Happy Amanos?

[James O]

Have had 6 Amanos in the tank for about a month now. 2 things have happened that I know are natural but am wondering what they mean regarding the wellbeing of the shrimp.

They have all shed and some are getting HUGE

And yesterday I spied this (sorry re the pic - was dark and the damn thing would not move out of the shade....even for an algae wafer


Eggs galore! And I spotted another one fit to bursting this morning. I understand bringing them on to adult is very hard, requiring salt water etc etc so I have no intention of trying that.

Are these good signs that all is well in shrimp land?

 

[MARKCOUSINS]

Yes James,i have around 40 in my tank and some are massive(had them about 2 years)and quiet frequently visible greyish eggs/lavare under the back legs.As you stated it is a very tricky process to breed them(nice read in the inverts section of someone who has been succesfull!).So i would say normal behaviour.Cheers Mark

 

[James O]

Thanks Mark. I'll assume then that they are happy - until they tell me otherwise 🙂