LOKelly Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I have searched but I can't find a definitive answer to this one. My blue tetras carpet bombed the java moss with eggs. The moss is the primary hang out for my neocardina shrimp. Is there any chance of survival for the eggs? I can't find anything regarding the likelihood of these shrimp eating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 This is just my experience but shrimp for me only eat the infertile eggs and eggs that fungus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOKelly Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 @guppysnail I hope that's how it turns out. If so, I'll have a ton of cochus blue tetras. Three females dumped eggs in there, one right after the other. Fingers crossed. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Neos are like shrimp egg nurses. They'll keep the fungus cleaned off and only eat the bad ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOKelly Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 Something I hadn't mentioned before is that I found a few eggs on a couple of leaves. I have 2 fry that just hatched! Wow are they tiny. I will have to check the java moss with my magnifying glass. Although, if they're there, I hope they're clever enough to keep their heads down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 11/25/2021 at 10:32 AM, LOKelly said: I have searched but I can't find a definitive answer to this one. My blue tetras carpet bombed the java moss with eggs. The moss is the primary hang out for my neocardina shrimp. Is there any chance of survival for the eggs? I can't find anything regarding the likelihood of these shrimp eating them. I'm not sure where the forum/90's chat rooms went, but many breeders have increased yields by keeping shrimp in egg/fry grow out tanks. The shrimp do an infinitely better job than us humans at turning eggs that need to be turned, and keeping mold, fungus or bacteria from wiping out a clutch, with zero need for methylene blue. For new breeding pairs of fish that hadn't yet developed good parental instincts, I used to breed the parents and remove them as soon as they indicated they were going to eat eggs or fry. The shrimp had zero problems with picking up nanny duties. Only fish that didn't increase survival rates was my discus. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 11/26/2021 at 1:57 PM, Torrey said: breeders have increased yields by keeping shrimp in egg/fry grow out tanks. Agree I always put shrimp in my CPD hatch tank if they don’t migrate on sponge filters on their own. They do a lovely job. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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