My Snowball Shrimp

[Aria]

Manage to take a decent picture of my Snowball Shrimp so thought I'll share it

[Numbskull]

nice mama!!congrats!!

[acit]

Heya!!

Congrats.....how long have you been keeping these?
They breeding well?
If yes, please share water parameters

Cheers
Acit

[xaine]

Acit,
They are as easy as cherries (since they are of the same family), just ensure the water is kept slightly above pH7 would be best.

[Aria]

Heya!!

Congrats.....how long have you been keeping these?
They breeding well?
If yes, please share water parameters

Cheers
Acit

Thanks Acit

I've kept them for about 1-2 months. This will be her second batch. I have about 20 shrimplets from her first pregnancy which are about 0.7cm. Now she's pregnant and her saddle is showing

I bought 5 but she's the only female so all eyes are on her haha. In general I find that Snowballs and Blue Pearls carry larger but fewer eggs per pregnancy compared to cherries so even though their reproductive cycle is as short as cherries they are not as prolific.

As for water parameters I only use fan and pH is about 7.5

[Fuzzy]

Very cute. Have a full tank shot for us?

[acit]

I keep my shrimps in acidic condition, about ph 6.
Do you think this will affect their productivity??

Cheers
Acit

[Cross]

Nice shrimp you got there^^ Would like to ask how long did it take for that female to be pregnant again?

[Galatea]

Nice shrimp mama there

[Aria]

I keep my shrimps in acidic condition, about ph 6.
Do you think this will affect their productivity??

Cheers
Acit

How long have you had yours? Mine started breeding less than one month after I bought them. The Snowball is supposed to be highly adaptive both in terms of temperature and pH so much so that it has been compared to Cherries in terms of being a beginner's shrimp. Although it can tolerate acidic conditions it does best in alkaline water. According to a reliable website low pH does affect its productivity:

http://www.petshrimp.com/snowballshrimp.html

Cheers

[Aria]

Nice shrimp mama there

Thanks

Nice shrimp you got there^^ Would like to ask how long did it take for that female to be pregnant again?

Interesting you asked. The eggs of this Snowball female hatched last Sunday. It disappeared for a couple of days which is not unusual and guess what.. on Wednesday morning it came out of hiding and was berried again! I couldn't believe my eyes

[gimkeat]

if i'm not wrong snowball can crossbreed with cherries rite?
sighh.......... i wonder how their offspring will look like

[Aria]

if i'm not wrong snowball can crossbreed with cherries rite?
sighh.......... i wonder how their offspring will look like

I was told that the cross would produce offsprings (F1) that are all wild-type in appearance.

Haha wouldn't it be great if they turn out pink

[acit]

How long have you had yours? Mine started breeding less than one month after I bought them. The Snowball is supposed to be highly adaptive both in terms of temperature and pH so much so that it has been compared to Cherries in terms of being a beginner's shrimp. Although it can tolerate acidic conditions it does best in alkaline water. According to a reliable website low pH does affect its productivity:

http://www.petshrimp.com/snowballshrimp.html

Cheers

I had mine just after Chinese new year.
One piece was berrried....but never made it.
Maybe it is because of the PH.

Only 1 piece left out of the original 5 pieces I bought.



Cheers
Acit

[Aria]

I had mine just after Chinese new year.
One piece was berrried....but never made it.
Maybe it is because of the PH.

Only 1 piece left out of the original 5 pieces I bought.



Cheers
Acit

I also bought 5 and 1 did not make it. Hmm.. perhaps they are not as hardy as I originally thought.

Yes I think it is likely to be the pH. The ones that die are probably the more fragile ones that can't adapt to the pH. I think our temperature plays a part too - making them more vulnerable.

Perhaps you can see those that died as cullings and start over again?
Because once they make it their reproductivity is no less than phenomenal - and quite worth your while

[Aria]

Hi

Managed to take a decent shot of my Snowball shrimplets and thought I'll share it

[wenjun]

Nice Shrimp there!