some of it is a bit outdated but I would trust it for now until a better source is found.

 

[Wolfenrook]

Like with any macrobrachium if you keep them well fed they are far less likely to eat the young. The biggest risk is probably from filtration as they have a shortened larval phase (freshwater), and too powerful filtration will suck zoes in far more easily than it does shrimplets.

Really nice, and less common in the UK, variety of shrimp though, and far less predatory and aggressive than the other macrobrachium species.

Ade