my cleaner shrimp has alot of green balls on it
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kathywithbirds
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yup, eggs. My two do it all the time now. They also decide to eat them occasionally.
Roks-Sharky
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You only have one?
hOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD this one shrimp? Less than a month?
Then you bought him pregnant.
They get copulate after they molt and will relase the eggs with the next molt.
These baby cleaner shrimp are impossible to raise. They never "settle" without some magical chemical cue that is not present in a tank. They will make great live food for the rest of your fishy pets.
You CAN raise PEPPERMINT SHRIMP at home!
How To Raise & Train Your Peppermint Shrimp
by April Kirkendoll
Amazon.com: How To Raise & Train Your Peppermint Shrimp: April Kirkendoll: Books
hOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD this one shrimp? Less than a month?
Then you bought him pregnant.
They get copulate after they molt and will relase the eggs with the next molt.
These baby cleaner shrimp are impossible to raise. They never "settle" without some magical chemical cue that is not present in a tank. They will make great live food for the rest of your fishy pets.
You CAN raise PEPPERMINT SHRIMP at home!
How To Raise & Train Your Peppermint Shrimp
by April Kirkendoll
Amazon.com: How To Raise & Train Your Peppermint Shrimp: April Kirkendoll: Books
nikkipigtails
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It almost looks like bubble algae besides him. Bubble Algae Might want to get that out.
JustDavidP
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They're cute buggers though..and yeah..as mentioned.. make good fish food.
My babes, fed to the seahorses...
Dave
My babes, fed to the seahorses...
Dave
nikkipigtails
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look at the 4th picture down
wonderloss
Member
I guess they are hermaphrodites, but this still made me laugh.
JustDavidP
Member
Yep... valonia...
Read this: 'Bubble' Alage: Selected Descriptions, Controls and Comments by Horge Cortes-Jorge, Jr. - Reefkeeping.com
Funny.. I just posted this same article to someone else in another post.
lcstorc... thanks
for the nice comment.Dave
lcstorc
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That's a cool article. Thanks
I think I had Valonia aegagropila on a rock in my tank. It was a very porus rock and I could never manage to get it all out. I put the rock outside and that of course took care of it pretty quickly but obviously killed all the corraline. Looks like I should be very glad it was only on the one rock.
I think I had Valonia aegagropila on a rock in my tank. It was a very porus rock and I could never manage to get it all out. I put the rock outside and that of course took care of it pretty quickly but obviously killed all the corraline. Looks like I should be very glad it was only on the one rock.