Dwayne Brown Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Hi all I am cinsidering getting cherry shrimp. But because they cost so much I want to know if anyone has had any success or believes that they could succesfully breed in a community setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric R Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Depends on the fish and how much room there is for the baby shrimp to hide. I was more successful in my community tank when it was just cardinals and corys. I've noticed less baby shrimp since I added apistos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 I have a 29 gallon with 8 pritilla tetras 1 bristlenose pleco 6 endlers 4 corys and 1 rainbow goby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 They like stable water parameters. If you’re doing regular water changes for the fish make sure you’re keeping things stable and your water falls within the parameters for Neocaridina. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 As far as I know otocinclus are the only fish that won't eat baby shrimp, but you should be able to get a colony going in your tank if you provide enough hiding places for them. Keep in mind that you probably won't see them very often. If breeding shrimp is your goal I highly recommend having dedicated shrimp tanks without fish. A few snails are okay. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 What type of biding places should I have @JettsPapa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Making rock piles throughout the tank will help the baby shrimp have a better chance of survival. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, Dwayne Brown said: What type of biding places should I have @JettsPapa One of the places I frequently find baby shrimp hiding in is mulm. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMongler Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Dwayne Brown said: What type of biding places should I have @JettsPapa I have cherry shrimp breeding well in my 20 gallon wide community tank, and the best hiding places seem to be the big clumps of java moss. I also have a fairly coarse substrate, so I also think they disappear into that to get away from the bigger critters as well. I started out with ~6, now I easily have over 30. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 @ererer @Patrick_G @JettsPapa @H.K.Luterman @Daniel @RockMongler I have a 29 gallon with 8 pristilla tetras 6 endlers 1 l144a pleco 1 rainbow goby 4 corys would these fish eat all the shrimp or would they be okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 I am also wondering if you need hard water for shrimp my water hardness out of the tap is 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I'd think the tetras and cories would happily eat baby shrimp if they can get at them. If you're going to keep neocaridinas (cherries), you will want to add some hardness to the water, and supplement calcium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 How do you supplement calcium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric R Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 22 minutes ago, Dwayne Brown said: I am also wondering if you need hard water for shrimp my water hardness out of the tap is 0 There's a difference between kh which is a measure of alkalinity and has to do with carbonate hardness, and gh which is general hardness and includes calcium and magnesium. Adding crushed coral in a bag in your filter can add calcium and increase kh. Unflavored cuttlebone can also be used to increase calcium. What's your aquarium ph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Ph is 6.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I have soft water and sprinkled about a cup of aragonite in the substrate. It raised my pH from 7 to 7.4 and my GH and KH both from 4 to 7. I also give them mineral junkie bites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 I have used crushed coral in the past to raise hardness. Will try again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 It’s a bit of a gamble. Your fish might eat them and they definitely don’t like soft water. I had the same situation and lost a bunch of $7 shrimp before I learned. Now I have them in a separate tank and I might try some in the community tank when the colony gets bigger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenP2003 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 6 hours ago, Daniel said: One of the places I frequently find baby shrimp hiding in is mulm. Definitely, and mulm is the key to jump starting a shrimp colony, all that microfauna for the babies to feast on. I have attempted to colonize cherry shrimp in all 9 of my tanks. Only 2 have been a fail because of the fish - my daughter's 20 gallon, with honey gouramis and green fire tetra; and my living room display tank, with large corydoras, zebra loaches, and rainbowfish. By far the most successful colony is in my pleco growout. Tons of vegetables and repashy fed several times a week, loads of pleco poop. The secret is poop! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, StephenP2003 said: Definitely, and mulm is the key to jump starting a shrimp colony, all that microfauna for the babies to feast on. I have attempted to colonize cherry shrimp in all 9 of my tanks. Only 2 have been a fail because of the fish - my daughter's 20 gallon, with honey gouramis and green fire tetra; and my living room display tank, with large corydoras, zebra loaches, and rainbowfish. By far the most successful colony is in my pleco growout. Tons of vegetables and repashy fed several times a week, loads of pleco poop. The secret is poop! Haha, that’s a lot of shrimp. They look great hanging out in the plants like that. Do you re mineralize at every water change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenP2003 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 10 minutes ago, Patrick_G said: Do you re mineralize at every water change? Yep. My GH is 0 out of the tap, and I have to change the water in this pleco tank 3 times a week nowadays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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