Cleaner shrimp has got eggs!

[Mantis147]

Found my cleaner shrimp was full of eggs last night!! Not sure what happens with shrimp do they need a male to fertilise them? also ive found some baby shrimp in the weir recently ive been feeding them lancefish. Here's some pics:-

http://www.fishkeepingforum.co.uk/forum/UploadedPhotos/mantis147/2008-02-28_091802_CIMG3095.JPG

[Mantis147]

heres the video of the babies:-

http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f347/mantis147/?action=view&current=CIMG3103.flv

[Guest]

mine have had eggs a few times then release them into the corner of the tank which causes a frenzy when the tank inhabits go yummmy nice thanks for the feed

[Mantis147]

Looks like some of the last batch survived though? dont they need another shrimp to fertilize them?

[Guest]

not sure but i would assume so

[Dal]

My old pair of cleaners produced many clutches of eggs great natural food and thats all it will be the shrimp in your weir are mysid shrimp iirc I have hundreds in my sump and phosphate reactor, they def arnt baby cleaners unfortunately,

So your saying this is a lone cleaner thats produced eggs?? I didnt think they would get the urge if the were alone but obviously they do:D
cleaners can also change sex JFYI

HTH
Dal