Cherry shrimp and ?

[aardvark1]

I keep Brig Apple snails with my shrimpies; shrimpies will ride on the bigguns and eat off their shells.

10 gal tank with sponge filter, a sprig of water wysteria and a bunch of java moss.

Break up an algea wafer and spread it across the front of the tank; all chow down-don't last long (the 2 adult snails have laid 5 clutches and I got around 200-300 babies-they are going to fellow fishkeepers and in my other tanks (except the JD tank-not until they get real big!))

 

[desertgoldhound]

If you decide you would like to sell a few brig snails PM me won't be able to do anything untel around the midle of Jan. I will look into them in the mean time and see if they are what I would like.

 

[starfishplus]

Hi i bought some cherry shrimp off ebay about 9 months ago and i added them to my 55 gal tank and some of my guppies picked them toooo much...so i moved 3 of them to a 10 gal tank ..i had 1 male and 2 females with eggs..1 female died before she laid her eggs..but the other hatched hers and from them 2 i have about 150 right now i have even trade some for other things and gave to my sister...but she had a hard time with hers for 1 thing she did not add any live plant and i think the got stressed. so add live plants..i have it in mine.i also have the ramshorn snails in there too..i get overloaded with them at times and i was flushing them till i found out how many people wanted them so now i give them away..ok if u have any ???? pm me ...good luck

 

[Hutchewon]

What do all of you feed your shrimp?

 

[aardvark1]

I break up a Hikari Algea Wafer and drop it in the tank; shrimps and snails go nuts over it.

Also they feed on the algea and other micro organisims in the tank; I take java moss that is algea cover, drop in tank, it's clean the next day.

 

[VTwinFanatic]

I actually feed my shirmp algae wafers and shimp pellets....keep in mind that cherry shrimp are omnivores so they do need some meet in their diet....from time to time they get a small piece of frozen food that i feed my discus and community tank....

 

[desertgoldhound]

I plan on giving mine (yes they have already eaten) a mixed diet. I am buying some sukiny (However you spell it) some blanched vegtibles and some algie wafers. I am also soaking some tiles in a small dish with water directly under a light so that I can give them these when they fill with algies (this is just an experament).

 

[Left Coast DJ]

Anyone drop oak leaves into their shrimp tank?

 

[desertgoldhound]

Well I live in the middle of the desert. But if you would like to send me some oak leaves well Yea I would try it. Maybe I will be able to get back up to my home state of Oregon one of these years. Summer time of course BRRRRRRRRR.

 

[Hutchewon]

I break up a Hikari Algea Wafer and drop it in the tank; shrimps and snails go nuts over it.

Also they feed on the algea and other micro organisims in the tank; I take java moss that is algea cover, drop in tank, it's clean the next day.

It's weird. My shrimp will not touch the Hikari algae wafers. I'm feeding a small fish in the tank with them baby brine shrimp and I think they are eating the artemia.