monty703 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 OK so this was brought up on another post, and I have to admit, until I actually see the shrimp bending in two I don't know when a shrimp is ready to molt. Ive been told that once you see the saddle forming they are ready....however Ive had my females saddle and not molt??? I would love to be able to co-ordinate a female that is getting ready with selecting a male for her. Any pictures too would be very much appreciated. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Shrimp molt as babies, it happens when they out grow their skin, just like a snake sheding it's skin. If you see the saddle that's when you stick her with the male you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Depends on the type and tank I guess but I would pair them up as soon as I see a saddle. My PRL berry up with in a couple of days of releasing their last baby. I recently wanted to moved a female from one PRL tank to the next but I didn't want any of the offspring from the original tank in the new one. So I waited till she started to release babies and I moved her into a breeding box. As soon as I noticed he no longer holding, I dripped and moved her to the new tank. Like clock work, she was berried in the next couple of days. So know your shrimp of just pair them up early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 How do you see the saddle through shells with thick/dark coloration? I just ordered a couple large breeder boxes yesterday so I was wondering the same as monty. I haven't had my TBs long enough to know their schedule yet, the one I did have release her eggs was berried again within the week but for the first time berry Im not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 OK help us dummies out here, there has to be someone experienced enough that can actually tell other than the saddle when a female is likely to molt. My female is in the box with a male and she's got a big saddle and Ive dosed with Eros and they danced but NO molts. What now...dim the lights, put on Enya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 You can see when they are about ready to molt by the dulling of their color and shell appearance. I combine that look with when males start freaking out, then look for the female that looks to be hiding. Those two indicators have never failed me. Dendrobatez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks ryeguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forumsnow Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Yes, i do the same as Rye. Once I see males dancing I look for a female who is kinda hiding and being mostly motionless. It takes a lot of energy for a shrimp to molt so you will see them being much less active before they molt. Have been pretty lucky to be around when males start dancing, maybe 80% of the time, my wife who stays home with my son has also become very good at spotting females about to molt. RyeGuy411 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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