Cleaner Shrimp babies!

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Hi all I am pretty sure my cleaner shrimp had babies! Take a look :)

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Cool, do you have a breeder box or somewhere to move them away from the clowns? They might become snack or get caught by filtration.
 
Cool, do you have a breeder box or somewhere to move them away from the clowns? They might become snack or get caught by filtration.
I didn’t even know they were pregnant! I had a breeder box but would be pointless as the holes in its are large , hopefully they survive
 
I've tried raising some in a separate 10 gallon tank once, attempting to feed rotifers and "tdo" fish food. None of them made it. From what I remember, they are very difficult to raise and need some environment with a circular flow (where they can't hit the sides of the aquarium), and I guess you'd have to raise some phytoplankton to feed them constantly. Cool that they are spawning though!
 
Your shrimp must feel really comfy in your tank! I have a pair of fire shrimp which hang out together all day in their cleaning station and I am sort of wondering if they will breed..my tank is barely three months old so probably not anytime soon. None the less I was wondering how difficult it would be to have at least a few babies make it but sounds pretty difficult from what I am reading here. Oh well. If they do I will dose phyto daily for a while and see what happens.. who knows maybe a couple will make it.. I have a lot of rocks (all fiji and tonga) with tons of little hiding places.. who knows.
 

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