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 #6507  by tzg
 
congrats vorteil, do u know why some shrimps drop eggs and some manage to hold eggs well?
 #6510  by Vorteil
 
@tzg

I have no idea. I know or i'm guessing mine drop their eggs from time to time. I'll see berried females but no babies over time. I would say my jar has been the most successful compared to my tanks based on the opae ratio. Maybe this is due to the jars being consistent. I never move it or feed it. I open it twice a month. It sits next to a window year round. I'm sure the opae in these have dropped their eggs from time to time.

I'm just curious when it will reach max population and stop breeding.
 #6516  by odin
 
shrimps need stability, they love it.
 #6527  by tzg
 
time will tell when it reaches its max population, meanwhile we wish u will get there soon! :smile:
 #7520  by Vorteil
 
It's been almost half a year since i've posted anything on my jars. I thought maybe the small quart jar had reached it's maximum capacity. Back in January I saw a few berried females but none of the eggs hatched. I check the jars out from time to time. Looked today and saw 4-5 free floating babies and a berried female. Not the best pics.
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 #7524  by Vorteil
 
@Opaeforms :laugh:
The wood is a black sea fan. That's what happens to it over time. Maybe since the opae are always grazing on it the black skins wears away. You would have never known that that's what it is.

Only a quart. There's probably over 50+ opae in there. Too hard to really get an estimate since they're always going in & out of the lava rock. Pics aren't too good since I was specifically trying to get the berried female and she kept moving.
 #7565  by Vorteil
 
The half gallon is off to a good start. I have not had any berried females in this one until now.
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