I'm in the process of setting up a shrimp tank, a planted twenty gallon long. I have a 29 gal community with some red cherry shrimp, and they're already breeding fairly quickly. My plan is to cycle the 20 with some tetras or something, then introduce some shrimp and see how they do a while.
I'm aware certain shrimp interbreed and this is undesirable because they lose their color, and I'm aware of which ones to not keep together. But I'm wondering if anyone can give me advice on which would look nice together, or any tips that would help me out with my first shrimp tank. So basically opinions. My tank is 20L as stated with two pieces of driftwood, some lava rock, black tahitian moon sand, and a black background just to give an idea of what the tank will look like, and what might look good in it.
And in fact, since I have RCS in my 29, I could start with snowball or yellow shrimp instead for some variety. But RCS would be easiest to get because I have a supply in my own home. One thing to keep in mind is price: I'm not looking to spend tons of money on shrimp, and I'll have to special order any kind of specialty (ie not ghost shrimp or RCS) shrimp from my lfs.
At the moment I'm thinking bee shrimp, green shrimp, amano shrimp, and crystal red shrimp all seem like good picks! I know the bees and crystal reds would interbreed but this is still very much in the planning stages, just trying to iron out a game plan.
Sorry if I'm rambling, it's just exciting! I'd love to hear about other people's setups as well.
I'm aware certain shrimp interbreed and this is undesirable because they lose their color, and I'm aware of which ones to not keep together. But I'm wondering if anyone can give me advice on which would look nice together, or any tips that would help me out with my first shrimp tank. So basically opinions. My tank is 20L as stated with two pieces of driftwood, some lava rock, black tahitian moon sand, and a black background just to give an idea of what the tank will look like, and what might look good in it.
And in fact, since I have RCS in my 29, I could start with snowball or yellow shrimp instead for some variety. But RCS would be easiest to get because I have a supply in my own home. One thing to keep in mind is price: I'm not looking to spend tons of money on shrimp, and I'll have to special order any kind of specialty (ie not ghost shrimp or RCS) shrimp from my lfs.
At the moment I'm thinking bee shrimp, green shrimp, amano shrimp, and crystal red shrimp all seem like good picks! I know the bees and crystal reds would interbreed but this is still very much in the planning stages, just trying to iron out a game plan.
Sorry if I'm rambling, it's just exciting! I'd love to hear about other people's setups as well.