I have a 1g glass tank (8x8x6) that I would like to use to house some shrimps. I had maybe years ago and would like to have them again.
Anyways, I want to create a tank dedicated to them. I have already seen the http://www.fukubonsai.com/micro-lobster.html website. (I am hoping he will be able to sell me some rocks, substrate, the book, and food to me) The thing I can't seem to find much information on is how many I can keep... OceanRider sells 100 of them, but I am figuring that a 1g tank would be much too crapped for that number. (Doesn't take a genius to figure that out.)
How many can I keep in a 1g tank and how big a tank does 100 of them need?
Wanting hawaii red shrimp
Moderator: Mustafa
I think your 1 gallon can fit up to 50 of those little Hawaiian Shrimps. (I read on that Fukubonsai sight that they had a 1 gallon that started with 14 shrimps and grew to 40-50) so I assume you can get around 50 if you want...
I'm no sure if he (Fukubonsai) will sell you only shrimps as they have their own product / reproduction hatchery.
Try Aquabid.....saw some guy selling 50 for $12.50...maybe you can get him to sell you 25 for $6.75 or ask Mustafa here...I read that his Opae's are growing...
good thing is that the shrimps are pretty hardy, and easy to take care of...no need to filtrate the water or add air...
Got my-self 30 of them in my 10 gallon tank.......you can read my set up on the Red Hawaiian Shrimp thread... I'm hoping I can improve the quality of my set up so that they start reproducing..!
I'm no sure if he (Fukubonsai) will sell you only shrimps as they have their own product / reproduction hatchery.
Try Aquabid.....saw some guy selling 50 for $12.50...maybe you can get him to sell you 25 for $6.75 or ask Mustafa here...I read that his Opae's are growing...
good thing is that the shrimps are pretty hardy, and easy to take care of...no need to filtrate the water or add air...
Got my-self 30 of them in my 10 gallon tank.......you can read my set up on the Red Hawaiian Shrimp thread... I'm hoping I can improve the quality of my set up so that they start reproducing..!
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Yeah, there's a seller on aquabid stationed on the Big Island (opae ula capital of the world) selling them cheap as pets or as seahorse food 
Just search "opae" on aquabid. You can bid and try to save a mere $7.50, or buy it now and with shipping you're still only paying $30 for 50 shrimp.
One store here on Oahu was trying to sell these shrimp fro $2 each, and that is a heinous ripoff by comparison!
50 for $30 is a pretty good steal. Hopefully all buyers are prepared to keep them in brackish water though.
There is at least one reference on fukubonsai.com that says:
"Five opae-ula per quart of water is a relatively safe population density"
http://www.fukubonsai.com/M-L2d.html
So 20 in a gallon? That's a pretty high density and I wouldn't recommend trying to push beyond that from the get go (even though 20/gal is labeled as "safe" and not the upper limit). 2.5 gallons for 50... 5 gallons for 100. Technically, I'm speaking in terms of gallons of water, and not just tank size. As you probably know that a 5 gal tank in use won't actually contain a full 5 gallons of water... especially after gravel and rocks are added.
Just search "opae" on aquabid. You can bid and try to save a mere $7.50, or buy it now and with shipping you're still only paying $30 for 50 shrimp.
One store here on Oahu was trying to sell these shrimp fro $2 each, and that is a heinous ripoff by comparison!
50 for $30 is a pretty good steal. Hopefully all buyers are prepared to keep them in brackish water though.
There is at least one reference on fukubonsai.com that says:
"Five opae-ula per quart of water is a relatively safe population density"
http://www.fukubonsai.com/M-L2d.html
So 20 in a gallon? That's a pretty high density and I wouldn't recommend trying to push beyond that from the get go (even though 20/gal is labeled as "safe" and not the upper limit). 2.5 gallons for 50... 5 gallons for 100. Technically, I'm speaking in terms of gallons of water, and not just tank size. As you probably know that a 5 gal tank in use won't actually contain a full 5 gallons of water... especially after gravel and rocks are added.