Mated pair of CBS shrimp @ Eddies

[Krazy]

if anyone is interested....

I just traded in a "mated pair" of coral banded shrimp, yes they are actually mated.... the female is about to pop, she has a huge belly full of egg's and for some reason she took the claws off the male... (something with mateing maybe?) anyways I just dropped them off about 730pm so they should still be there tommorow am...

 

[jallard]

unfortunatly raising the fry is near impossible......but the eggs make good food for the corals

 

[Krazy]

I'm trying to get a mated pair of cleaner shrimps (they are more interesting to me).. I may get another mated pair of CBS shrimps though if I cant get the cleaners...

 

[xian]

Cleaners are hermaphrodites. Any two will do.

 

[Krazy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7652011#post7652011 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xian
Cleaners are hermaphrodites. Any two will do.

Really ?

I thought that only pertained to the fire shrimp...

Interesting !!!

 

[xian]

Cleaners, Fire shrimp and peppermint shrimp are all in the genus Lysmata. All are hermaphrodites.

 

[Krazy]

See I really do learn something everyday, I knew the Fire and cleaner's were in the same family but I did not know that the cleaners could change sex like the fire's and pair up !!!

Good info, thanks Matt !!!

 

[zanclus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7653198#post7653198 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xian
Cleaners, Fire shrimp and peppermint shrimp are all in the genus Lysmata. All are hermaphrodites.

Doesn't that lead to a boring life?

 

[scorp1on]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7655982#post7655982 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zanclus
Doesn't that lead to a boring life?

Yeah but I bet they never have to sit at home alone on Fri. or Sat. nights. It's always date night then!!