Pregnant Cleaner Shrimp

[Eric55]

One of my cleaner shrimp is loaded with eggs. What are the chances of some of them surviving?

I have 2 clowns, 6-8 hermits, and a bunch of snails in the tank.

Thanks for the answers,
Eric

 

[purplehaze]

If you dont isolate the larvae into a tank for them selves..none..

 

[erendon]

My cleaner shrinp always spawns. The eggs just float in the tank and get eaten by the fish. I have a refugium and hope to see life in there some day from any of my fish or shrimp spawning. BUT I do have two anglers in there to.

 

[purplehaze]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9507623#post9507623 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by erendon
I have a refugium and hope to see life in there some day from any of my fish or shrimp spawning. BUT I do have two anglers in there to.

You wont get any of your shrimp, fish offspring to complete their development in you tank and/or refugium. There is not enough food for them, and the rearing conditions are not adequate. The larvae will all be eaten by your corals,fish etc..

 

[tangyreefer05]

I've read you can grow them up with a lot of work to about 1cm but they always die after that.

 

[Lpabsolute]

It would be nice if they lived and grew and you sold them back to the LFS, but i really dont' think they will make it. Sorry.....