Why You Wont Always Find Newborn Shrimplets

[Baccus]

The following pictures are of some of my newborn (if only a couple of days old) shrimplets. These are of an Australian species most likely Blackmore River shrimp, although  they could also be Darwin Red Nose or native Chameleon shrimp. Time will tell as they mature and get more identifiable.

On the above picture there is two shrimplets

 
Another age


 
And slightly older again

 
The smallest shrimplets are so tiny it would be no squeeze at all to fit 20 on a pinhead

 

[Ch4rlie]

Yay! Love seeing tiny little shrimplets!

Just had a batch of RCS hatched earlier this week as well. Only a few days old and already about 2 to 3mm long, they grow fast!

Wish I could take decent pics but camera I have is not good for these close up shots! Oh well!

Enjoy your new batch of shrimps, look forward to finding out what species they are

 

[DerpPH]

Wohoo shrimp!
 
I just love these little fellas. glad to see a red nosed shrimp baby

 

[Baccus]

Another slightly older shrimplet, closer in size to what you would expect to se when keeping cherry shrimp

 

[DerpPH]

What leaves are those by the way?
 
they look terrestrial

 

[Baccus]

They are mulberry leaves, something almost all shrimp love to eat, they also like Indian Almond Leaves, Ice cream bean leaves and my natives are also enjoying silky oak leaves. A lot of people also feed their shrimp kale, but any plants/ leaves purchased from shops need to be organically grown, to ensure no pesticide residues are introduced into the tank.
People are also trialing nasturtium leaves and flowers, along with rose petals and day lily petals.
Shrimp are also quite partial to banana fruit too.

 

[DerpPH]

They are mulberry leaves, something almost all shrimp love to eat, they also like Indian Almond Leaves, Ice cream bean leaves and my natives are also enjoying silky oak leaves. A lot of people also feed their shrimp kale, but any plants/ leaves purchased from shops need to be organically grown, to ensure no pesticide residues are introduced into the tank.
People are also trialing nasturtium leaves and flowers, along with rose petals and day lily petals.
Shrimp are also quite partial to banana fruit too.

 
I have found them to like guava leaves. the brown ones to be exact. and like the Indian almond leaves they serve as an intibiotic and antifungus. Any leaf is good for them as long as it doesn't have copper or any other poisonous element in them like poison ivy etc