we hve some sea monkeys and theyve been swimming around attatched at the head but i cant tell what they are doing
i dont know if sea monkeys do it differently..
but theyve been doing it for hours and i tried poking them but they just dont let go!
how do sea monkeys mate?
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your sea monkey's (Brine shrimp) are fighting. Using their graspers they "lock horns" and once they lock heads this battle can go on until one or both die.
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The majorityof brine shrimp are females. This is important
because the females are able to fertilize
their own eggs without the assistance
of the male brine shrimp This method of reproduction is called
Parthenogenesis. However, towards the end of fall, males are required to produce over wintering cysts. The production of
cysts requires sexual reproduction which means that males need to contribute sperm to the egg. This special adaption
allows the brine shrimp to flourish in the Great Salt Lake and maintains genetic variability.
If well cared for and kept in a low salinity, your adult brine shrimp will (or might) spawn in your aquarium. Every adult female is capable of producing 75 nauplii a day, or 300 every 4 days. They will be able to spawn 10 times during a normal lifespan. However if well cared for they can, as I stated earlier, live for as long as 3 months and during that entire time spawn every 4 days.
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sea monkeys are just brine shrimp, honey.
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Sea-Monkeys can reproduce both sexually (requiring a male and a female) and asexually. When the eggs are laid, there are fewer males than females per "litter". This is probably because they are not needed for reproduction. Females stop reproducing with the males when the males are too few.
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I have no idea how artemia nyos (sea monkeys) mate, but it's possible that they aren't joined at the head, if you take my meaning.
In any case, a female will produce young either by releasing nauplii (baby sea monkeys) live into the water (called ovoviviparous). Sea monkeys do this when water conditions are good. Otherwise, the female will lay eggs (called cysts…what you grew your first sea monkeys from) that will remain dormant until water conditions improve. I'd just keep an eye on them to see how things play out, and not worry about it too much.
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Funny isn't it, most people feed seamonkeys to fish.
I know I'm not answering your question, but I think a lot less people would feed "seamonkeys" to their fish if that was the name on the food package.
Seamonkeys reproduce in little castles. I've seen it on the ads in the comic books. It's TRUE!
They also wear crowns, but only when you're not looking.
" Sea-Monkeys® are a true miracle of nature. They exist in suspended animation inside their tiny eggs for many years. The instant-life crystals, in which the eggs are enclosed, preserve their viability and help to extend still further their un-hatched life span! Sea-Monkeys are real Time-Travelers asleep in biological time capsules for their strange journey into the future!
The joy of watching Sea-Monkeys grow offers a lot more than just pure fun. It is one of the outstanding educational experiences of a lifetime, because the entire life-cycle of these unique creatures are fully recreated. Conceived in 1960 as a biological novelty, the “fantasy” has transformed into brilliant reality."
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DO NOT POKE THEM! It says in the manual that you should leave them be. Mating can take a days and yes they are attached and don't let go.
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Danielle is correct. This is a way they fight. Seamonkey's.com check it out.
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