linda.m.amundsen.1 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I understand berried...carrying eggs around under their tail. And I know they saddle before they berry. Will I be able to see a saddle on a blue velvet and a tangerine tiger? What about the dark shrimp? Can you tell when they saddle? jumpsmasher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiumanfu Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Yes the saddle is visible on tangerine tigers and blue velvets. You generally won't be able to see the saddle on opaque shelled shrimp, doesn't matter dark or white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda.m.amundsen.1 Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Is the 'saddle' eggs developing internally that you can see? Or is it more like, 'hey guys, I'm ready for some lovin' kinda thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 The saddle means that the shrimp is ready to have sex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiumanfu Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 The saddle is the ovary filling with eggs. When a female is saddled and conditions are favorable she will allow a male to mate with her after the next molt. The eggs are passed from the saddle to the pleopods via the oviduct where they are fertilized. linda.m.amundsen.1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Here is the example of saddled female of my Crystal White shrimp. linda.m.amundsen.1, Amyers22 and Chiumanfu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda.m.amundsen.1 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Thank you. That helps a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wot_fan Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 I thought you might like to see this picture of one of my orange rilis since she is both berried and saddled. The eggs hatched a few days after this picture was taken. sarah, svetilda, Shrimple minded and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 That picture is so amazing! I've never seen a saddle where you can see the individual eggs inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wot_fan Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 That picture is so amazing! I've never seen a saddle where you can see the individual eggs inside. Thank you. I think it is the best shrimp picture I have taken so far . I took a lot of shots of her that day and this was one of the few where the saddle and the eggs with eyes were both in focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiumanfu Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Great pic! That's a huge clutch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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