Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...

bud29 · 02-15-2013, 01:53 AM

I've been lurking around this thread a bit, watching....

Very neat!

**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-15-2013, 01:57 AM

Don't know , Doug. It disappeared over night. Only way in the tank is the small slit where the airline and heater cable fit through the lid. My parrot and her cage are only about two feet away. I suppose she could've gotten lucky while tossing her dinner. Lol!

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**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-15-2013, 01:58 AM

Thanks Bud :-)

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**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-15-2013, 04:17 PM

It's happening again, right this moment!

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**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-15-2013, 04:33 PM

A short video of the hatching...

Opae Ula giving birth right this moment. - YouTube

**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-15-2013, 04:56 PM

A pic, brightened up:

**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-15-2013, 05:01 PM

At the other end of the tank, the other mama:

**dougolasjr** · 02-15-2013, 05:01 PM

Nice. Can't wait to get some.

**acitydweller** · 02-15-2013, 05:02 PM

omg... this thread is really getting me excited about these little guys...

**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-15-2013, 05:06 PM

Thanks, guys...

Amituofo!

**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-15-2013, 05:24 PM

Another shorty...

Opae Ula hatching - YouTube

**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-15-2013, 05:41 PM

See the tails?

KenP · 02-15-2013, 05:49 PM

Nice job Rob. I prefer the untouched pictures. Any sightings of the previous hatchlings?

**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-15-2013, 05:59 PM

No, I haven't found any. Hoping it's because there's too many places for them to hide!

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jasonpatterson · 02-15-2013, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob in Puyallup

That's right! My very first, very own, bred in my tank, berried opae ula!

In just over two months. Chalking up another success!

Let's all hope for babies soon!

Congrats.

They're definitely slow breeders, but I think that your supplier's estimation of 1 or 2 at a time in a tank with hundreds was a bit pessimistic. I've got 100 or so and have had 3-4 berried consistently for the last several months. They're so finicky about getting started breeding, but once they start it seems to be a steady trickle.

My babies seem to grow oddly. They'll stay tiny for perhaps two weeks after leaving their larval stage and then all at once they quadruple in size and are hard to distinguish from smaller adults. I almost never see them in the 'in between' stages. I don't know if it's because they make a particular effort to hide at that point or what, but that's been my experience.

02-15-2013, 01:53 AM	#466
bud29 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kansas Posts: 210	I've been lurking around this thread a bit, watching.... Very neat! __________________ The few. The proud. The shrimpkeepers RAOK Club Member #82 aquaticforums.net

02-15-2013, 01:57 AM	#467
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	Re: Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever... Don't know , Doug. It disappeared over night. Only way in the tank is the small slit where the airline and heater cable fit through the lid. My parrot and her cage are only about two feet away. I suppose she could've gotten lucky while tossing her dinner. Lol! Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

02-15-2013, 01:58 AM	#468
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	Re: Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever... Thanks Bud :-) Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

02-15-2013, 04:17 PM	#469
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	Re: Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever... It's happening again, right this moment! Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III using Tapatalk 2 Attached Thumbnails __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

02-15-2013, 04:56 PM	#471
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	A pic, brightened up: Attached Thumbnails __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

02-15-2013, 05:01 PM	#472
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	At the other end of the tank, the other mama: Attached Thumbnails __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

02-15-2013, 05:01 PM	#473
dougolasjr Invert Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 773	Nice. Can't wait to get some. __________________ BAMA AGAIN!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! -Doug

02-15-2013, 05:02 PM	#474
acitydweller ओं मणिपद्मे हूं (View User Tanks) PTrader: (126/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New York, NY Posts: 6,050	omg... this thread is really getting me excited about these little guys... __________________ Namaste ओं मणिपद्मे हूं My life extends far beyond the limitations of me Keeper of the LIST

02-15-2013, 05:06 PM	#475
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	Thanks, guys... Amituofo! __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

02-15-2013, 05:41 PM	#477
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	Re: Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever... See the tails? Attached Thumbnails __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

02-15-2013, 05:49 PM	#478
KenP Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Old Bridge, NJ Posts: 130	Nice job Rob. I prefer the untouched pictures. Any sightings of the previous hatchlings?

02-15-2013, 05:59 PM	#479
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	Re: Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever... No, I haven't found any. Hoping it's because there's too many places for them to hide! Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

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