Nuthatch Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 The good news is SHRIMPLETS!! Yay!! :D The last time I bought 3 shrimp one of them was pregnant, and she gave birth to over 20 babies! That was on December 7. I know because I was checking her daily. So I had 3 mature shrimp (only) and a herd of shrimplets. The mature ones were all confirmed females. I believe this because I have had no pregnancies for months with those same shrimp in my tank. (The tank had 3 mature adults, then I added 3. One died right off, then one of my old ones died, and a 3rd hasn't been seen in over a month. So only 3 adults.) So last night I spotted one of my mature shrimp, and she was pregnant! Oh my! I guess one of the less than one month old babies got her pregnant?? I think my tank is on the warm side, and they've been growing quickly, but still! Very exciting though. Very happy. But this morning the bad part- the pregnant shrimp was found dead. Bummer. I have no idea why. She was definitely adult, so it wasn't the pregnancy that killed her, was it? And would anyone care to speculate on how young/old a shrimp is mature? I have such hopes for my tank, finally! I have babies, even if she came pregnant. The babies are all growing well, so I have hopes they'll reach a healthy maturity in my tank. And I even had a pregnancy of my own! (albeit a short lived one) mjb1959 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Congratulations and sorry to hear, but I think the first step to helping solve the mystery is asking what are your current water parameters? Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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