Amano Shrimp Babies

[commoncarp]

I cleared my tank out today and took out the large piece of bogwood, I usually put the wood on a dinner tray whilst cleaning, anyway once completed and put wood back I noticed there still water on the tray and I see three small things moving about, they were small, so I got out my magnifiying glass and they look like shrimps, a few weeks ago I said my shrimps were pregnant and a few people said its not possible to give birth in freshwater tanks? Can someone explain, I only have 5 fish in my tank so there not fish.

 

[Ben M]

hi, they can give birth to them in freshwater, but i think that they need salt in the water to develop into proper shrimp.

cheers

 

[Curiosity101]

Yeah the eggs hatch in freshwater and are then carried out to salt water (might be brackish) in the wild. So although they can hatch they can't develop.

 

[commoncarp]

Damb! I should have put them in my hosptial tank which has brakish water!

 

[Curiosity101]

There is a member on here who actually was trying to breed some amano shrimp. They were doing a great job but I think the tank accidently got knocked over.

 

[stoneagedinosaur]

My cherry shrimp have been breeding and have successfully got me some nippers. Hope my Amanos will get it on too! Intrigued by the salt water stuff tho...