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I like these shrimps(look at my username) but don't have the space to keep them. But after looking at Mustafa's article, maybe I could try out Asian bamboo shrimps. Seriously, this shrimp hobby is addicting!

Thanks guys. Does anybody know from experiance what the minimum tank size is for 4~10 of these crayfish?

First of all, it is not advised to keep fish with the shrimp. Fish will often harrass and kill the shrimp by physically attacking them or by stressing them. Also, if you ever have baby shrimp they will most likely be eaten by the fish. It really does not make a difference what size the fish is sinc...

Hi, I don't know the English name of this cray and since I don't have a picture, I'll try to describe it the best I can. It is small, not exceeding 3 inches It is green when young, and when it grows up, it turns blue. It has a attractive pattern of marbled spots on its body It is an all-female speci...

Thanks for all the advice! I also wanted to keep Neolamprologus brevis in this tank but I'll have to but another one for them... Neonshrimp, so a single piece of wood with Java fern is okay? I'm assuming the adults don't eat they're babies? And the leaves I'd better wait. There's piles of snow here ...

Make a sponge filter? Tooooooo noooooooisy. I'll just use a bigger filter.

How densly should I plant the tank? I was thinging of a piece of wood with lots of Java fern.

Oh yeah, what kind of filter do you recommend? I was thinking of using a hang-on with a sponge filter sponge over the entrance so it won't kill baby shrimps.

Okaaaaay...Sorry, After reading Mustafa's article, I got to know lots of things. Which leaves me with one question; Does a shrimp tank need a lid?

Hi! I want to set up a 6 gallon cube tank with cherry shrimp, but there are a few thing that I want to know beforehand. 1. Does the tank need a cover? The tank didn't come with one so it means that I have to make my own if so 2. Is a hang-on filter good enought for filtration? It gives off a strong ...

I think something is being lost in the translation. Just because a shrimp is tranparent does not mean it is a ghost shrimp. The term ghost shrimp has pretty much lost its meaning. If you have wild type Neocaridina or Caridina the shrimp will only be interested in dead fry. Macrobrachium, Palaemonet...

But what are you trying to tell me, Veneer? Don't keep shrimps with baby cichlids? Not trying to be rude, of course.

Thank you, Badflash, thats good to hear :D So could I keep some of them with Neocardinia species? The ones that look like cherries but are transparent? I kept them in the past, they were wonderful so I was wondering if it were possible. But aren't there stories of fry being eaten by ghost shrimp?(no...

Cichlild fry(L. carueleus, P.acei)So, that means I should try a different kind of animal?
But, if I was given a bigger tank, could I keep vampire shrimp with the fry?(this is only a question that isn't a issue with my original question)

Well, since I had to give up keeping vampire shrimp(don't have a spare tank) I'm looking for a different kind of shrimp to keep. I was originally planning to keep 1 vampire in my ten gallon tank with my fry but instead, is there any other kind of shrimp that I can keep with fry?

Okaaaay, after much more serching, I found out that vampire shrimp don't really apreciate ten-gallon tanks. So do I have to give up my dream?