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Hi sorry if anyone feels mislead! I am raptor83's girlfriend, we use the same computer etc - no confusion intended. I didnt realise it was such a problem :( Apologies. Ill just ask to use his username instead from now on, didnt realise I would get us both banned :smt010

I feel quite bad now ...

Sorry, I did read all the shrimp variety pages, as I mentioned in my first post, but I dont know anything/understand about shrimps 'genus' etc so have no idea if they would interbreed.

I am just looking for a good shrimpates for cherry shrimp that wont interbreed, enjoys the same water conditions ...

Oh, and does anyone know which is the best shrimpmate for Red Cherry Shrimp? I was thinking of getting tiger shrimp, are they good together, or do the inter-breed?

Thanks everyone for your replies

There seems to be abit of conflicting opinion as to how many shrimp are needed to start a good population :?

After reading articles elsewhere, I get the impression that all red cherry shrimp orignally came from just a couple of shrimp - so they are really already ...

How big are they at four/five months old?

Thanks for your suggestion, but I did originally try five endlers (see earlier post) and he ate them all aswell. I only bought danios this time to save abit of money, and see if anything had changed - which it hasnt. He does readily accept shrimp pellets ...

Hi Badflash,
Nice pice of your tanks :)

Im having abit of trouble with my M. Rosenbergii - I tried some more fish - four Zebra Danios, as they are cheaper than endlers and are about the same size - he ate every one of them. I even saw him eat the last one - he grabbed it with his claws whilst it ...

Hi everyone,
Sorry if this has been asked before - I did a search but couldnt find any threads that answered this question.

I have just bought 5 Red Cherry Shrimp (3 female and 2 males about 1.5-2cm each) and I just wondered if there would be enough genetic material for a population from only 2 ...

Thanks for your ID Badflash,

I have been keeping him well fed - I found out by a process of trial and elimination that he needs/eats 10 shrimp pellets a day (I feed him one every hour and its gone within a few minutes) plus the odd piece of chicken etc. Up until yesterday there was just 'Graham the ...

Thanks everyone for your help!
Frugalfish - how long do you quarantine a plant to make sure its released any chemicals used on it?

Thanks Badflash
Is there any chance you can ID my shrimp? (male/female/which form)
Here is a pic:-

I have only had it three days, but it seems to be doing well - destroying my plants!

Thanks for your reply - I had just heard the certain plants could be toxic or posionous to shrimp if ingested etc. Maybe I should rephrase my question to "What are the best plants for a shrimp tank?"
I currently have Java Moss, Elodea Densa and Cabomba Australis, but would like to try some new types ...

Thanks Badflash
Can I just ask what you have found to be their favourite food? (what do they go crazy for!)
Thanks again

Hi everyone,
(Sorry if this had been asked before - I did a search but didnt come up with anything)
I am planning to go down to my local pet shop to buy some more plants for my shrimp tank. I was going to get some new types that I havent tried using before - but wondered if any plants are known to ...

Hi Badflash,
I just wondered if you could please help me with a few questions :-
-How you can tell a Blue claw apart from a runt if you only have the one M. Rosenbergii? (so I cant compare)
-Do runts eventually become Orange claws or Blue claws, or do they always stay as a runt?
-How are females ...

8x10 wrote:How do I grow algae.? My tank doesn't seem to have much green type. I do have some brown

I too dont have much green algae - is there anything I can do to kick start its growth?