Looking for some help with a new setup im trying
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:16 pm
hello all,
I'm somewhat new to the shrimp hobby, have had some green caridina and yellow neocaridina, and red cherries before.
I am lookign to set up a new shimp tank, the theme as odd as it may be is "superman", I will be doing this by adding as follows,
Yellow - yellow neocaridina shrimp
Blue - Blue tiger
Red - ??
I knwo I cant do red cherries or crystal reds, and ive searched online for a species of red shrimp that wont interbreed with the with two aforementioned colours/species.
My thoughts are this thus far,
1) red carribean dwarf filter shrimp (Micratya poeyi) - only breeds in brackish water thoguh, thus colony/color will eventually die over 1-2 years.
2)Hawaiian Red Shrimp/Volcano shrimp (halocaridina Rubra) - only breeds in brackish water, colony eventually will die off.
3) possible dwarf red crayfish - though possible may attack baby shrimp, other tankmates
just wondering if any enthusiasts may have a solution, or may perhaps know of a different freshwater breeding red shrimp that will not interbreed with yellows, or blue tigers.
your help will be much appreciated!
cheers!
John
I'm somewhat new to the shrimp hobby, have had some green caridina and yellow neocaridina, and red cherries before.
I am lookign to set up a new shimp tank, the theme as odd as it may be is "superman", I will be doing this by adding as follows,
Yellow - yellow neocaridina shrimp
Blue - Blue tiger
Red - ??
I knwo I cant do red cherries or crystal reds, and ive searched online for a species of red shrimp that wont interbreed with the with two aforementioned colours/species.
My thoughts are this thus far,
1) red carribean dwarf filter shrimp (Micratya poeyi) - only breeds in brackish water thoguh, thus colony/color will eventually die over 1-2 years.
2)Hawaiian Red Shrimp/Volcano shrimp (halocaridina Rubra) - only breeds in brackish water, colony eventually will die off.
3) possible dwarf red crayfish - though possible may attack baby shrimp, other tankmates
just wondering if any enthusiasts may have a solution, or may perhaps know of a different freshwater breeding red shrimp that will not interbreed with yellows, or blue tigers.
your help will be much appreciated!
cheers!
John