waterboy Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hi all, I'm a newbie. i would like to know whether my prawn is definately pregnant. There seems to be greenish kind of thing in her belly somewhat like "wasabi" Hopefully you guys have an anwer to my question. And if it's pregnant what should i do??? i'm lost??? help me...Thanks noor@okeanohaus.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Just leave it as it is... It requires a lot of effort and research in raising the larvaes and to get it to "settle down"... Not a easy task... The new larvaes will be food for your corals and other fishes... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mansiz Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Many bros tried raising them, but I don't think many success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambystoma82 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 go n ask bro fuel on tis... its not reali tht diff just takes a little bit more effort on e 1st few stages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 go n ask bro fuel on tis...its not reali tht diff just takes a little bit more effort on e 1st few stages... A lot more preparation den it seems... You will need to get a consistent live feed source for each different stage for the larvae... You will need to get a mesh to isolate the larvae so they dun get sucked away... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Yup its carrying eggs. But its almost impossible for a hobbyist with a home setup to culture shrimp larvae until adulthood. Too much work involved and intense dedication. Don't bother... many have tried.... I know I did... its just too much work... and success rate is almost nil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboy Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hi guys, thanks for replying. Other than isolating the pregnant prawn, what should i do? Do i have to place the pregnant prawn and the male prawn together? Also, are the live brine shrimp sufficient enough for the larvae? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hongqixian Posted November 11, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted November 11, 2006 Hi, the shrimp are hermaphrodites meaning both male and female. You just need more than one together. The eggs are fertilized when the shrimp moult together. I don't think live brine shrimp will work as a food source but I don't have much experience with this. Just leave the shrimp be, they will eventually release the larvae into the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Hi guys, thanks for replying. Other than isolating the pregnant prawn, what should i do? Do i have to place the pregnant prawn and the male prawn together? Also, are the live brine shrimp sufficient enough for the larvae? Thanks. The Brine shrimp will be bigger than the larvae... LOL.... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member searching4dan Posted November 12, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted November 12, 2006 cycnoplezees? bro pls post pics if ur shrimp managed to gif birth.. wann see the larvaes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambystoma82 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 feed them rotifers u can buy them from petmart... 1 bottle $3 current feeding my clown fish larvae tht.. u wun hav to scare tht u fail cus chances to find a pregnant shrimp is quite high even piston shrimp oe snapping shrimp also can b easily found in petshop with eggs... happy reefing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboy Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 Hi bros:) hehe, yup the brine shrimps are definately bigger:0 than the larvae. Anyway bros i wil definately post the pics ( if im lucky enough i.e) Thanks again for replying bros:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambystoma82 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 my last time cleaner shrimps baby... old old ago pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Newly released CS larvae are smaller than that (about 2mm plus) and look totally different. The organisms in the pic looks more like mysis. Easy in the beginning, hard at the end. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboy Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 Hi Guys, Fuel, what do you mean 'easy in the beginning, hard at the end?' By the way, my shrimps are still carrying their eggs. I'm still wondering till when:) Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambystoma82 Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Newly released CS larvae are smaller than that (about 2mm plus) and look totally different. The organisms in the pic looks more like mysis. Easy in the beginning, hard at the end. how can i hav mysis larvae in my tank when i dun hav mysis shrimp?? somemore its quite often thingy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 CS larvae are tough in the beginning but you will experience mass die-offs once they get older. That's just the way it has been and it seems to stay that way until someone figures out why. Those seem to be juvenile & adult mysid shrimps already. There are many species of mysid shrimp and each species will be different. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/sept2003/breeder.htm Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboy Posted December 2, 2006 Author Share Posted December 2, 2006 Fuel, thanks for that:) Alright will update pic of the babies if i'm fortunate enough:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambystoma82 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 sorrie to hijack to: bro fuel can teach me how to breed randalli piston shrimps? u got try b4? got a mating pair in my tank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkie Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hi all, I have only 1 cleaner shrimp in my tank and it seems to be carrying some eggs too. Is it possible for a shrimp to be carrying eggs even without another male shrimp to fertilise the eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambystoma82 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hi all, I have only 1 cleaner shrimp in my tank and it seems to be carrying some eggs too. Is it possible for a shrimp to be carrying eggs even without another male shrimp to fertilise the eggs? e ans. is no..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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