Shrimp Gender

[Witchdoctor_h]

How do you determine a shrimps gender? I have two pair of shrimp. One Cleaner, and one Peppermint. And how do they mate?

 

[Amphiprion]

These shrimp are hermaphrodites.

 

[Witchdoctor_h]

OK. how do they reproduce?

 

[Amphiprion]

Being simultaneous hermaphrodites, both animals can be "pregnant" with eggs. They mate and then the eggs are laid, attached to the swimmerets of the abdomen.

 

[Witchdoctor_h]

I know I may sound like a pervert, but how do they mate? Not that I want to watch, but I'd like to be prepared for the stork to arrive.

 

[Amphiprion]

I don't think it is perverted at all. Anyway, one member of the pair uses a set of specialized pleopods (swimmerets) and two join on the underside near the abdomen. This occurs after one individual molts--which is the individual that receives sperm. The sperm is stored there until eggs are laid and attached.

 

[Witchdoctor_h]

Thank you. Great info!

 

[scrmbld33]

what would the layed eggs look like?

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

here is a pic of my skunk cleaner shrimp eggs all the green area in the swimmerets. (hard to see)

 

[bjonesjr1]

funny thread their witchdoctor... to many bumps on the head from all that rock climbing with the jeep.... just kidding... lol