froballer

I have molly fry in one of my other tanks that are around a half inch, I can move some to this tank to build it up more before shrimp. something like that is what youre suggesting correct?

Thank you! the water will be preconditioned for a few days before I do a water change so ammonia should drop before entering the tank.

I have a 3.5 gallon tank i'm currently cycling that will be planted and I hope to get 10 or so shrimp for a shrimp only tank. I've been fish keeping for over a year but never any shrimp. My tap water parameters are Ammonia .25-.5ppm nitrite 0ppm nitrate 0 ppm pH 07.2-7.4 GH 125-150ppm KH 120ppm temp 74-72 (no heater) I would love a blue variety shrimp, but which shrimp species will thrive given my parameters? The only chemicals I use is seachem prime for water changes. I am using a sponge filter rated for 20 gallons for filtration. I have a gravel substrate, capped with about 1 inch of sand, plus a handful of small stones (quarter size). Any advice about best shrimp species, foods, or other shrimp specific info is welcome!