Cleaner shrimp

[Alan_Nunez16]

I bought a cleaner shrimp and it’s my first time having one, when I placed it in my tank I noticed it has these greenish eggs in its abdomen. Does anyone know if they’re fertile or what kind of what we parameters they need to be in. I know it’s super hard to breed them but maybe it could be worth a shot

 

[tzabor10]

Good luck with that. Looks beautiful

 

[cloak]

I think it would be more trouble than it's worth, but the link below might help. It's not necessarily about cleaner shrimp, but I'm assuming the process is pretty much the same. GL.

Captive Rearing of Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) by Frederick Scott Noack- Reefkeeping.com

reefkeeping.com

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

To add to the comment above, I posted a bunch of info on rearing these in the thread below - you only need Artemia (brine shrimp), but adding rotifers, copepods, etc. would likely result in higher survival rates:

Detailed Diagrams of lsymata amboinensis larval stages

Hello All, I am in need of some photos or diagrams of shrimp larval stages. I am considering taking a shot at breeding these guys but need more information on their life cycle to be certain about some ideas i have. Is there anywhere i can get high quality information on them that isnt an...

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