Help breeding snowball shrimp

Hobbes1911 · 10-14-2009, 12:50 AM

Question about snowball shrimp: Mine have been saddled for weeks now but are not becoming berried. I recently moved them to another tank, which I hoped would entice them to breed. I also threw some yellow shrimp into the old tank from which I moved the snowballs to see if those would breed, and yes they do. What am I doing wrong? pH is 7.6 temp is 73, and the other tank that they were moved from had 76 (where the yellow shrimp are happy to breed). How do I make the snowballs to breed?

I also keep tigers (which are breeding, cherries - breeding, yellow - breeding, and sulawesi - alive

max23 · 10-14-2009, 01:34 AM

are there any male snowball?

Hobbes1911 · 10-14-2009, 01:43 AM

ya enough of each sex. like 8 males and 5 females.

Lnd · 10-14-2009, 01:47 AM

Saddled but not berried? Have the male reach maturity yet?

Hobbes1911 · 10-14-2009, 01:47 AM

should have, they are about the same size as the saddled females.

max23 · 10-14-2009, 02:13 AM

how big are the snowballs? some time if they are not mature yet, you can't tell if it a male for female. i got some that is like that, it look like a male but a few days later i see saddle in them.

Hobbes1911 · 10-14-2009, 03:06 AM

i would say they are roughly 3/4 of an inch.

Lnd · 10-14-2009, 04:19 AM

strange... I just tossed my snowball in a 20g and feed / water change... didnt do anything special and they breed like crazy

Hobbes1911 · 10-14-2009, 04:28 AM

Yea i don't know what's up either. All other shrimp are just fine. The snowballs are the only ones revolting. So any help is highly appreciated.

Hobbes1911 · 11-05-2009, 05:56 AM

does anybody have any other idea why my snowballs are refusing to breed? and a possible solution to the dilemma?

Lnd · 11-05-2009, 06:26 AM

Are you sure the baby already in there but too small for you to see? I know in one of my tank I have over 100 babies... but only see 4-5 at a time if I even see em

Hobbes1911 · 11-05-2009, 01:05 PM

still the shrimp are only saddled and have yet to drop their eggs. so yea, there are no babies.

rasbora · 11-05-2009, 07:30 PM

Yeah they usually breed easily. Are there places for them to hide during the molting/mating process?

I don't know if this does anything, but I once read that you could induce breeding by doing a large water change with slightly cooler water. Might be worth a shot.

10-14-2009, 12:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hobbes1911 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 262	Help breeding snowball shrimp Question about snowball shrimp: Mine have been saddled for weeks now but are not becoming berried. I recently moved them to another tank, which I hoped would entice them to breed. I also threw some yellow shrimp into the old tank from which I moved the snowballs to see if those would breed, and yes they do. What am I doing wrong? pH is 7.6 temp is 73, and the other tank that they were moved from had 76 (where the yellow shrimp are happy to breed). How do I make the snowballs to breed? I also keep tigers (which are breeding, cherries - breeding, yellow - breeding, and sulawesi - alive __________________ Crypt melt sucks... 30 gal - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...tml#post812583

10-14-2009, 01:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hobbes1911 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 262	ya enough of each sex. like 8 males and 5 females. __________________ Crypt melt sucks... 30 gal - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...tml#post812583

10-14-2009, 01:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hobbes1911 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 262	should have, they are about the same size as the saddled females. __________________ Crypt melt sucks... 30 gal - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...tml#post812583

10-14-2009, 03:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hobbes1911 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 262	i would say they are roughly 3/4 of an inch. __________________ Crypt melt sucks... 30 gal - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...tml#post812583

10-14-2009, 04:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
Hobbes1911 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 262	Yea i don't know what's up either. All other shrimp are just fine. The snowballs are the only ones revolting. So any help is highly appreciated. __________________ Crypt melt sucks... 30 gal - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...tml#post812583

10-14-2009, 01:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
max23 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CA Posts: 74	are there any male snowball?

10-14-2009, 01:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lnd Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: United States Posts: 86	Saddled but not berried? Have the male reach maturity yet?

10-14-2009, 02:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
max23 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CA Posts: 74	how big are the snowballs? some time if they are not mature yet, you can't tell if it a male for female. i got some that is like that, it look like a male but a few days later i see saddle in them.

10-14-2009, 04:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lnd Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: United States Posts: 86	strange... I just tossed my snowball in a 20g and feed / water change... didnt do anything special and they breed like crazy

11-05-2009, 05:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
Hobbes1911 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 262	does anybody have any other idea why my snowballs are refusing to breed? and a possible solution to the dilemma? __________________ Crypt melt sucks... 30 gal - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...tml#post812583

11-05-2009, 06:26 AM	#11 (permalink)
Lnd Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: United States Posts: 86	Are you sure the baby already in there but too small for you to see? I know in one of my tank I have over 100 babies... but only see 4-5 at a time if I even see em

11-05-2009, 01:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hobbes1911 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 262	still the shrimp are only saddled and have yet to drop their eggs. so yea, there are no babies. __________________ Crypt melt sucks... 30 gal - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...tml#post812583

11-05-2009, 07:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
rasbora Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 81	Yeah they usually breed easily. Are there places for them to hide during the molting/mating process? I don't know if this does anything, but I once read that you could induce breeding by doing a large water change with slightly cooler water. Might be worth a shot.

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