A berried shrimp is a female carrying eggs. When you visit our tanks, you will often see berried females and, around them, tiny shrimplets.
What “berried” means
Shrimp Science explains that a female carrying eggs is called a berried shrimp. She holds the eggs under her body, on her swimmerets, and carries them for around 3 to 4 weeks until they hatch (Shrimp Science).
Our berried females
These are berried females we filmed in our tanks:
- a blue king kong
- a cream boa (our boas come in several colours: orange, cream and green)
- a galaxy stardust
We post short videos of them on Instagram at @ebiyasg.
Shrimplets
Shrimplets are the baby shrimp, and our breeding tanks have them. We do not count them. Our fancy red tigers and blue king kong breed better than our boas.
Shrimplets do not always look like their parents. Our red devils came out of our fancy red tiger tank. Why that happens is in one tank, many looks.
Can I buy shrimplets?
We sell juveniles (less than 1 cm) and young adults (about 1 cm or more). Prices, booking and collection are in how to buy shrimp from ebiya.sg.
Want to breed your own?
How we set up a breeding tank is in best aquarium setups for Caridina shrimp, and the water we aim for is in shrimp tank water parameters for Caridina in Singapore.
Message us on WhatsApp at +65 6042 5590. Collection is at 55 Changi Road, #B1-01, on Tuesday from 1pm to 6pm, by appointment.
