I have several tanks with cherry shrimp. In all but one of them the cherry shrimp are a deep bright red. In one tank, the cherry shrimp (as they have reproduced and reproduced) have ceased being a bright red and are almost translucent with a green saddle...weird. I feed all the tanks the same, the only difference in this tank is that it does not have driftwood, just oak leaf litter. The tank temp is 74-76, 0 ammo, 0 trite, less than 10 trate. water changes every 4 days of 40%. They are fed algae wafer, sinking wafers, and fresh veggies. The tanks is planted with java moss walls, lace fern, and anubias. They are healthy and reproducing, just clear (some have red dots). I know I need to infuse new blood every so often, but I haven't had these very long and the other tanks are not pale. Any ideas? suggestions?
Cherry shrimp question
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Do you have any other neocardina (sp) shrimp that may have interbred with the cherrys?
Interesting about lack of wood,lack of red. Maybe do a little experiment with the pale guys to see if that's it.
I haven't kept these yet, but I'm very tempted. So many people love them.
Interesting about lack of wood,lack of red. Maybe do a little experiment with the pale guys to see if that's it.
I haven't kept these yet, but I'm very tempted. So many people love them.
I don't think there could be any "pollution" from other shrimp as I only bought 10 to begin with. I have had them several months...not an outrageous length of time. I added the leaf litter to add the tannins...perhaps I will add driftwood and see what happens.
I have heard, but have no idea whether this is true or not, that they can be a darker color if the environment they are in is a darker color (dark substrate, etc). I wouldn't think that after a few months the inbreeding would result in that much loss in color since the original ones that got transfered would still be alive (depending on their age when they were introduced). My personal opinion is that it has something to do with the difference in the environment, be it chemical, biological or my first thought.
hmmm. guess I need to get some little driftwood (all my pieces are mammoth) and add it and see what happens with the future offspring.