pic's of my harlequin shrimp pair ...female holding eggs!

reefD · 04/01/2009, 07:13 AM

ive had these guys for a few months now. hey were purchased seperately and took to each other immediatly. they get a choc chip star once a month. any ways about a week ago i noticed the larger of the two with a bulge under its abdomin . i used my trusted high power flash light and there and behold eggs were being held tight by the paddles under the shrimp. too bad i have no way to keep these babies when the hatch and if harvest. also feeding small larva like harlequin shrimp babbies is most likly tough. oh well more food for the sea horses.
heres the pictures

first one shows the eggs look close under the belly

picture of the pair

crvz · 04/01/2009, 07:47 AM

I've no idea if those are eggs or not, but if so then congrats! It would be pretty cool to try to raise them, but I don't blame you for not trying. it can be quite the challenge.

reefD · 04/01/2009, 07:52 AM

in the first pic look close to where the back legs end counting from the head...you see the black dot? eggs!

natereinhold1 · 04/01/2009, 08:13 AM

How do you gender harlequins? i am think about getting a pair but no one around here sells them as pairs.

reefD · 04/01/2009, 11:05 AM

okay i have paired a few in the past. the recent pair that i have i purchased a small one first and the next day i got one that was bigger..they immediately paired up. the best way to get a pair is try and find somewhere that has more than one. observe them for a few minutes watch for ones that stay close to another shrimp they are most likly paired or will pair up. if you have to pyrchase them seperatly id try to get one bigger than the other and keep your fingers crossed. in the past ive tried pairing by adding a few and watching them pair but that ussually leads to fighting not pairing.

04/01/2009, 07:13 AM	#1
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	pic's of my harlequin shrimp pair ...female holding eggs! ive had these guys for a few months now. hey were purchased seperately and took to each other immediatly. they get a choc chip star once a month. any ways about a week ago i noticed the larger of the two with a bulge under its abdomin . i used my trusted high power flash light and there and behold eggs were being held tight by the paddles under the shrimp. too bad i have no way to keep these babies when the hatch and if harvest. also feeding small larva like harlequin shrimp babbies is most likly tough. oh well more food for the sea horses. heres the pictures first one shows the eggs look close under the belly picture of the pair __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

04/01/2009, 07:47 AM	#2
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	I've no idea if those are eggs or not, but if so then congrats! It would be pretty cool to try to raise them, but I don't blame you for not trying. it can be quite the challenge. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

04/01/2009, 07:52 AM	#3
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	in the first pic look close to where the back legs end counting from the head...you see the black dot? eggs! __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

04/01/2009, 08:13 AM	#4
natereinhold1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: columbia il Posts: 411	How do you gender harlequins? i am think about getting a pair but no one around here sells them as pairs. __________________ "It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up." -Vince Lombardi I collect hermits Current Tank Info: 28 gallon nano cube, xr15w pro radion, mp10, RW-4, apex gold, refugium mod, 2x media reactor (gfo/chemi-pure elite:blue/purigen), programmable 4 channel dosing pump (kalk/vinegar and auto water changes), moded skimmer, hydor smart ATO

04/01/2009, 11:05 AM	#5
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	okay i have paired a few in the past. the recent pair that i have i purchased a small one first and the next day i got one that was bigger..they immediately paired up. the best way to get a pair is try and find somewhere that has more than one. observe them for a few minutes watch for ones that stay close to another shrimp they are most likly paired or will pair up. if you have to pyrchase them seperatly id try to get one bigger than the other and keep your fingers crossed. in the past ive tried pairing by adding a few and watching them pair but that ussually leads to fighting not pairing. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol