Is this possible?

WhiteTang · 09/26/2014, 02:01 AM

I have a cleaner shrimp and today I noticed something really weird.
Underneath the main body of the shrimp appears to be eggs between the tiny little legs she has to swim/move around. They are pale yellow in colour.
Is it possible the shrimp will lay eggs? Or is this some kind of parasite?
Please anyone with knowledge help out.
I have been trying to take a photo but this is very difficult. As soon as I have a photo I will post.
I also need to mention that this is the only shrimp in the tank. So Im guessing even if it is eggs they will never fertilize. I just hope its not a parasite! :/

thegrun · 09/26/2014, 02:45 AM

They are almost certainly eggs.

c.rob · 09/26/2014, 03:03 AM

I have a couple in my 180 . They have eggs every so often that are the pale color you decribe. They become good fish/coral food .

WhiteTang · 09/26/2014, 03:06 AM

Thank you for the replies @thegrun and @c.rob

kurt_n · 09/26/2014, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteTang

...Is it possible the shrimp will lay eggs? Or is this some kind of parasite?...:/

Definitely eggs. They normally appear a day or two after a molt. I'm guessing your shrimp just molted a few days ago? They won't really "lay" them, they'll just slowly get released and become fish food.

Timfish · 09/26/2014, 04:33 PM

Here's an interesting article about them:
http://www.livescience.com/16985-cle...er-rivals.html

FOSELONE · 09/27/2014, 02:05 AM

yes very possible

kw22 · 09/27/2014, 02:46 AM

They are eggs

Saltliquid · 09/27/2014, 03:32 AM

Your lysmata hit adult hood, congrats! Its officially a hermaphrodite now.

09/26/2014, 02:01 AM	#1
WhiteTang Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 435	Is this possible? I have a cleaner shrimp and today I noticed something really weird. Underneath the main body of the shrimp appears to be eggs between the tiny little legs she has to swim/move around. They are pale yellow in colour. Is it possible the shrimp will lay eggs? Or is this some kind of parasite? Please anyone with knowledge help out. I have been trying to take a photo but this is very difficult. As soon as I have a photo I will post. I also need to mention that this is the only shrimp in the tank. So Im guessing even if it is eggs they will never fertilize. I just hope its not a parasite! :/

09/26/2014, 04:33 PM	#6
Timfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,985	Here's an interesting article about them: http://www.livescience.com/16985-cle...er-rivals.html __________________ "Our crystal clear aquaria come nowhere close to the nutrient loads that swirl around natural reefs" Charles Delbeek

09/27/2014, 02:46 AM	#8
kw22 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Éire (Republic of Ireland) Posts: 435	They are eggs __________________ If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,it will spend its whole life thinking that it is stupid. Current Tank Info: All freshwater at the moment.Hoping to set up a marine tank in the future.

09/26/2014, 02:45 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	They are almost certainly eggs.

09/26/2014, 03:03 AM	#3
c.rob Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 430	I have a couple in my 180 . They have eggs every so often that are the pale color you decribe. They become good fish/coral food .

09/26/2014, 03:06 AM	#4
WhiteTang Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 435	Thank you for the replies @thegrun and @c.rob

09/27/2014, 02:05 AM	#7
FOSELONE THINK BLUE Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LOS ANGELES CA Posts: 4,865	yes very possible

09/27/2014, 03:32 AM	#9
Saltliquid Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 911	Your lysmata hit adult hood, congrats! Its officially a hermaphrodite now.