Help Sexing Some Rcs.

UKTex
  • #1
I got 5 shrimp about a month to5 weeks ago ish...I can see saddles on some of them. They are molting fine and seem quite happy. I recently switched to a sponge filter and I think the airation increase has perked them up quite a bit. Its a planted tank. I know I should be patient waiting for a berried female but I am now wondering if they are all female. 3 of them I can really see a saddle but the other 2 I'm not sure. it looks too dark maybe to be a male?could that keep me from seeing a saddle. The other is lighter but bigger...
My perams are stable temp74-76 gh/h 4/5 ph 6.5
Thought I saw some eggs but now I think its the shape of the body? Will eggs be unmissable?Anyways... I will (try) to upload a pic of the
20171021_111518-1.jpg questionably sexed shrimp! Hopefully someone can help.
Many thanks.


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Kylee'sAquatics
  • #2
I think the first one is a male but I can't tell with the second one
 
UKTex
  • Thread Starter
  • #3
Great.thank you.its hard to get good pics of these guys. If they are all happy and settling in do you know about when they should start to breed? I think they were juvies when I got them and started to develop saddles on the 3 for sure females. It was around sept 16th that I got them....
 
Kylee'sAquatics
  • #4
I m not sure, just be patient and keep them happy. Then you should have little rcs fry in no time.
 
UKTex
  • Thread Starter
  • #5
Okie doke...too right. I shall try!lol
Thanks.
 
Kasshan
  • #6
Looks female really long swimmerets, also males are noticeably smaller and thinner.
 
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UKTex
  • Thread Starter
  • #7
Are the swimmerettes the side of the body that hang down and rounded segments?...just checking so I know what to look for. This one is a bit smaller than the others but is quite dark too,hence the uncertainty...
 
Sina-key
  • #8
I never saw any berried female in my tank but I saw baby shrimps and their slow growth on their population

In my opinion both of them are female correct me if I'm wrong
 
PatrickShrimp
  • #9
They are both female. You can tell because their tails are round underneath.
 
UKTex
  • Thread Starter
  • #10
Thanks everyone. Its seems I have 5 females. I did go to a not so local fish store and happened to pick up a male. Maybe they will breed maybe not. They are fun to watch either way. I had decided to get some rasboras for the tank. They did not have 6 least rasboras so I got 3 emerald eyes and three least. He did give me the bundle price for them tho. However one emerald eye turned out to be a galaxy/ CPD. Woohoo! I wanted some but they are spendy and the store doesn't normally stock them. On enquiring it turned out that 3 more CPDs were with the emerald eyes and he let me have them for the same price as the emerald eyes. They were a mistake from the supplier. He even delivered them a week later with my new 15 gal. fish tank.( They may eventually go in this one when ready.) This store delivers the fish themselves. Cool. If anyone is ever in stockport UK look up the Fishroom....now I will have to start a new thread for the rasboras.
Thanks again for answering my shrimp question!
 
PatrickShrimp
  • #11
Np good luck breeding your shrimp
 

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