Pregnant scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp.

[DQM5]

Anyone have any experience with a pregnant scarlet skunk shrimp?

I was feeding my fishes and notice how fat my shrimp. I noticed eggs on her under belly.

 

[Billldg]

It’s pretty cool when they release the larvae in the water column. I found they will release them right before they shell. They pretty much have eggs and larvae constantly. They don’t live usually because either the fish or corals eat them, so it’s actually free food for them.

 

[Blueringed_Octo]

I have 2 cleaner shrimp, never seen either pregnant. But I also have 2 peppermint shrimp and one of them is almost ALWAYS pregnant I feel like. I never see any new peppermint babies because like he said, they all get eaten by fish and coral. But yeah...free food! It doesn't seem to affect their behavior either. My prego still comes out of the rock and cleans with a fat belly.

 

[DQM5]

Happy couple... I’m hoping some of them can make it into the refuge.

 

[Paul B]

They do that every few weeks. You will see hundreds of tiny shrimp all over the place. Then forget about it.