I want to know about your experience keeping these shrimp. just bought a few today and have 3 preggo females. they are in a 10 g tank by themselves with tons of java moss.
Cherry Shrimp info/breeding????
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I've never bred them before. However, I have done a lot of reading on them and how to breed them. Basically, the young come out of the eggs as miniature adults. There are no free-swimming larval stages involved in their develpoment. So, the young come out and drop to the substrate or plants or wherever and begin feeding. If you don't have an incredibly strong filter on your tank, they should be fine. If you have a filter that really moves a lot of water quickly, you might have to put a sponge on the intake. Most likely, though, you should be fine. Go to petshrimp.com for more info.
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buy a pump driven sponge filter so you dont suck up any of the little ones. A sponge filter also gives them something to eat
i agree. sponge filter is the way to go for shrimp or fry. at the very lest put a sponge on the intake of the filter.
I have cherry shrimp. I bought them and got all my information from petshrimp.com. But I will share some of my experience - your all set. Java moss and a sponge filter is all you need to keep them happy. And don't over feed. They eat miniscule amount of food and overfeeding would be disasterous. I have mine in a tank all by themselves. If you are truly looking to breed and raise the young. You must select tank mates that will not eat them such as otos and snails.
The female shrimp can only mate shortly after molting. You will notice the males swimming around feverishly like they are searching for the female. When one finds her they couple belly to belly and when they release each other the male falls away on his back as if he were dead or paralysed. He may lie there for a while and then resume regular activity (or have a cigarette). Anyway shortly after that, the female lays her eggs and moves them into her swimmerettes. You will also notice that the entire time she carries her eggs, her yellow (saddle) is missing. The yellow saddle is actually the ovaries and they won't reform until the eggs hatch.
Good luck. Enjoy your little shrimpys!
The female shrimp can only mate shortly after molting. You will notice the males swimming around feverishly like they are searching for the female. When one finds her they couple belly to belly and when they release each other the male falls away on his back as if he were dead or paralysed. He may lie there for a while and then resume regular activity (or have a cigarette). Anyway shortly after that, the female lays her eggs and moves them into her swimmerettes. You will also notice that the entire time she carries her eggs, her yellow (saddle) is missing. The yellow saddle is actually the ovaries and they won't reform until the eggs hatch.
Good luck. Enjoy your little shrimpys!
I have about 75-100 cherry shrimp in a 10 gal right now....you dont need a heater on your tank...the java moss and a sponge filter work great. Make sure to give them some meat in their diet as they are omniviorus and eat not only algae but meat and debris as well. As prementioned species tanks are best for these little guys. I typically do weekly w/c's of about 40-50% as they can be kindly nasty when eating and pooping. I started with about 12-15 last april and over the past year I've bought maybe 5-10 more and sold about 30-40 of the little guys. I also occassionly add a very small amount, about 1.5mL of Iodine about once a month for the little guys....it helps keep their shells hard and I feel that it helps with development of the young. Good Luck and be ready for TONS of them
