GC's CPB - Cambarellus patzcuarensis sp. "Brown"

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Out of curiosity if it is hard to breed CPOs (and the variations), I ventured into keeping it towards late November 09. Bought 4 CPB (Brown) from lfs when I saw it in a tiny tank (did not choose, took all 4).

The CPB happened to be, 2 males 2 females. While in quarantine, I saw a male attempting to overturn a female. Not long after introducing them into the tank, I noticed 1 female being pregnant.

Last Sat evening, I saw the other female mating, either it's their norm to mate for beyond 10mins, or the male has good stamina. Whichever... last night, I saw that female bending very tightly (as if, she was having cramps). Will go back and check them out tonight to see if she is pregnant.

Anyway, the 1st pregnant CPB has hatched her eggs last night. Here's the video taken using hp (blur image tho). If you look at the 3mins 40sec part, there is a baby CPB on the background.

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[Galatea]

Nice video bro. Thanks for sharing.

[ahloy]

congrats bro.. soon u will have lost of them.. keep us updated..

congrats bro haha .

Hi bro, how long did it carry it's eggs before hatching? My cpo has been carrying it's egg for quite sometime now... haven have any shrimplet forms.. still egg form.

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Thank you bros.

Just to add a little info on my tank. It's nearly a bare tank, with some SS mesh (US Fisseden), a lava rock, a few tubes for hiding. The base is white sand thingy, thus pH is higher at about 7.5. Water temperature is about 26 degrees. Apart from the abv, I don't hv much more info on the tank perimeters.

I feed them once a day with Hikari Crab crusine (did i spell it right?).

Originally Posted by eastsidex

Hi bro, how long did it carry it's eggs before hatching? My cpo has been carrying it's egg for quite sometime now... haven have any shrimplet forms.. still egg form.

The CPB was only pregnant for about 16 days (from day I saw eggs). As the eggs developed, it appears cottony. I was a little worried if the eggs hv gone bad, but on close observation, I noticed 2 black dots (eyes).

This hatching shd have about 15+/- CPB babies.

[LostBoI]

nice video...gratz on the baby delivery

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Thank u bro. Learnt a little here and there, and some from your thread too

Here's e photo (taken last nite) of a 1 day old CPB baby (circled), and another photo of the mother with a few babies still attached to her



The other female is pregnant, but not as many eggs.

[LostBoI]

u did something that i have never done before..that is to witness the delivery wahahaa...everytime i wanna see already the babies all over liao :P

[BettaFaNatiC]

thanks for sharing bro very interesting... congrats