Unfertilized Cleaner Shrimp Eggs - What will happen?

watergirl84094 · 08/29/2010, 08:50 PM

I have one cleaner shrimp that is holding a bunch of eggs on his/her belly. There isn't another shrimp to fertilize the eggs. What will happen to the eggs?

shifty51008 · 08/29/2010, 09:09 PM

the eggs will become fish food, nothing to worry about.

watergirl84094 · 08/29/2010, 09:15 PM

I've read that the shrimp will release the eggs in two weeks. Will this still happen if they're not fertilized? I'd love to see her release them.

shifty51008 · 08/29/2010, 09:19 PM

yeah it will still happen regardless, it is very intresting to watch.

thebkramer · 08/29/2010, 09:21 PM

I have 5 peppermints and 4 of them are "pregnant" what seems to be all the time lol
No babies here

DZs · 08/30/2010, 12:32 AM

The peppermint released about two weeks ago. LOL They do it at night. The whole tank will looked as if someone dumped a bottle of marine snow in it. Which is why I jumped up and ran to the tank wondering WHAT is that in my water. I could see the babies swimming when I grabbed a drinking glass and dunked it into the tank to get a closer look.

whipit · 08/30/2010, 12:39 AM

I have cleaners that are always full of eggs. I have 2 fireshrimp and 2 cleaners in the same tank I have never seem them release the eggs but yesterday I saw a molt shell from a shrimp that was about a half inch long do you think one may have survived? do baby shrimp even molt?

DZs · 08/30/2010, 12:53 AM

I know tiny baby fresh water ghost shrimps molts. Perhaps the same with marine?

I'm wondering if Marine Shrimps can/do store sperm packets? Because I only have 2 female peppermints. Maybe they were taggedbefore I bought them? LOL

whipit · 08/30/2010, 12:59 AM

hmm good question.
I wonder if I have male or females or both? or do they change sexes if they need too?
all I know is the shell I saw floating around my tank was a tiny replica of either my fireshrimp or my cleaners however I have not seen eggs in my fireshimp yet so it must be the cleaners.

Baltimore Bryan · 08/30/2010, 07:00 AM

I believe cleaner shrimp (including fire and peppermints) are protandric simultaneous hermaphrodites, meaning they are born male, but also develop female organs as they mature while retaining the male organs, unlike some other types of hermaphroditic fish (like clown fish.) Therefore, any two adult cleaner shrimp should be able to mate and I guess they could both carry and fertilize eggs since each has both male and female reproductive organs.
Bryan

NirvanaFan · 08/30/2010, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baltimore Bryan

I believe cleaner shrimp (including fire and peppermints) are protandric simultaneous hermaphrodites, meaning they are born male, but also develop female organs as they mature while retaining the male organs, unlike some other types of hermaphroditic fish (like clown fish.) Therefore, any two adult cleaner shrimp should be able to mate and I guess they could both carry and fertilize eggs since each has both male and female reproductive organs.
Bryan

Bingo!

Any two adult shrimp (of the same kind) can fertilize each others eggs.

PerezAF01 · 08/30/2010, 08:53 AM

I have two cleaner shrimps and both release fertilized eggs. I caught a baby shrimp once late at night. Usually happens about 2 weeks and about 2-3 hours after lights out Unfortunately they are nothing more than good fish and coral food.

whipit · 08/30/2010, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baltimore Bryan

I believe cleaner shrimp (including fire and peppermints) are protandric simultaneous hermaphrodites, meaning they are born male, but also develop female organs as they mature while retaining the male organs, unlike some other types of hermaphroditic fish (like clown fish.) Therefore, any two adult cleaner shrimp should be able to mate and I guess they could both carry and fertilize eggs since each has both male and female reproductive organs.
Bryan

Quote:

Originally Posted by NirvanaFan

Bingo!

Any two adult shrimp (of the same kind) can fertilize each others eggs.

amazing Thanks you guy's!!

08/29/2010, 08:50 PM	#1
watergirl84094 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Posts: 21	Unfertilized Cleaner Shrimp Eggs - What will happen? I have one cleaner shrimp that is holding a bunch of eggs on his/her belly. There isn't another shrimp to fertilize the eggs. What will happen to the eggs?

08/29/2010, 09:21 PM	#5
thebkramer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 3,198	I have 5 peppermints and 4 of them are "pregnant" what seems to be all the time lol No babies here __________________ Rhonda There is NO such things as Dumb Questions!! There are However.. Dumb Answers!!! ;) ____________ Current Tank Info: 55g reef....Current Orbit SunPaq Lights, HOB Eshopps, HOB AquaClear 110, 2-1400 Koralia Powerheads & 1 Nano Koralia, 40+ lbs LR, 2" LS

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08/29/2010, 09:09 PM	#2
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	the eggs will become fish food, nothing to worry about.

08/29/2010, 09:15 PM	#3
watergirl84094 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Posts: 21	I've read that the shrimp will release the eggs in two weeks. Will this still happen if they're not fertilized? I'd love to see her release them.

08/29/2010, 09:19 PM	#4
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	yeah it will still happen regardless, it is very intresting to watch.

08/30/2010, 12:32 AM	#6
DZs Sunny D's Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CA Posts: 642	The peppermint released about two weeks ago. LOL They do it at night. The whole tank will looked as if someone dumped a bottle of marine snow in it. Which is why I jumped up and ran to the tank wondering WHAT is that in my water. I could see the babies swimming when I grabbed a drinking glass and dunked it into the tank to get a closer look.

08/30/2010, 12:39 AM	#7
whipit Moved On Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 313	I have cleaners that are always full of eggs. I have 2 fireshrimp and 2 cleaners in the same tank I have never seem them release the eggs but yesterday I saw a molt shell from a shrimp that was about a half inch long do you think one may have survived? do baby shrimp even molt?

08/30/2010, 12:53 AM	#8
DZs Sunny D's Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CA Posts: 642	I know tiny baby fresh water ghost shrimps molts. Perhaps the same with marine? I'm wondering if Marine Shrimps can/do store sperm packets? Because I only have 2 female peppermints. Maybe they were taggedbefore I bought them? LOL

08/30/2010, 12:59 AM	#9
whipit Moved On Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 313	hmm good question. I wonder if I have male or females or both? or do they change sexes if they need too? all I know is the shell I saw floating around my tank was a tiny replica of either my fireshrimp or my cleaners however I have not seen eggs in my fireshimp yet so it must be the cleaners.

08/30/2010, 07:00 AM	#10
Baltimore Bryan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: US Posts: 237	I believe cleaner shrimp (including fire and peppermints) are protandric simultaneous hermaphrodites, meaning they are born male, but also develop female organs as they mature while retaining the male organs, unlike some other types of hermaphroditic fish (like clown fish.) Therefore, any two adult cleaner shrimp should be able to mate and I guess they could both carry and fertilize eggs since each has both male and female reproductive organs. Bryan

08/30/2010, 08:53 AM	#12
PerezAF01 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hazleton, PA Posts: 303	I have two cleaner shrimps and both release fertilized eggs. I caught a baby shrimp once late at night. Usually happens about 2 weeks and about 2-3 hours after lights out Unfortunately they are nothing more than good fish and coral food.