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Re: Opaeform's 65cm tall IKEA BERÄKNA vase

PostPosted:23 Aug 2019 18:18
by Opaeforms
One of the females that had eggs now has ONE egg left! 😆 Is that common? The others seem to be holding on to a few more...

Re: Opaeform's 65cm tall IKEA BERÄKNA vase

PostPosted:23 Aug 2019 22:56
by Algae In Space
Yeah! In my case only two have made it!

Re: Opaeform's 65cm tall IKEA BERÄKNA vase

PostPosted:24 Aug 2019 12:17
by odin
It seems common that first time pregnant Opae ula shrimp drop most eggs but the more they get berried they better at keeping them they get.


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Re: Opaeform's 65cm tall IKEA BERÄKNA vase

PostPosted:15 Jul 2020 11:40
by Opaeforms
Just wanted to post a quick update. This tank is doing really well. I've had lots of eggs hatch since I last posted so now my population is steadily increasing :smile: . Here's a photo of it currently:
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I would say there are about 25 adult individuals.

And for the larvae... on Monday I returned from a week away from home to see this!
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Can't believe how many there are! Previous berried females had been producing no more than 4 larvae. There must be more than 40 larvae in the tank currently.

Is there any danger the colony might collapse after a while if these all turn in to adults and this happens again?

Re: Opaeform's 65cm tall IKEA BERÄKNA vase

PostPosted:16 Jul 2020 22:00
by odin
They will slow down breeding once they start running short on space, the shrimp don’t require lots of space so I wouldn’t worry just yet!


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