Mamashack Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Unfortunately another of my female shrimp died today leaving only 1 saddled female and 6 immature (?) males as far as I can tell. Is she likely to get harassed in this ratio? She is the biggest of the remaining shrimp, and I do realise that size is irrelevant when it comes to harassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miwu Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 When she molts, yes, she'll be harassed (if the males are mature by then), but that shouldn't be a problem. Once she's berried, they'll get along just fine. You'd probably want to keep an eye on her just after she molts just in case the males are too aggressive but I wouldn't worry too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 I saved one female after molting, I have too many males in the tank at that time. she was exhausted, and barely can swim. I net her out into the breeding box, she survived and berried next day. If I don't take action, surely she will die. I had hundreds males in the tank, now I remove most of it. may be too much, I don't have any female berried at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamashack Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 She's growing so she's moulting a couple of times a week I think. Haven't witnessed any aggressive pursuits (or any pursuits at all yet - in fact she the one who seems keen but they don't which is what makes me think they are still immature). There's one male who seems to be a bit bigger than the others but doesn't seem to be any breeding activity as yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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