Large coral banded shrimp abdomen

karimwassef

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Is she ready for eggs and looking for a mate?

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I've been thinking of adding a few males so she can smash through the first few, but maybe pick one of the survivors as a mate?

She is massive... 3.5"-4" claw tip-to-tip
 
Shrimp lay infertile eggs without males, like chickens. Those eggs probably won't hatch. However, some shrimp species can retain sperm and fertilize a batch of eggs without a male present. How long have you had her?
 
6-7 months.

She molts every month and has gotten huge in my tank.

With that large of a clutch, I would love to see the plankton base expanded with her babies.
 
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