Cleaner shrimp has got eggs!

**Mantis147** · 02-28-2008, 08:45 AM

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:-

**Mantis147** · 02-28-2008, 08:47 AM

heres the video of the babies:-

http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...t=CIMG3103.flv

Guest · 02-28-2008, 09:48 AM

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** · 02-28-2008, 09:58 AM

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

Guest · 02-28-2008, 10:28 AM

not sure but i would assume so

**Dal** · 02-28-2008, 04:40 PM

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