You mean when they are ready to mate :icon_ques
It depends on the kind of shrimp, water conditions/parameters, etc.
Molting helps them to grow and mature but do not induce forced molting.
Usually cherries mature around 4-6 months female is larger with strong color and rounded belly compared to a male. A saddle appears on the back of a female shrimp and the minute she releases a signal (strong smell) males start a dance ritual u can find several swimming like crazy till they find the right female who released the mating signal (smell) they mate.
You can see mating has taken place coz within 24-48 hours the eggs move to the swimerettes and the female keeps on fanning and within 3-4 weeks the shrimplets are born.
With crystals and tigers the maturation and gestation takes a bit long 6-7 months to mature and 4-6 weeks of gestation. Also the babies grow slower and the survival rate is lower compared to cherries or other neo cardina species.
It depends on the kind of shrimp, water conditions/parameters, etc.
Molting helps them to grow and mature but do not induce forced molting.
Usually cherries mature around 4-6 months female is larger with strong color and rounded belly compared to a male. A saddle appears on the back of a female shrimp and the minute she releases a signal (strong smell) males start a dance ritual u can find several swimming like crazy till they find the right female who released the mating signal (smell) they mate.
You can see mating has taken place coz within 24-48 hours the eggs move to the swimerettes and the female keeps on fanning and within 3-4 weeks the shrimplets are born.
With crystals and tigers the maturation and gestation takes a bit long 6-7 months to mature and 4-6 weeks of gestation. Also the babies grow slower and the survival rate is lower compared to cherries or other neo cardina species.
