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Hi,

I want to know, how many shrimp can fit comfortably in a planted, ten gallon , temperature controlled glass tank, with a light and no fish.

Thanks,
Chris

P.S. I have different species, including large fan shrimp.

I would never put an Atyopsis into a ten gallon tank. It will probably hide all the time and you will never see its interesting behaviors. These animals get big and need a lot of space.

The various small Caridina species can be kept in ten gallon tanks, but even there I would start with a small group (about 10 shrimp) and let *them* propagate instead of adding more shrimp. A ten gallon does not give you that many options.

Mustafa

In a ten gallon tank you can fit a lot of shrimp,
But I do agree with the author above that you should start with about 10-15 dwarfshrimps (bee/bumblebee/crystal-reds etc.) and let them sort it out by themselves. Eventually you can introduce some "fresh"blood to the tank to prevent inbreeds but you will be 1.5 or 2 years further then. Many people who breed shrimps have 10 gallon tanks or even smaller ones. These tanks can only be used for dwarfshrimps! Atyopsis or Macrobrachium is no option!