Berried Red Nose! :)

**Yany** · 20th Sep 2011, 20:57

This just get better and better. It was a real surprise to find 2 berried mamas in my 3ft planted! Hopefully, the fries can survive and find enough place to hide from the fishes!

Berried mama no. 1
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Berried Mama no. 2
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My son calls them helicopter as they do swim like that!

**kermit13sg** · 20th Sep 2011, 22:06

Yoooooohooooooo.....

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**alvinchan80** · 20th Sep 2011, 22:31

Erm.. Don't know if it's good or bad news to you but Red nose shrimps shouldn't give birth in freshwater.. They breed in brackish waters.. So even if they get berried, also no shrimplets...

**Yany** · 21st Sep 2011, 07:50

Originally Posted by alvinchan80

Erm.. Don't know if it's good or bad news to you but Red nose shrimps shouldn't give birth in freshwater.. They breed in brackish waters.. So even if they get berried, also no shrimplets...

Really? I'm such a noob!!! LOL Looks like fishes would be happy to get eggs huh?

**boxedfish** · 21st Sep 2011, 09:23

the eggs will hatch into small little lavae and they will swim around the tank for a while before they die or eaten up as fish food!

by the way, where did you get them from? dont see them around much nowadays

**oiishi** · 21st Sep 2011, 11:15

hi bro boxedish

Clementi and GC have it

**Yany** · 21st Sep 2011, 11:59

Originally Posted by boxedfish

the eggs will hatch into small little lavae and they will swim around the tank for a while before they die or eaten up as fish food!
I do hope some survive... but prepared not to see any

by the way, where did you get them from? dont see them around much nowadays

I got mine from Polyart. I've seen them at GC and qian hu as well.

**TS168** · 21st Sep 2011, 12:45

They are beautiful shrimp... nice color of red and shinny silver/gold tail....
they eat algae and plant. so sometime you might see some of your plant leave have little holes.

but they are great addition to planted tank due to their color and algea eating ability. love them.

**lizhien** · 21st Sep 2011, 13:28

Maybe you can transfer them into a tank with brackish water so that the shrimplets can survive?

**boxedfish** · 21st Sep 2011, 15:33

Originally Posted by lizhien

Maybe you can transfer them into a tank with brackish water so that the shrimplets can survive?

i tried that last time, no success also..

**chris168** · 21st Sep 2011, 15:38

The previous time i saw it as at crs heaven.

**Stormz** · 21st Sep 2011, 16:47

Bro, care to share how much you got them for? Looks cute, maybe can get a few pieces to try out.

**Yany** · 21st Sep 2011, 18:13

Originally Posted by lizhien

Maybe you can transfer them into a tank with brackish water so that the shrimplets can survive?

I wish I have an extra tank.... but I wonder if I could convert the whole tank to a brackish tank.... hmmm... neex to do research.

Originally Posted by Stormz

Bro, care to share how much you got them for? Looks cute, maybe can get a few pieces to try out.

It should be around a purple note

Originally Posted by chris168

The previous time i saw it as at crs heaven.

Yes, they have a tankful the last time I was there

Originally Posted by TS168

They are beautiful shrimp... nice color of red and shinny silver/gold tail....
they eat algae and plant. so sometime you might see some of your plant leave have little holes.

but they are great addition to planted tank due to their color and algea eating ability. love them.

I prefer these to Yamato as they are cuter and smaller... so far, no algae and not nipping my plants either