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Neon yellow and Sakura red shrimp
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:37 am
by YoungMrHoward
I'm thinking of keeping neon yellow cherry shrimp and Sakura red cherry shrimp together. Is this a bad idea?
Also, I plan on using my 5 gallon marineland portrait style aquarium. Does anyone know if the filter on this is safe for these shrimp? If not can I just go without a filter?
http://www.amazon.com/Marineland-ML9060 ... n+aquarium
Re: Neon yellow and Sakura red shrimp
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:47 am
by jonesinfershrimp
i suppose it will be ok if you are not wanting to breed them (? youre gona want a second opinion though i'm not so sure about overflows and shrimplets) i know for the shrimp I keep its a bad idea (as ghost shrimp have a free floating larval stage)
and you can not go without a filter as far as i know. but again, get another opinion lol
Re: Neon yellow and Sakura red shrimp
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:45 am
by KenCotigirl
Not that keeping reds and yellow together is wrong but they will inter breed and you will end up with poor colored shrimp. Just go one or the other in my opinion.
Re: Neon yellow and Sakura red shrimp
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:06 pm
by Mustafa
That filter is not safe for small shrimp...they will get get sucked in. You can try to have a filterless tank, but you have to be even more diligent about overfeeding. Plus...after a while your water may become slightly cloudy.