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03/12/2006, 06:43 PM
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Shrimp Gender
How do you determine a shrimps gender? I have two pair of shrimp. One Cleaner, and one Peppermint. And how do they mate?
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03/12/2006, 06:44 PM
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These shrimp are hermaphrodites.
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03/12/2006, 06:52 PM
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OK. how do they reproduce?
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03/12/2006, 07:22 PM
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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.
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03/12/2006, 08:17 PM
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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.
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03/12/2006, 08:22 PM
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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.
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03/12/2006, 09:00 PM
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Thank you. Great info!
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03/12/2006, 09:39 PM
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what would the layed eggs look like?
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03/12/2006, 09:52 PM
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here is a pic of my skunk cleaner shrimp eggs all the green area in the swimmerets. (hard to see)
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03/12/2006, 10:19 PM
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funny thread their witchdoctor... to many bumps on the head from all that rock climbing with the jeep.... just kidding... lol
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