Artificial Shrimp Eggs Incubation Experiment

Greetings Fishlore!

So a few weeks ago, I found one of my pregnant shrimps dead in one of my tanks, still holding 13 eggs. This was at August 13, 2018 and I wondered if I could save these eggs.
I extracted all the eggs using a couple of medical-grade hemostats and a wooden toothpick, gently scraping the eggs off of the carcass.
After extracting them all, I used a pipette to get them out of the water and into a separate incubation chamber that uses a weak water pump and a plastic container, as I do not have a proper tumbler.
Today is now August 20 and here are some pictures of the eggs now:




Hopefully they will all hatch within a few days...

 

Amazing experiment. I did something like that with a guppy (already died) used an 11 blade to cut open the guppies belly, pulled out the babies, and put them in some warm water. Hatched in a few days, sadly none of them lived longer then 5 hours. Probably mal nourishment

 

Amazing experiment. I did something like that with a guppy (already died) used an 11 blade to cut open the guppies belly, pulled out the babies, and put them in some warm water. Hatched in a few days, sadly none of them lived longer then 5 hours. Probably mal nourishment

Did the molly embryos get some sort of aeration when they were still eggs? Microscopic fungI tends to end eggs even after hatching.

 

I put them in a large tub with a tiny airstone around 6 inches away. That’s what I figured. They look sick right off the bat and it was sort of a cool experience.

 

And what zoom is that microscope? 250?

 

This is so interesting will be watching. Keep us updated!

 

And what zoom is that microscope? 250?

I used a 10x diamond magnifier that really liked to fight with my autofocus, it's such a pain to use.

 

welcome
nice photo and the eggs look nice and clean, how much movement do you have on the eggs?

 

welcome
nice photo and the eggs look nice and clean, how much movement do you have on the eggs?

I used a weak airpump to circulate the water, and replaced the water by 60% every 3 days. I wanted to go with my micro HOB filter but that thing is on it's absolute last legs...

 

Update: IT WAS A SUCCESS!

 

Well done you, any idea how many hatched

 

 

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Well done you, any idea how many hatched

All 13 eggs hatched safely and without incident, and now they reside within a very secure, yet hard to picture moss hill.

 

I'll just leave all the things I did for any future shrimpkeeper who finds their shrimp mothers dead with eggs:

• I took my time scraping the eggs off of the carcass with a dull-tipped wooden toothpick.
• Placed the eggs in a separate container with not much light at room temperature. (I recommend a small pipette and never touch the eggs directly with your hands.)
  
• I used the same water from the tank where the mother died.
  
• Placed a weak dilapidated air pump for circulation at about 6 inches away from the eggs (Thanks for the idea MD_Plants !) .
• Replaced the water every 2-3 days at a rate of about 60%.
  
• Checked up on them every 12 hours.
• Placed the hatchlings immediately to a place where they could feed.

 

Congratulations!!!!

 

Oh, very nice! Congratulations!

 

very nice pictures