tcup56

Is it possible for a ghost shrimp to breed without a male? I have had one lonely ghost shrimp for a long time, I noticed today that she/he has what looks like eggs on it's underside - the eggs are kind of a pink or beige. Is this possible?

sirdarksol

Unsure. Inverts are often capable of "cheating" when it comes to breeding.
It's also possible that she's creating eggs that won't be fertilized. It happens with some creatures.

angelfish220

I dont know? If she was carrying the eggs when you got her, then they are probably fertilized.

tcup56

I've had her since last summer so she couldn't have been carrying the eggs since then. Anyhow, I'll never know if the eggs were fertile or not, the mystery will not be solved--she died after I put her into a new tank. I'm kicking myself--I hate being responsible for something dying.
Thank you for your replies, I appreciate it.

ThisGuy

Don't beat yourself up there life expectancy is only a year or two. It happens thats life.

tcup56

Thanks for the help. I'm disappointed that we were unable to find out what would happen.

sirdarksol

Yeah, that's too bad.