Keeping Red Cherry Shrimp Alive

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snickle

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I have been unable to keep Red Cherry Shrimp alive long enough to breed. The are in a 10G.

Params

76 degrees
0 Ammonia
0 Nitrites
10 Nitrates.

I have had them in the tank with a common Pleco. No dice.

Currently the tank a 8 really small neons of some type. The shrimp are as big as the fish and I see no evidence they are getting eaten alive.

I buy them young they grow to adult size and then start disappearing.

Thoughts?
 

toddnbecka

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What's the pH, gh, and Kh of the water? The water may simply be too soft and/or acidic for cherry shrimp. They do best in hard, alkaline water.
 
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I don't know about the shrimp, but you say you kept them in the 10 gallon with the pleco? That's not a good idea... generally, a pleco gets to be 2 feet and needs 100+ gallons of water.... I hope you understand that...
 

snickle

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The 10G was a temporary home for him. Long since moved out and he was only 6" at the time.

I don't know about the shrimp, but you say you kept them in the 10 gallon with the pleco? That's not a good idea... generally, a pleco gets to be 2 feet and needs 100+ gallons of water.... I hope you understand that...
 
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