Cleaner Shrimp Babies

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  1. Ducncover

    Ducncover Skunk Shrimp

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    I have 2 cleaner shrimp in my 57g dt and they always have eggs. Its interesting to watch the eggs change from bright green to almost grey.. ive never seen them release them....until last night.. I got home at 11 last night which is an hour after actinics go off, and 2 hours after mh is off, leaving just my led moon lights. saw my cleaner shrimp on a rock just fanning its rear fins and releasing 100's of babies into the water coloumn... turned off my powerheads so I could watch them swim around and watch my fish go ape$hit eating the little larvea.. took a photo with my iphone but its pretty hard to see great detail, but it is amazing how many little larvea 1 shrimp can release.
     

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  2. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    very cool! Glad you got to see it!
     
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  3. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Cool, I had an emerald crab release larva about 2 weeks after I got her. Same thing, tons of larva and my fish had a feast.
     
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  4. reefer Bob

    reefer Bob Montipora Digitata

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    That's really cool you got a pic of it.
     
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