Cherry Shrimp Breeding

[tmoney7]

So i have some cherry shrimp and i can see a saddle on one of them very easily so i'm guessing it wont be to long before she has her eggs.  I was just wondering how long they usually stay buried when laying their eggs

 

[Meeresstille]

I've seen my RCS's just deposit their eggs wherever they were, never seen them bury themselves. Don't know if that only means that they felt safe? And they reproduce like crazy!

 

[DreamertK]

Either a few days to a week. They don't really "lay" their eggs as much as they keep them on top of their back legs/under their tail.  If you look at a more detailed/magnified image of a females saddle, it's actually made up of very small eggs that become fertilized once a male latches onto her, and then the eggs migrate down her body until they hatch.

 

[tmoney7]

ok i figured it wasn't too long.

 

[Wildbetta]

As far as how long they stay berried -- normally around a month from the time you see the eggs till the time the fry are let loose.  Now I think it is about a week or so from the time a shrimp has a saddle and breeds with a male before they move to the tail.(where you can see the eggs IF she bred with a male).

 

[tmoney7]

yea i'm hoping that i will see her with some eggs i would like some more shrimp.