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She was not carrying eggs at the time when I first saw her. I don't know if she was and ditched them first, but I do know there were a few that weren't berried. Now that I think back, I did have one female that was a bit questionable and maybe this one was it. Early on when I first added them to my tank, I believe she developed the white ring or line of death. They were able to molt and I thought she was in the clear. It's possible this one was older at the time of arrival, so she may not had adapted to my water parameters. Maybe she just got lucky until yesterday. I started with 12 shrimp and currently have 10. My earliest berried shrimp had maybe 5 eggs that I could see. I don't believe she has them any more but I have yet to see any shrimplets in my tank ? Most of my other females are all in varied stages but I think it will still be awhile (weeks) before I see any. I honestly question the stock of my bloody mary. They were sold to me as such but I think I got a mixed bag. I believe there are some mid to high grade cherries mixed in. One of them even has the "racing stripe" down their back which from what I read is not found in true bloody marys. I paid about $3.50 USD each, shipped. It wasn't a terrible price if I did get primarily high grade or bloody mary shrimp. I've seen ones for sale online for double or triple the price I paid for bloody mary. My LFS even wants $5+ USD a piece for a random imported neo! At the end of the day though, I enjoy my shrimp and love them just the same.