My guppys would have shrimp dinner daily. I put ghost shrimp in my 75g. for my rope fish, and those guppys get half of them. what they can't fit in their mouth, they pick, and pull till a leg comes off, or a tail, or whatever can be chewed. I don't think guppys and any type dwarf shrimp would be a good idea.
Crystal Bee/Crystal Red or Red Cherry Shrimp? Oh, and any compatible fish?
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I have 3 RCS currently in a 10g tall with 2 guppies and a few neons and they seem to be doing fine, in fact, one is pregnant. They love the moss balls and java moss on bamboo sticks. Check this out, their names are "Manny, Pedro and Ortiz"
Uh. those arent RCS, RCS are Red Cherry Shrimp, and are red.
Those are CRS, Crystal Red shrimp, as they are red and white. C grade to be specific.
RCS, and CRS are 2 different species. The RCs are more adaptable, than the CRS are. CRS require softer more acidic whater, wheras RCS are adaptable to a wide range of conditions.
http://www.shrimpnow.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=20
http://www.shrimpnow.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=68 (explains some of the terms in previous article)
They come from different genera, so they should not interbreed. RCS from Neocaridina, CRS from Caridina.
Well, my experience is totally different. I have about 30 guppies not counting tiny babies in a 55 gallon tank with CRS and RCS shrimp. The RCS breed like mad, the tiny shrimplets are all over the tank and I've never seen a guppy go after one. I must have well over 50 Red Cherries. I'm still waiting on the CRS to breed. I just got them a couple weeks ago.
