mated pair banded shrimp -- where to find?
- Thread starter CTaylor
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Is one bigger than the other? How do you tell the difference? And jsut b/c it's a male + female, does it mean they will pair up?
TY!
ThRoewer
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No, it's not size. You can see the ovaries inside the female. With S. hispidus they are green, with S. tenuirostris they are bright blue.
I got to see if I can find some pictures later.
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ty!
I'm sure they won't have any instock.. none of the LFS around here. Sad as I live in Fort Lauderdale, South Florida, which is pretty civlized, but no good LFS that I know of within 30 mins of me. There are some, but just average level.
ocellaris123
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I have a breeding pair in my tank. I paired mine up myself, and its pretty much what therower said.
So, Like clownfish if you put 2 together they will pair .. except with shrmp must be maile and female. but any random male and random female will pair?
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ocellaris123
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mine get along and breed, cant say any random male/female paired up will get along long term.
ThRoewer
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Stenopus tenuirostris pair:
Top: female
Bottom: male
Note also the difference in body proportions.
Stenopus zanzibaricus pair:
Top: female
Bottom: male
Stenopus zanzibaricus is one of the hardest to sex.
If the females have been alone for a while their ovaries might be empty and not as easy to recognize as with the tenuitostris above.
Top: female
Bottom: male
Note also the difference in body proportions.
Stenopus zanzibaricus pair:
Top: female
Bottom: male
Stenopus zanzibaricus is one of the hardest to sex.
If the females have been alone for a while their ovaries might be empty and not as easy to recognize as with the tenuitostris above.
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ThRoewer
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I never had a confirmed male and female of the same species not get along so I would think that - at least in a tank and without competitors - they are not very picky when it comes to their mates.
alton
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A funny story about my pair from KP Aquatics. When I first added them to the 300 gallon tank I had a cleaner shrimp in the tank already. The cleaner went after the one banded shrimp, and in a couple seconds the banded shrimp trimmed the antennae on the cleaner. The cleaner shrimp scurried away. No issues with either after that. I sold the pair to the person I sold the 300 to.
