Peppermint Shrimp Carrying Eggs

spoiled739

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I just got a peppermint shrimp to take care of aptasia and I picked a larger one not aware that it was carrying eggs. The tank the shrimp went into was my 12 gallon nano. The only other inhabitants are an emerald crab and a purple firefish. Will the eggs hatch or will they end up getting ate by the crab? Anyone else had their shrimp have babies.
 
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Dont think anyone has been able to raise the fry but i could be mistaken.
 
they may hatch but ur filteration system will take care of them. unless u have a breeding tank they will not survive.
 
I believe the peppermints are not too difficult to raise compared to the near impossible skunk cleaner, but very unlikely to survive on their own.
 
peppermint shrimp are relatively easy to raise. Check out mbisite.com and/or mofib.com (also marinebreeder.com). There may be a few articles in the archives too, it's worth a shot.
 
Ok, thanks. Best case scenario they live and I can populate our 3 other tanks. and sell back to LFS, as he bought the special Florida Keys strain for me so it would hopefully eat aptasia.
 
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