Looking For A Shrimp Species

Raul-7 · Post by **Raul-7** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:07 pm

I'm looking for a new shrimp species that isn't a prolific breeder like my current RCS, that isn't too competitive for food like Amano's are and is small like RCS. Anyone have suggestions?

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:21 pm

The first thing that pops into my mind are the bumble bee shrimp. I have a few and they have not produced eggs yet. I have also not heard of many hobbyist who have bred them in large numbers. These little guys are also active and behave like CRS and RCS in regards to feeding and non-breeding activities. Maybe I have all male or all females because mine do try to mate with other types of shrimp

Anyway they are one of my favs and that is what I have experienced

milalic · Post by **milalic** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:31 pm

That is a good suggestion. You can try some bee and/or tiger shrimp as well.

-Pedro

zapisto · Post by **zapisto** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:08 am

i think the first question to Raul-7 would be : in what water param he want put this population.......

i am probably out of the things but i think this point is an important one to answer this particular question:roll:

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:19 am

I agree with zapisto that water parameters are one of the most important things for shrimp. So I would recommend reading about the shrimp you are interested in keeping in order to provide the best water/temperature conditions for them. Please keep us updated.

Raul-7 · Post by **Raul-7** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:22 pm

Thanks everyone.

Parameters-
Temp: 84F
pH: 7.2
KH: 2
GH: 6

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:35 pm

Temp: 84F is what catches my attention

That is at the high end of the spectrum and most shrimp will have problems with the temp being that high. I use a clip on fan which lowers my temp by 6 degrees F.

Raul-7 · Post by **Raul-7** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:43 pm

Neonshrimp wrote:Temp: 84F is what catches my attention That is at the high end of the spectrum and most shrimp will have problems with the temp being that high. I use a clip on fan which lowers my temp by 6 degrees F.

It's actually what I set it at, it's because my pleco's are warm water species and they will suffer at 78 or lower.

Kenshin · Post by **Kenshin** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:42 am

One suggestion I can give is Green shrimps, Caridina cf. babaulti. Even though they are prolific breeders, their young grow SUPER SUPER SLOW. So it would be a while before you see a population explosion in your tank. They are a tropical species and can tolerate temperature up to 86 F in my tank conditions. If you just adjust your pH a little higher to 7.6, it would really make them happy.