Is my cleaner shrimp pregnant?

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  1. Kwhitt

    Kwhitt Plankton

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    This is so strange, i only have one shrimp and she looks to be pregnant! I guess she couldn't resist that sexy shrimp haha.:kiss:
     

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  3. thirty5

    thirty5 Plankton

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    Yes it appears that it is. Do you have 2 cleaners? The fry will not survive and when they hatch it will be a feeding frenzy of live food
     
  4. Kwhitt

    Kwhitt Plankton

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    no i don't that's why im so confused. I have had this shrimp for about 5 months too so it didn't get knocked up from the LFS. Do they just randomly produce eggs?
     
  5. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    They have been known to change sex or he shrimp was originally pregnant and you didn't see it at first or she was at an early stage.
     
  6. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    Too funny - trying to figure out how your shrimp got knocked up :)
     
  7. Kwhitt

    Kwhitt Plankton

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    I know haha. This shrimp needs to be on and episode of Jerry Springier lol!
     
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  9. Fly5150

    Fly5150 Astrea Snail

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    The Maury show. "He's is not the father"
     
  10. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    Shrimp can be both sexes and impregnate themselves.
     
  11. nc208082

    nc208082 Zoanthid

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    + 1 on what say said. I had two and they both would get pregnant at the same time.
     
  12. packerfreak25

    packerfreak25 Bristle Worm

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    I have a cleaner in my 29 that does that