[jreich]

if a crs is berried does that mean the eggs are fertalized already?
also once a crs is berried how long does it take for the eggs to hatch?

 

[Strick]

I don't have experience with CRS. But I imagine it's about the same as with my RCS...

Yes, if the female is berried then she has already mated and the eggs are fertilized. RCS eggs take about a month to hatch.

 

[jreich]

thanks for the info... i was thinking that there problably the same for both rcs and crs, but can any one verify that?

 

[cheaman]

CRS - Depending on temperature, 18-25 days to hatch. Pretty much the same as RCS.

 

[jreich]

how long does it take for the new hatchlings to get bigger then a microscopic white dot on the glass? there even smalled then the planaria and worms i had.

 

[dxiong5]

how long does it take for the new hatchlings to get bigger then a microscopic white dot on the glass? there even smalled then the planaria and worms i had.

2-3 days, they grow fairly quick.

 

[jreich]

is there anything special i should be feeding the babys? or do they just eat the biofilm already in the tank?

 

[F22]

i would leave them to whats growing in the tank, as long as you feed some sort of shrimp diet to the adults i'm sure there will be some left overs...

 

[jreich]

yea the adults all get shrimp food i think by hikari, i was jsut a little curious about the baby's.
really only 2-3 days for them to grow up from being a micro speck on the glass?

 

[dxiong5]

I supplement with Shirakura Chi Ebi (baby shrimp food, powder).