#low key named them he xuan and shi qingxuan in my mind and no he xuan is NOT the male | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

prince-liest · 1 year ago

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shrimp often arch their backs and use their hind legs to clean their swimmerets, which they normally use to swim! pregnant shrimp like the larger female in the back also carry their eggs in their abdomen and use their swimmerets to fan water through the eggs, thus oxygenating them. these two will not stop breeding, even though amano shrimp are not actually able to successfully reproduce in fresh water. I suppose it means they're happy and healthy in their environment!

#fishblr #aquariums #planted tank #shrimp #amano shrimp #personal #petblogging #so I actually am not 100% sure if they're boning because she only got berried like RIGHT after I added the second shrimp #which seems really fast and I know for sure that crayfish can store semen for a VERY long time (many months)#but I haven't found evidence online that shrimp can do it to except some people saying they probably cannot #so I'm tentatively assuming they're boning #shrimp love #low key named them he xuan and shi qingxuan in my mind and no he xuan is NOT the male #he xuan is the giant menace that's been established in the tank since basically its inception #anyway these were some really good shots of amano shrimp self-grooming considering all I have is my phone camera

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