My cleaner shrimp with eggs

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  1. batchicken

    batchicken Plankton

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    My shrimp is loaded with eggs, which I know is normal, but she doesnt look good at all! She was laying on her back when I found her, about 30 minutes ago. Is alive but dont know what to do. PLEASE HELP!:confused:
     
    batchicken, Mar 22, 2011
    batchicken, Mar 22, 2011
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  2. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    It will be fine, cleaner shrimp produce eggs every certain week without a mate (hermaphroditic) and it exhausts them, they tend to hide. Without another shrimp the eggs wont hatch just seperate it into a container if one of your fish takes interest in it.
     
    thepanfish, Mar 22, 2011
    thepanfish, Mar 22, 2011
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