Hi everybody,
A couple of days ago I found out that one of my female berried cherry shrimp is pregnant. This is my first time experiencing this so I have a few questions.
1. I have a heavily planted tank, with five guppies (who are very curious about the shrimp and usually scavenge for food down the bottom). This makes me believe I should move my girl, therefore lessing the stress on her and limiting the risk of her babies being eaten. Is it a good idea to move her while she is pregnant? Its her first time being pregnant and I don't want her to get stressed and drop her eggs.
2. along with this, I don't not have a readily available tank to put her in (and can't really afford to buy another tank to the collection). Would it be alright to use a cylindrical jar (perhaps around 2-3 litres) that isn't heated nor filtered, just for the time being. I will add plants both live (e.g. java moss) and silk. Then once she has given birth and the babies get older move them back into the tank.
Please, any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Angie
A couple of days ago I found out that one of my female berried cherry shrimp is pregnant. This is my first time experiencing this so I have a few questions.
1. I have a heavily planted tank, with five guppies (who are very curious about the shrimp and usually scavenge for food down the bottom). This makes me believe I should move my girl, therefore lessing the stress on her and limiting the risk of her babies being eaten. Is it a good idea to move her while she is pregnant? Its her first time being pregnant and I don't want her to get stressed and drop her eggs.
2. along with this, I don't not have a readily available tank to put her in (and can't really afford to buy another tank to the collection). Would it be alright to use a cylindrical jar (perhaps around 2-3 litres) that isn't heated nor filtered, just for the time being. I will add plants both live (e.g. java moss) and silk. Then once she has given birth and the babies get older move them back into the tank.
Please, any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Angie