Cherry Shrimp Question

wilykit

Hi everyone,

I have 3 Cherry Shrimps in my aquarium, I have had them for a good few months. When I got them one of the shrimps had what I thought were eggs in her stomach. I did some research and it said she should lay them within a few weeks.

However, she STILL has these green "eggs" in her stomach. They seemed to disappear once but then quickly returned. I have seen no babies in the tank and I am guessing it is the same clutch of eggs?

Can anyone help me with this?

Here is a photo...sorry its blurry but she doesn't keep still!

Watto30

Hi,

I used to keep cherry shrimps too although am no expert but hope this helps


I think you are right that they are eggs, my females used to look the same and the eggs were either green or yellow, they used to carry them around for a while and then I would see them stuck to plants etc so if they dont hatch into babies they just used to shed them all that could be what is happening with your female that she had shed the eggs when they disappeared, if you have fish in the tank too they might have eaten them but they soon start another batch. Unfortunately despite having 30 shrimp in my tank they never produced any babies