Opaeula.co.uk

A dedicated forum and online store for the Opae ula shrimp! 

Share photos/videos, journals and logs for your Opae ula tank setups for others to read.
 #3430  by odin
 
7 new larvae in my breeder tank tonight and there seems to be 2 females releasing them, I may have 30 larvae or so by the end of the week if I'm lucky :laugh:
1.jpg
1.jpg (1.17 MiB) Viewed 4711 times
2.jpg
2.jpg (1.12 MiB) Viewed 4711 times
3.jpg
3.jpg (911.07 KiB) Viewed 4711 times
4.jpg
4.jpg (592.6 KiB) Viewed 4711 times
5.jpg
5.jpg (504.62 KiB) Viewed 4711 times
6.jpg
6.jpg (941.02 KiB) Viewed 4711 times
 #3438  by odin
 
I have 14 larvae now including the 7 from yesterday, the stripped mother has 1 left to release then i just need to wait for the 2nd mother to start releasing and i think she has at least 15.
 #3440  by odin
 
They all tend to hide post larvae for the first few weeks at least.
Last edited by odin on 13 Jun 2017 20:21, edited 1 time in total.
 #3441  by odin
 
Crappy iPhone camera shot but this is the 2nd one about to release her larvae:
1.jpg
1.jpg (711.06 KiB) Viewed 4710 times
 #3443  by odin
 
1.jpg
1.jpg (1.13 MiB) Viewed 4709 times
2.jpg
2.jpg (1.17 MiB) Viewed 4709 times
3.jpg
3.jpg (992.51 KiB) Viewed 4709 times
Last edited by odin on 14 Jun 2017 19:14, edited 1 time in total.
 #3447  by odin
 
A quick count up of the larvae born this week and i lost count at 32 :happy:

Spotted this new mom too tonight:
1.jpg
1.jpg (1.03 MiB) Viewed 4708 times
 #3449  by odin
 
Vorteil wrote:Envious! Pretty good shots with an iPhone.
Thanks! Once your tank is just right you dont really have to do much... they just breed like rabbits :happy: :lol:

99% of my photos are taken with my DSLR Sony NEX-5N with their Sony E 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens, Not the best equipment but it does an ok job (i didnt want to spend much money just for taking a few shrimp photos lol. The not so good photos are taken with the iPhone.
Last edited by odin on 15 Jun 2017 21:20, edited 2 times in total.
 #3452  by odin
 
There is still someone releasing larvae in the breeder tank, i counted 45 larvae and saw a mother still holding onto some that will be released soon.
  • 1
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 27