Common Saron Shrimp (Saron rectirostris) Breeding Guide

Saron rectirostris is a nocturnal Indo-Pacific hippolytid shrimp. As an egg-carrying caridean with planktonic larvae, it is not reared in home aquaria.

Overview

Saron rectirostris Hayashi, 1984 is an accepted hippolytid shrimp species in the World Register of Marine Species, recorded from Indonesia and the wider Indo-Pacific. Like its close relative Saron marmoratus it is a nocturnal, reclusive reef shrimp that hides in caves by day, and it belongs to the same genus and family.

Conditioning

As a nocturnal, cave-dwelling species, it requires shaded refuge and feeding adjusted to its night activity. Detailed reproduction-specific conditioning is not documented in whitelisted sources for this species.

Spawning & Berried Females

As a caridean shrimp of the family Hippolytidae, the female carries fertilised eggs beneath the abdomen until hatching, following the general reproductive pattern of the family and genus Saron.

Larval Care

Hatched larvae are planktonic before settlement, as in other hippolytids. No whitelisted source documents a practical home protocol for rearing the planktonic larvae of this species to settlement.