Crazyfishlady Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 Came home tonight and noticed a large molt in the front of the snowball tank, then I noticed a female on the back moss wall that looked 'odd'. I went a little nuts when I realized the 'odd' look was because she didn't have her saddle but her whole under was white... closer look.. she is berried!! I did a little happy dance until my son finally gave me a hug, congratulated me and said "your a grandma now" and went to his room, ha ha So - now the newbie excitement mixes with panic. What can I expect next? I am ordering a breeding net (of course I don't have one now...ugh), just in case but should I keep a constant eye on her,ever alert, or am I over paranoid? I did notice she is staying back by the moss wall and the sponge there. I put some snowball food in the tray, hoping to coax her out for a pic but she hasn't come out. Is that normal...for her to stay away a bit now? How long will it take? Do a lot of first time moms drop their eggs? Do I need to give special food, do more/less water changes... SurraGync 1 Quote
chibikaie Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 Congrats! I have been told that they like to hide once they are berried. And yes, they may drop them the first time around. Pretty sure you don't need to do anything special. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Posted January 1, 2015 this is a horrible horrible pic, but I have a phone camera and she was way in the back, by the look of it, she is holding a LOT of eggs Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 Looks good. It's not unusual for first timers to drop eggs. Hopefully, she'll do fine though. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote
OMG Aquatics Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 Why do people get breeding nets for shrimp? Snowballs aren't even aggressive and require no special treatment for healthy babies. My snowballs from Soothing is about to give birth again! Never gave any special treatment and the babies are surviving and doing well. I see them all the time during feeding time. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Posted January 1, 2015 the net is in case she drops the eggs or if something happens to the female. I originally wanted to get it for a fun feeder spot to give them something else to play with in a way Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote
chibikaie Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 ^-^ no harm in toys for the shrimp Shrimpie and Crazyfishlady 2 Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Posted January 1, 2015 ^-^ no harm in toys for the shrimp I have to do it for my bettas (or I should say, I like to do it for them). Bettas like 'toys' so I thought it would be a fun thing for the shrimp to explore. Could be it's more for my entertainment, but I like them to have things to check out Quote
High5's Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 It take's 20 to 30ish day for egg's to hatch some spices are faster than others, as for water changes do your best to match TDS and temperature of the tank to avoid triggering molting due to changing parameters. First time momma's have to learn how to carry egg's in the swimmerets, she may drop a few it's unavoidable and she will learn by the time her next clutch come's. Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Posted January 1, 2015 Thank you! I tried to like a few comments but it says I've reached my daily max?? lol I can't find her in the tank today I don't know if she's hiding but I don't see anything that would look like a pile of little white eggs either? I'm trying not to worry - I'm pretty sure it's her first time around so... at least I know it can happen in my tank now Found another molt this morning (no eggs with it) and the males are going crazy swimming around so I'm hoping it a female's molt I might just have babies one day yet! Quote
EbiBunBun Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 Congrats!! New Year babies! I guess they were celebrating. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote
Shrimpie Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 One of my rilis became berried on Christmas Eve. Nice gift. I've had cherries that hide when berried, but this rili is just "out there". Once in a while she hides, but she is pretty aggressive - and no one messes with her. Don't worry about her - like with us women - childbirth is a natural thing to shrimpies. Definitely check on her once in a while to see if she has molted. But that is not common. Having the net is a very good precaution. I have one on hand but have never had to use it. I'm sure she will be fine, grandma! Crazyfishlady 1 Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Posted January 1, 2015 well I found her, a bit more out and about - holy wow is she carrying a LOT of eggs!! I tried to get a decent pic but between my camera phone and her zipping around these are the best I could do. Can she really carry all of these? lol Quote
Shrimpie Posted January 2, 2015 Report Posted January 2, 2015 That's a lot of eggs. Gonna have a lot of babies swimming around soon. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote
RyeGuy411 Posted January 2, 2015 Report Posted January 2, 2015 Thats pretty impressive. I think she will do fine. Many of my cherry shrimp hide when berried or are more shy. I notice that they dont feed as much and seem to pretty much hang out only on the sponge filter. The funny thing is how nervous we can be the first time, but once they start breeding you go into a panick of what you are going to do with all of them. As I was writing this I looked at my 1.75g bowl and noticed my one mama gave birth sometime yesterday or early this morning before I came into work! Crazyfishlady 1 Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Posted January 2, 2015 Thats pretty impressive. I think she will do fine. Many of my cherry shrimp hide when berried or are more shy. I notice that they dont feed as much and seem to pretty much hang out only on the sponge filter. The funny thing is how nervous we can be the first time, but once they start breeding you go into a panick of what you are going to do with all of them. As I was writing this I looked at my 1.75g bowl and noticed my one mama gave birth sometime yesterday or early this morning before I came into work! Ha ha, I am trying to stay calm on the outside But yea... the thought "What in the heck am I going to do when they are breeding all the time" did come to mind. So, what do you do and what do others do? Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 2, 2015 Report Posted January 2, 2015 Either have a nice large colony in your tank to enjoy- which is what many do, or sell some off to recover some expenses. However the shipping thang can become a nightmare at times, so some people prefer to just keep a nice large colony. heh For example, one sample package I sent to someone never showed up this December. It happens. Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Posted January 2, 2015 Well I have a little time to think about it. I am on a local (very local) fb page for people right here in town that keep tanks so... I might intro them to the world of shrimp. lol A few already are, unfortunately one is keeping rcs so can't keep them with my neos I'm ok with lots of shrimp - I could sit and watch them for an embarrassing amount of time very therapeutic Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Posted January 3, 2015 Um yea... thought I was watching mama snowball when another girl swam past holding a lot of eggs. Seems I now have two berried females. And here I was worried I would never have baby shrimp. lol slycat929 1 Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Posted January 3, 2015 and so it begins... lol WEEEE! EbiBunBun and chibikaie 2 Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 What food are they eating? I get excited over berries too. Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Posted January 3, 2015 shrimp king pea and leaf loops (thanks to Han's samples) - of course they like the white ones better than the green - lol I was shocked to see the second one I'm glad to know it never gets old Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote
Crazyfishlady Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Posted January 7, 2015 So yea - about the conversation of 'what do you do with all the shrimp' - Came home tonight and found that the feeding dish is now the maternity ward. Yea - 4 berried girls chattin' it up in the feeding dish. Um - if they have an average of 20ish babies - yikes!! My little group of 15 shrimp is going to explode the end of this month all 4 girls on the left are preggers Soothing Shrimp and chibikaie 2 Quote
RyeGuy411 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 There is such a funny balance between the number of shrimp you start with and where it ends up. When I first set up my tanks I got a few shrimp and wished I had the money for so many more, then they start breeding and I am literally overrun with shrimp. It s a good problem to have. Soothing Shrimp, adrand and Crazyfishlady 3 Quote
chibikaie Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 I love how your photos have little backstories. Really brings a smile to my day! Crazyfishlady 1 Quote
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