Neocaridina Shrimp Tub

[NanotankBank]

Hello,

I’ve recently setup a neocaridina shrimp breeding tub. Just used a plastic Al “food-safe” tub I got from Wal-mart. Have a sponge filter and Java moss with a few rocks containing anubias glued to them. What I was wondering is if a substrate is needed? I plan on this being a breeding tub for blue dreams and I’d rather keep it as cheap as possible, but I want to know if a substrate is actually needed or not

[nabokovfan87]

On 4/13/2023 at 7:13 PM, NanotankBank said:

What I was wondering is if a substrate is needed? I plan on this being a breeding tub for blue dreams and I’d rather keep it as cheap as possible, but I want to know if a substrate is actually needed or not

definitely not required, but it would be beneficial to add something for biofilm to grow on.  Here's a video to check out that might be interesting for you!
 

Here's another one as well with a bit more robust setup.