Both of my cleaner shrimps spawn in my reef!!! (Videos attached)

[Zeal]

So both my cleaner shrimps spawns in my reef last Monday. Haven’t been able to get around to upload and post the video on here.

Happened around 12am. I did one final check before bed and noticed something was floating in the tank. I turned off the flow and…..

behold!! I’m a father to hundreds of baby shrimps! I turned off the flow, return, skimmer, reactors. Everything for a couple hours to allow the fish, corals and whatever else to try and catch some of the baby shrimps.

A ton were also in my filter socks and I flipped the socks into the sump and let the shrimps get into the sump. Hopefully some are still alive and hiding in the chaeto. Below I attached 4 videos of what I saw! Very unique and happy I was able to see this in person.


Baby cleaner shrimp in filter sock

Both cleaners with babies

Full view of tank

Up close shot of the baby cleaner shrimps

 

[FMF0331]

Awesome, I have 6 cleaner shrimps and still waiting for the magic to happen. I always see eggs on the swimmerets.
Or maybe the magic already happed and all the fish had a feast while I was asleep.

 

[Dburr1014]

Amazing.
Do you do moon lighting?

 

[Zeal]

Amazing.
Do you do moon lighting?

I do for a couple hours

Awesome, I have 6 cleaner shrimps and still waiting for the magic to happen. I always see eggs on the swimmerets.
Or maybe the magic already happed and all the fish had a feast while I was asleep.

I was surprised the fish weren’t going crazy. Guess everyone was sleeping