Separate my berried shrimps

[Diablo]

Hi,

I keep my shrimps in a community tank with tetras. I discovered that 2 of my shrimps are carrying eggs.

Does it mean the eggs are fertilised already?

And I can isolate these shrimps so that when hatched, the babies are protected from being prey to my tetras and re-introduce them to the community tank at a later time when they are bigger?


Thanks

[mozaqua]

Hi,

I keep my shrimps in a community tank with tetras. I discovered that 2 of my shrimps are carrying eggs.

Does it mean the eggs are fertilised already?

And I can isolate these shrimps so that when hatched, the babies are protected from being prey to my tetras and re-introduce them to the community tank at a later time when they are bigger?


Thanks

If the eggs are seen under the female's body, they are already fertile. It is best not to move the female when she has eggs, this is because she will drop the eggs too soon if the water parameters change too much!
It would be better to remove the fish to a separate tank, and leave the shrimp alone.
Also, baby shrimp are very small, and many species are slow growing. So they are very bite size for the fish to eat, for the first few months.


Regards,

[Diablo]

I am moving them to a small net tank attached to the corner of the existing tank, so the water parameters are the same. Would that be ok?

[silane]

She could be stressed in a net.

[windcharm]

Try scoping your shrimp with a container (with the water in your tank) if possible to reduce the stress of using net if possible. It is not an easy task thought.

[mozaqua]

Also make sure the filtration is sufficient in the corner section.

I tried something similar to separate my blue bee shrimp from my tiger shrimp, but the water circulation was not as good as I planned and the shrimp was lost!

Also, the babies are very small so they can escape through the tiniest holes.

Just a heads up

[gimkeat]

yes they are fertilised

what you can do is:
1. separate tetras and mother shrimps into different tanks
2. put in more moss etc etc to provide hiding place for shrimplets
3. use those "breeding container" that floats on top of the tank for the mother shrimps

make sure you cover your filtration inlet by sponges/nets though, shrimplets will get sucked into your filter if it's not covered.

[Aria]

It will take 1-2 months for the eggs to hatch and the shrimplets to grow big enough to put together with the tetras.

Its not feasible to use the net cage for that amount of time. Haha have 2 pregnant females somemore. If stress they drop the eggs then wasted

A more permanent and ideal solution is if you could set up another tank and put shrimp and fish in 2 separate tanks.

Alternatively you can introduce big clumps of moss or other plants for the shrimplets to hide and just leave the shrimps where they are

[Diablo]

Thanks for all your advice. I will do most, short of setting up another tank as I am out of space. I have them in a breeding tank (net type) attached in a corner of my 3 feet tank. Will add some moss for them too.

[mozaqua]

Thanks for all your advice. I will do most, short of setting up another tank as I am out of space. I have them in a breeding tank (net type) attached in a corner of my 3 feet tank. Will add some moss for them too.

Never tried the net breeder for shrimp before.
Maybe put a small snail in the net breeder with the babies once they are hatched. This will help keep the place clean, and keep the water flowing though which is what those shrimplets need
Take the mother shrimp out ASAP, since you don't need any extra pollution in the trap. Also some moss or Pellia would be good for them to hide in. My guess the shrimp would be safe for a month or so, not much longer.

Regards