Pregnant Ghost Glass Shrimp?
I think my ghost glass shrimp might be pregnant, because I do see eggs inside her abdomen, but the eggs are a brownish color. When do I know when they will hatch or if they are fertilized?
I think my ghost glass shrimp might be pregnant, because I do see eggs inside her abdomen, but the eggs are a brownish color. When do I know when they will hatch or if they are fertilized?
pandatome
on February 6th, 2012
Whoa, talk about a bunch of….
Anyway, your ghost is berried–that is, carrying eggs. New eggs are usually olive green and as they mature they turn khaki colored. When they are about to hatch, you can usually see tiny little black specks inside each egg (the babies’ eyes). (Mom will carry the eggs for 3-4 weeks, depending on how warm the water is.) When the babies hatch, they are totally helpless and hang in mid- to upper water and look a lot like mosquito larvae. They have very small little legs but they can’t move too fast or too far very fast. Fish and even adult ghost shrimp will eat them so provide a lot of floating, leafy plants for them to hide in. They’ll eat infusoria and small lifeforms in the water (newborn daphnia, other tiny rotifers and plankton) and you can feed foods that remain in mid-water (that is, don’t float on the water surface where the larvae can’t get to it, but don’t sink to the bottom either). You can also feed live newborn brine shrimp but be careful not to pollute the tank since doing water changes is tricky with those little guys hanging around. They’ll molt a few times, getting bigger each time. After about 2-3 weeks, they’ll molt into junior ghost shrimp (look just like the adults but way smaller) and will hide in the mulm on the bottom of the tank until they grow big enough not to look like food to the adult shrimp anymore.
Guineapig
on February 6th, 2012
i dunno
Orchid
on February 6th, 2012
wow i don’t even know what a ghost glass shrimp is
SkateRForeveR
on February 6th, 2012
dip her in batter and throw her in the pan.
MexicanMug
on February 6th, 2012
Yes they could be her eggs, or snail eggs.Either way you probably wont see them hatch as shrimp eat they’re babies.
Guineapig
on February 6th, 2012
What the hell is a ghost glass shrimp?????????
I didnt know that existed
BlindPoet
on February 6th, 2012
they will hatch when they are ready lol
AgeingNature
on February 6th, 2012
http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Live%20F...
Mayumi
on February 6th, 2012
do you mean ghost shrimp. it is most likely snails shell’s.