My Pregnant Cleaner

[Pedro]

It's cool to have them mating. I guess i won't have to feed live foods for a while.

 

[Josh]

COOL. :thanks:

 

[reefman]

its very common when u have 2 or more. sometimes u can catch them releasing when the eggs hatch into tiny shrimps in middle of nite. only last about 15 mins till they'r all eaten.

 

[herman]

15 minutes if youre lucky. They are impossible to raise in our reef tanks. The larval stage of the cleaner shrimp lasts for 100 days. thats super long.

Good snack for the fish tho :eat:

 

[jasno999]

What about a hatchery of some sort?

 

[crox99]

I have two peppermint in my fugium and now I see little tiny shrimp all over it.:bunny:

 

[scarf_ace1981]

crox i think those are pods

 

[DEEPWATER]

Pedro ,,,you are starting to sleep with your cleaner shrimp ,Thats freaky dude lol

sweet shots as always

 

[crox99]

crox i think those are pods

No I know what pods look like and I have many of those in the fugium as well. The ones I am talking about are little shrimp.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

:lol2: From the title it looks like your housekeeper was pregnant :lol2:

 

[lfsmarineguy]

peppermints are captively raised now. Almost anyone can do it they are fairly easy. Most shrimp will "mate" in our tanks if in a group. They are actually hermaphroditic and just take turns holding each others eggs (which doesn't make it any less cool). If you watch the eggs long enough u can see the little shrimp starting to develop, should be able to see their little embryonic crustacean multiple eyes soon lol (look like little black dots among the eggs). If anyone can get pics of them at that stage I have full faith in Pedro.