Cherry Red Shrimp -- Updated with pictures
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Cherry Red Shrimp -- Updated with pictures
Hey everyone I'm new here and I'm getting 10+ cherry reds soon. I have a 10g and 3g planted set up already. Both of the tanks are heavily planted with moss, java ferns, riccia and such. I'm using fine gravel as substrate and I have some rocks and driftwood in each of the tanks. I was wondering if this set up was alright. I was really wondering about how many shrimp per gallon would be good? I got VERY random results all over the net like 4 shrimp per gallon, 1 shrimp per 10 gallon and so on. Also, what should the minimum of shrimp be in one single tank to make breeding possibly easier? Thanks in advance
Last edited by Wisperian on Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Well ,
i dont have any formal answer for you, but only my own data.
personnally i have more than 100shimp in a 3.5g
all matter of maintenace schedule.
dont forget cherry Can live under conditions that are soft and slightly acidic (ph 6.6-7.0) to very hard and alkaline (ph 7.0-8.4 and above). Very adaptable shrimp. Is most productive and does best in soft to medium hard water with a ph in the alkaline range. Might not reproduce at all in water that is too acidic.
check the species page
i dont have any formal answer for you, but only my own data.
personnally i have more than 100shimp in a 3.5g
all matter of maintenace schedule.
dont forget cherry Can live under conditions that are soft and slightly acidic (ph 6.6-7.0) to very hard and alkaline (ph 7.0-8.4 and above). Very adaptable shrimp. Is most productive and does best in soft to medium hard water with a ph in the alkaline range. Might not reproduce at all in water that is too acidic.
check the species page
From my experience: they feel good in SLIGHTLY alkaline water, but above pH 8 reproducing slows down. Maybe I overlooked something at it was not the pH that mattered. IMO they feel best in a pH range 6,5 - 7,5. It is true however that they can live and reproduce in a larger range of parameters.zapisto wrote:ont forget cherry Can live under conditions that are soft and slightly acidic (ph 6.6-7.0) to very hard and alkaline (ph 7.0-8.4 and above). Very adaptable shrimp. Is most productive and does best in soft to medium hard water with a ph in the alkaline range. Might not reproduce at all in water that is too acidic.
it is not really hardWisperian wrote:Well, I just received them and guess what? One of the females are pregnant! I -think- that I have around 13-15 but they're too fast for me to count . I'm really hoping the eggs will hatch and such! Wish me luck
keep the good parameter and the good quality of water and you will dont know what to do with cherry
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Well, its a 3g eclipse planted shrimp only tank. These were taken by my new phone so I still don't know how to focus it. Sheesh But, you can make out the eggs as the yellow blobs :/ in the last picture
Oh yeah. they're different sized pics because I was playing around with the phone. The blurry white things are the shrimp haha.
Oh yeah. they're different sized pics because I was playing around with the phone. The blurry white things are the shrimp haha.
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I too have an Eclipse tank. You will need to put a sponge over the filter's inlet valve. I use a Hagen replacement sponge for sponge filters but there are others you can use. Just make sure the pores are not too large as the baby shrimp can be sucked up or crawl into the sponge. It's good to see that you have some moss, shrimp love moss