Is this possible?

[WhiteTang]

I have a cleaner shrimp and today I noticed something really weird.
Underneath the main body of the shrimp appears to be eggs between the tiny little legs she has to swim/move around. They are pale yellow in colour.
Is it possible the shrimp will lay eggs? Or is this some kind of parasite?
Please anyone with knowledge help out.
I have been trying to take a photo but this is very difficult. As soon as I have a photo I will post.
I also need to mention that this is the only shrimp in the tank. So Im guessing even if it is eggs they will never fertilize. I just hope its not a parasite! :/

 

[thegrun]

They are almost certainly eggs.

 

[c.rob]

I have a couple in my 180 . They have eggs every so often that are the pale color you decribe. They become good fish/coral food .

 

[WhiteTang]

Thank you for the replies @thegrun and @c.rob

 

[kurt_n]

...Is it possible the shrimp will lay eggs? Or is this some kind of parasite?...:/

Definitely eggs. They normally appear a day or two after a molt. I'm guessing your shrimp just molted a few days ago? They won't really "lay" them, they'll just slowly get released and become fish food.

 

[Timfish]

Here's an interesting article about them:
http://www.livescience.com/16985-cleaner-shrimp-murder-rivals.html

 

[FOSELONE]

yes very possible

 

[kw22]

They are eggs

 

[Saltliquid]

Your lysmata hit adult hood, congrats! Its officially a hermaphrodite now.