Shrimple minded Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 I came across a few posts last night on SKF that discuss using shrimp antennae length as a tool to help determine the sex of a shrimp? I had never heard of this........am wondering if this is still regarded as effective practice? It is noted that this should just be used as a "confirmation" tool to draw a conclusion based on other factors (body shape, curvature), but the general thought process is that: - males have antennae length ~2x body length - females have antennae length less than 1.5 times body length (1-1.5x) http://shrimpkeepersforum.com/forum/topic/3412-pics-to-help-sex-shrimp/#comment-3412 http://shrimpkeepersforum.com/forum/topic/5837-sexing-by-antennae/#comment-5837 Also noted is difficulty in sexing juvenile shrimp via this method, as their antennae aren't fully formed. Thoughts? Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Let's go to the "Post Your Shrimp Pics" thread and see if this theory stacks up. http://www.shrimpspot.com/index.php?/topic/1817-post-your-shrimp-pics/&page=1 Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 I have a photo on my FB page about it. I'll try to dig it up. had to go back to jan 2015 to find the photo/link. http://www.shrimpcorner.co.uk/blog/post/14-sexing-freshwater-shrimps Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Very interesting. I have never heard of this until now, after looking through a bunch of my pictures I can tell you for certain my females certainly have extremely short antennae. Soothing Shrimp and Shrimple minded 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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