Help...cleaner shrimp with eggs?

[RickySan]

i have had a pair of cleaner shrimp for about 5 months. Today i noticed that both shrimp had green "eggs" right under there tails. I saw on BLUE PLANET that this is where the eggs stay? Does anyone know what i should do from here? can both shrimp hold the eggs? are they eggs?

[Doe5ia14]

You don't need to do anything. They will simply release the eggs into the water where corals or fish will consume the eggs.

[BangkokMatt]

They pretty much carry eggs continuously if you have a pair. Its free fish food!

[joesfiddy]

both of mine have eggs and they release them every so often and you can see the lil tiny shrimp babies get eaten up its cool

[coast2coast7390]

theres nothing you can do really...and if im mistaken you cant breed with 2 females

[BangkokMatt]

Originally posted by coast2coast7390
theres nothing you can do really...and if im mistaken you cant breed with 2 females

Yes - its strange really. I had one cleaner shrimp and no eggs. Got another and they both have eggs. I don't understand how it works. Can anyone clarify. Do male and female both carry.

[ROB2005]

Like everyone just said, not much that you can do. When they do release the eggs, just sit back and watch the show as your fish voraciously gobbles them up.

[greenbean36191]

They're hermaphrodites. Both of them are male and female.

[RickySan]

sounds great??? i was hoping for some baby shrimp not free fish food...oh well such is life. thanks for the replies!

[scotmc]

You could get a fry net and put them in QT.