How long it takes for a cherry shrimp to be berried after the eggs are fertilized?

Vladdy · 06-14-2009, 05:36 PM

Several of my red cherry shrimp already have a saddle. How long does it usually take for a shrimp to have eggs after a saddle appears? Thanks for helping me by answering my question.

Axelrodi202 · 06-14-2009, 10:33 PM

The saddle only means that the female is capable of producing eggs. There must be a male to fertilize them before eggs form.

Strick · 06-15-2009, 04:36 PM

When a saddled female molts, she releases pheromones into the water which signal any males that she's ready to mate. The males start "flying" around the tank to find her, and usually she'll let one mate her within a few hours. She'll start pushing the eggs out almost immediately afterwards...

feiyang · 06-15-2009, 08:59 PM

after 4 weeks roughly, you will see baby shrimps. Good luck!

06-14-2009, 05:36 PM	#1
Vladdy Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida Posts: 386	How long it takes for a cherry shrimp to be berried after the eggs are fertilized? Several of my red cherry shrimp already have a saddle. How long does it usually take for a shrimp to have eggs after a saddle appears? Thanks for helping me by answering my question. __________________ My PSP mod: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVKgh-GwvE4 My 10 Gallon Aquarium Journal http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...rimp-tank.html Last edited by Vladdy; 06-15-2009 at 03:59 PM..

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Axelrodi202 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Morris County, NJ Posts: 1,665	The saddle only means that the female is capable of producing eggs. There must be a male to fertilize them before eggs form. __________________ O_o / /_______________________________ \| BWAAAH IMA FIRIHN MA LAZER!!!!!!!!! \_\

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Strick Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: King George, VA Posts: 357	When a saddled female molts, she releases pheromones into the water which signal any males that she's ready to mate. The males start "flying" around the tank to find her, and usually she'll let one mate her within a few hours. She'll start pushing the eggs out almost immediately afterwards... __________________ Click here to see my dragons ->

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06-15-2009, 08:59 PM	#4
feiyang Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milpitas CA Posts: 166	after 4 weeks roughly, you will see baby shrimps. Good luck!