cool water, alotsa covers
cool water, alotsa covers
thks simon. But how cool is cool? between 27-30 can ?[]
They spawn in brackish water therefore normal planted tank conditions can't archive that.
To breed malayan and yamato shrimps the only way is to haev a brackish water setup. CHan has alot of those malayan "fry" without brackish water none will survive the ordeal.
Last edited by benny; 31st Jan 2006 at 22:17.
Cheers!
Benetay
benny, u think mistaken.. only yamato spawn in brackish waters.. malayan is native to SEasia and like most shrimps (bee, tiger) they can be successfully spawn and raise in our aquarium
yup, only yamatos need brackish water to spawn. the frys will die in freshwater.
How do you tell if your shrimps are carrying eggs?
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Clarence Hoe
u can visually see the eggs between their legs----------------
On 11/10/2002 11:08:13 PM
How do you tell if your shrimps are carrying eggs?
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You can phisically see the eggs at the shripm's belly.
yeah i have 20 yamatoes in my 2 feet tank...
now i can physically see 6 of them carrying ALOT of eggs...
but no frys lah...
saw my Yamatoes mated on sunday and today saw one of them (the bottom one) is carry eggs!!!
Did you guys mean that the eggs are being carried outside of their body? [:0]
I've seen something white, looking like silverfish you find in old books... are those yamato fries?
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Clarence Hoe
how long will the females malayan shrimps carry their eggs? any special diet requirements for the babies?
As the eggs are already laid all you have to do is wait for a male to fertilise them. You might want to add a little more protein in their diet so the female can recover from laying so many eggs...
If the eggs are fertilised you'll see little black dots forming in the centre of the egg. SO... just give them lots of cover, don't remove dead leaves as the fry'll eat those and try not to do any water changes. Malayans aren't a hard species to breed so I wouldn't worry. In face if you neglect your tank you'll find their population growing
And no, 27 - 30 degrees is actually quite warm... try for something like 24 - 26 if possible. Leave a fan blowing at the tank, that should drop the temperature by a few degrees.
Also if anyone's interested in breeding yamatos or woodshrimp go here:
http://mikes-machine.mine.nu/breeding_yamato.htm
It works for woodshrimp as well except from what I know, adults can't take saltwater.
Thanks for the info!
Originally Posted by XnSdVd
Check the thread on (baby yamato or baby malayan)
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