I have had baby shrimp hatched for a week or two, and theyre still clear

[flopperfrog]

the mama shrimp isnt the best color, but not dull, id say on the lower sakura grade, but all the babies are pretty much clear, i dont see any red on them, but i think they mustve developed some by now. is this normal or has the female just mated with really low grade shrimp? (i bought her berried)

 

[ProudPapa]

They certainly may color up more as they get older, or they may stay clear. I don't believe there's any way to know other than just wait.

 

[richiep]

Have you got pictures

 

[flopperfrog]

Have you got pictures

here you go:

 

[richiep]

They are very clear its a case of wait and see here but I dont think they'll colour up to much

 

[flopperfrog]

They are very clear its a case of wait and see here but I dont think they'll colour up to much

oh, eh oh well i dont mind clear shrimp. i was looking around today and some of them are def sakuras you can see all the dots but some of them are clear. its not much of a surprise bc my adult shrimp are low-normal grade

 

[richiep]

Things can change, some do not colour until just before maturity which is around 4½/5months but yours look more clearer than some I've seen
They almost look like snowball

 

[flopperfrog]

Things can change, some do not colour until just before maturity which is around 4½/5months but yours look more clearer than some I've seen
They almost look like snowball

is that a type of shrimp? they’re def cherry shrimp just pretty clear
here’s another pic from today

 

[richiep]

Looking at that she's thrown a batch of wild type

 

[flopperfrog]

Looking at that she's thrown a batch of wild type

oh darn really? i didn’t think they were THAT clear

 

[richiep]

I keep coming back here and looking at these photos they are just so clear
Do you have pictures of would be parents

 

[flopperfrog]

I keep coming back here and looking at these photos they are just so clear
Do you have pictures of would be parents

well these batch are from her being berried when i got her, but these two are most likely her

here’s another pic of the babies

 

[richiep]

How long have you had these shrimp

 

[flopperfrog]

How long have you had these shrimp

since april 11, 19 days or 2 5/7 weeks

 

[richiep]

I'm wondering if those shrimp were in the bag and you didn't see them as the colours don't compute

 

[flopperfrog]

I'm wondering if those shrimp were in the bag and you didn't see them as the colours don't compute

they def werent, i would have noticed as there are a lot in the tank. i had 2 females that were berried when i got them one had a bigger clutch

 

[richiep]

What other shrimp were in the tank they came out of

 

[flopperfrog]

What other shrimp were in the tank they came out of

they looked like mostly the same color, some a little dark and some a bit lighter, though she might've gotten berried at the actual breeder where the store got them from bc i got her already berried and idk how long they were held before being sold, if at all

 

[flopperfrog]

What other shrimp were in the tank they came out of

another baby pic (eating spinach )