Just wondering how other people keep their shrimp. IE: what size tank, tankmates, feeding, water params, all that good stuff.
I've kept my cherry shrimp for a few months now and am exremely happy with them. They are in a 5.5 gallon planted tank with PH @ 8.1, KH-15, GH-20, temp 79F. I dose the water with iodine once a month, and plant ferts every few weeks. They also get an added kick of rift lake trace elements since there water comes from the same storage tubs that I use for my smaller rift lake tanks.
There is somewhere between 12-16 shrimp, hard to count. I do know that I have a much higher number of females than males.
I only feed once a week with Hikari's Crab and Lobster bites, and only about 5 pellets.
So far this has been working really well for me. I have one female that should be releaseing her larvae anyday now, and four more at last feeding count that are carring eggs.
There are no other fish in the tank, and a few MTS.
I've kept my cherry shrimp for a few months now and am exremely happy with them. They are in a 5.5 gallon planted tank with PH @ 8.1, KH-15, GH-20, temp 79F. I dose the water with iodine once a month, and plant ferts every few weeks. They also get an added kick of rift lake trace elements since there water comes from the same storage tubs that I use for my smaller rift lake tanks.
There is somewhere between 12-16 shrimp, hard to count. I do know that I have a much higher number of females than males.
I only feed once a week with Hikari's Crab and Lobster bites, and only about 5 pellets.
So far this has been working really well for me. I have one female that should be releaseing her larvae anyday now, and four more at last feeding count that are carring eggs.
There are no other fish in the tank, and a few MTS.