got a couple CRS the other day out of the blue had no where really to put them so i tossed them with the cherry shrimp. will they be ok? will the crs breed in the same tank? would the cross breed?
CRS and cherry shrimp together?
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From all that I have read up on some red cherry shrimps are sold as Crystals, but most RCS come in a wide variety (crystals, red, blue, gree, etc.) are all a varient of Neocaridina denticulata, and thus yes will cross breed.
However, true CRS are: Caridina sp
Do you have pictures!?! They are very beautiful...and Expensive!
However, true CRS are: Caridina sp
Do you have pictures!?! They are very beautiful...and Expensive!
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No, they won't interbreed. Crystal Reds and Cherry Shrimp aren't even in the same genus (Caridina vs Neocaridina)
Take note that while Cherry shrimp are can withstand a large variety of temperatures (50s to high 80s), Crystal Reds prefer temperatures under 75F.
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well they are stuck with hard water of so cali.... i got 6 of them... i was going to put them in a 5 gal tank but needed to use it as a QT. the cherry are breeding like crazy i hope to be able to breed some of them. i have 5 red and 1 black crystal. not sure if ill need more then 6 to get a good colony going or what.
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Nice. I've always wanted crystal red shrimp. I do believe that they wont interbreed because of them being of a differnet genus.
Although, they might not even breed with eachother since you only have 6.....
Although, they might not even breed with eachother since you only have 6.....
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