Shrimp eggs

Katey · 03-25-2013, 03:19 PM

I am a newbie with shrimp! Do they berry up without mating, or only after mating? I mean, do they lay unfertilized eggs, like a chicken, or only fertilized eggs?

water-kitties · 03-25-2013, 05:21 PM

You will see females carry eggs when they mate only. You will notice their little yellow saddle in their back will disappear then soon eggs will show up. I do not think they ever lay without fertilization, they just carry them in their ovary until they mate. After eggs appear I believe it will be 2-3 weeks until they hatch.

You should ask your shrimp questions over in the invert section of the board.

Katey · 04-24-2013, 01:02 AM

Thanks!

Shrimpo_Brian · 04-24-2013, 02:09 AM

In some occasions, they will have unfertilized eggs, as mine did 3 weeks ago, and they end up dropping them.

Katey · 04-24-2013, 11:10 AM

That may be what happened here too! I don't see anything tiny yet! But that doesn't mean they aren't lurking in the moss!

03-25-2013, 03:19 PM	#1
Katey Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 40	Shrimp eggs I am a newbie with shrimp! Do they berry up without mating, or only after mating? I mean, do they lay unfertilized eggs, like a chicken, or only fertilized eggs?

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03-25-2013, 05:21 PM	#2
water-kitties Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 49	You will see females carry eggs when they mate only. You will notice their little yellow saddle in their back will disappear then soon eggs will show up. I do not think they ever lay without fertilization, they just carry them in their ovary until they mate. After eggs appear I believe it will be 2-3 weeks until they hatch. You should ask your shrimp questions over in the invert section of the board.

04-24-2013, 01:02 AM	#3
Katey Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 40	Thanks!

04-24-2013, 02:09 AM	#4
Shrimpo_Brian Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 149	In some occasions, they will have unfertilized eggs, as mine did 3 weeks ago, and they end up dropping them.

04-24-2013, 11:10 AM	#5
Katey Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 40	That may be what happened here too! I don't see anything tiny yet! But that doesn't mean they aren't lurking in the moss!