Zeitgeist shrimp farm - babies are hatching!

**chase127** · 10-26-2009, 01:15 AM

you guys suck. these things take time

dont hate on my tank its ugly i know i sold everything when i thought i was tearing it down but now that i have a reason to go on ive found it in my heart to keep this tank

and idk why there are so many sharp objects by my tank

**chase127** · 10-29-2009, 12:59 AM

I counted about 15 babies today, and 3 shrimp have yet to drop their eggs!

CL · 10-29-2009, 02:37 AM

lol. I thought you said sharp objects in my tank, and I was like "yeah, the wood and rock are both pointy", then today I noticed the knife and scissors.

**chase127** · 10-30-2009, 12:57 AM

:O i just witnessed a shrimp giving birth. and i discovered one more berried mother

**skiboarder72** · 10-30-2009, 01:50 AM

I think one of my shrimp is preg too! How do you tell? Its a ghost shrimp so I can see some round things in the lower back of her...

Ampatent · 10-30-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by skiboarder72

I think one of my shrimp is preg too! How do you tell? Its a ghost shrimp so I can see some round things in the lower back of her...

If you look at the eggs under the tail, if they have little black dots in them they are close to hatching, otherwise if you see the round eggs then she is definitely berrying.

**chase127** · 11-09-2009, 03:38 AM

aw snap i took some pictures.

heres the ugo tank

and a shrimp pile-up. see if you can spot the babies!

CL · 11-09-2009, 03:44 AM

I see dem babies. They look higher grade than the adults in the tank. The babies must have better genes.

**chase127** · 11-09-2009, 03:47 AM

I know most of them have solid white bands

Inbreeding?

CL · 11-09-2009, 03:53 AM

Inbreeding wouldn't do that, selective breeding would, though. Were any of the shrimp berried when you got them in the mail?

**chase127** · 11-09-2009, 03:55 AM

nope, they were all pretty tiny. i didn't notice any preggers until about 3 weeks ago.

**ZooTycoonMaster** · 11-09-2009, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CL

I see dem babies. They look higher grade than the adults in the tank. The babies must have better genes.

That's good

CL · 11-09-2009, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZooTycoonMaster

That's good

watch yourself boy.

**chase127** · 11-09-2009, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZooTycoonMaster

That's good

Quote:

Originally Posted by CL

watch yourself boy.

I get the pick of the litter first

and i want to wait and make sure that the other 3 shrimp drop their babies before i send any out. I'm trying to get a breeding population going, woot!

CL · 11-10-2009, 12:42 AM

No school today or somethin'?

10-26-2009, 01:15 AM	#166 (permalink)
chase127 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Punta Gorda, Florida Posts: 3,995	you guys suck. these things take time dont hate on my tank its ugly i know i sold everything when i thought i was tearing it down but now that i have a reason to go on ive found it in my heart to keep this tank and idk why there are so many sharp objects by my tank __________________ Eheim Pimp #307 ADA 45-P > 75G > 5.5G

10-29-2009, 12:59 AM	#167 (permalink)
chase127 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Punta Gorda, Florida Posts: 3,995	I counted about 15 babies today, and 3 shrimp have yet to drop their eggs! __________________ Eheim Pimp #307 ADA 45-P > 75G > 5.5G

10-29-2009, 02:37 AM	#168 (permalink)
CL Aquascaper (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 6,929	lol. I thought you said sharp objects in my tank, and I was like "yeah, the wood and rock are both pointy", then today I noticed the knife and scissors. __________________ GLA 48 Rimless \| 10 Reef \| 7.2 Rimless Cube \| 5.4 Rimless Nano \| Pimp→ GLA #1 - Victor #49 - Eheim #298

10-30-2009, 12:57 AM	#169 (permalink)
chase127 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Punta Gorda, Florida Posts: 3,995	:O i just witnessed a shrimp giving birth. and i discovered one more berried mother __________________ Eheim Pimp #307 ADA 45-P > 75G > 5.5G

10-30-2009, 01:50 AM	#170 (permalink)
skiboarder72 Plant Photographer (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 399	I think one of my shrimp is preg too! How do you tell? Its a ghost shrimp so I can see some round things in the lower back of her... __________________ Fire & Water... 40g Breeding Adventures \| Greenville, SC Automotive Nature and Wedding Photography

11-09-2009, 03:38 AM	#172 (permalink)
chase127 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Punta Gorda, Florida Posts: 3,995	aw snap i took some pictures. heres the ugo tank and a shrimp pile-up. see if you can spot the babies! __________________ Eheim Pimp #307 ADA 45-P > 75G > 5.5G

11-09-2009, 03:44 AM	#173 (permalink)
CL Aquascaper (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 6,929	I see dem babies. They look higher grade than the adults in the tank. The babies must have better genes. __________________ GLA 48 Rimless \| 10 Reef \| 7.2 Rimless Cube \| 5.4 Rimless Nano \| Pimp→ GLA #1 - Victor #49 - Eheim #298

11-09-2009, 03:47 AM	#174 (permalink)
chase127 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Punta Gorda, Florida Posts: 3,995	I know most of them have solid white bands Inbreeding? __________________ Eheim Pimp #307 ADA 45-P > 75G > 5.5G

11-09-2009, 03:53 AM	#175 (permalink)
CL Aquascaper (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 6,929	Inbreeding wouldn't do that, selective breeding would, though. Were any of the shrimp berried when you got them in the mail? __________________ GLA 48 Rimless \| 10 Reef \| 7.2 Rimless Cube \| 5.4 Rimless Nano \| Pimp→ GLA #1 - Victor #49 - Eheim #298

11-09-2009, 03:55 AM	#176 (permalink)
chase127 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Punta Gorda, Florida Posts: 3,995	nope, they were all pretty tiny. i didn't notice any preggers until about 3 weeks ago. __________________ Eheim Pimp #307 ADA 45-P > 75G > 5.5G

11-10-2009, 12:42 AM	#180 (permalink)
CL Aquascaper (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 6,929	No school today or somethin'? __________________ GLA 48 Rimless \| 10 Reef \| 7.2 Rimless Cube \| 5.4 Rimless Nano \| Pimp→ GLA #1 - Victor #49 - Eheim #298

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