peppermint shrimp with eggs

[markdadof2]

So one of my two Peppermint's has a nice clutch of eggs. I know they will not make it to babies, but is this something that when she drops them the corals will eat, as well as the other shrimp and fish?

thanks.

[reef165]

I had one of mine do that a couple years ago and my 6 line wrasse payed it allot of attention while the eggs slowly dropped off it. I'd guess it prob ate some as well.

[moovinfast]

I have the same thing with my peppermints and my cleaner shrimp. Pretty sure it all turns into fish food.

[Lowman]

they are phytoplankton to your corals and fish

[pledosophy]

If you have a pair look for the shrimp fry at a half hour or so after first light. They will be towards the top of the tank.

 

My peps have fry every couple of weeks or so in each of my tanks.

 

Mine never make it past a couple hours in the system. I did used to have a system setup to harvest shrimp fry for feeding seahorse fry, but that has been some years. The majority were always at the top of the tank, released at the first sign of light, usually around 5-6am back in that apartment.

 

JME

[JManrow]

Mark - I have a book on raising peppermint shrimp, if you ever want to borrow it.