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11-17-2005, 06:24 AM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: bellaire, ohio
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|  how long would it take for cherry shrimp to get big enough to feed to an oscar? and how long do they usually take to breed? and how often? im moving my convict fry to a 10 and the convicts to a 20 (where they belong i know) and i was wondering about what to do with the 5.5, i thought of some fancy tail guppies and a frog, but these sound interesting, any pics of full grown? or just pics in general? im mostly concerned with growth rate though.
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11-17-2005, 07:12 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas
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| i had some babies 2-3 months ago and now they are having babies of their own. If i was feeding an oscar i would feed guppies instead cause they have more babies at a time where cherries have maybe 30 or so babies at a time. |
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11-17-2005, 03:17 PM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Canada
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| Cherry Shrimp don't prey on their own offspring???? Cause I've been eyeing those Cherry Shrimps at my lfs for a while now but I wasn't sure to go for them til I did more research (and clearly this thread has made a VERY valuable source of information for me  ) Is there a specific size or age as to when the shrimp reach sexual maturity? Cause I mean, the ones at the store aren't even 1" yet, more like 3/4"..
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11-17-2005, 11:05 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California
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| No, they don't eat their babies. They start to get mature at about 1/2" to 3/4". If you see females with a yellow saddle in the neck area, it means they're about to reach maturity. I've had babies reach sexual maturity at about 2 months from birth. |
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12-29-2005, 09:32 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coolville, Ohio
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| About how much do cherry shrimp cost? They sound awesome.
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01-26-2006, 10:17 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Florida
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| The guy I bought my Zebras from had Cherry Shrimp in the tank with them to clean up their food mess. So I'm hoping to find some over the weekend. This sticky really helped with some of my basic questions. Thanks
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03-17-2006, 05:25 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sacramento, California
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| how can you sex ghost shrimp
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03-26-2006, 07:45 PM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas
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| Thanks a lot Lotus. I was wondering why my 15 died without a trace. Guess it was the nitrates. I doubt the platys ate them, or did the 1 YoYo loach? Sadly, they were a gift from a relative, so you hate to see them go bye-bye like that. Recently she asked to see them...oh well. |
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