im getting a shrimp tank woo hoo.......
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http://www.bugsurvey.nsw.gov.au/html/popups/images/lge_fr-sh_col.jpg
can someone please tell me what this is
can someone please tell me what this is
DAVIDFBT
Extinct? Since when?
the only problem is i know nothing about shrimp............
what kind of shrimp should i get? Cherry Shrimp, easy to care for, and easy to breed.
what kind of tank requirerments do they have in order to survive? 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, <20ppm Nitrates, 76-80 degrees F.
what do you feed them? Crushed up flake food, and very small pieces of algae wafers.
the tank is going to be a 20-25 gallon Great, that's enough for 250-300 of them.
if you guys could help me out id be really grateful No problem.
p.s. my dad says that when he thinks i know enough about them and the care they need to flourish he'll get the tank ready and the shrimp ordered in.
Answers in bold.
If you're interested in yellow shrimp, there is a variety of freshwater shrimp which is yellow. It's actually the same species (Neocaridina heteropoda) as the red cherry but it's yellow instead of red. msjinkzd sells them and I just got some. Since they're the same species as the reds they have the same requirements.
Don't mix the reds and the yellows in the same tank. They will interbreed and the offspring will revert back to their wild coloring which is sort of brown.
Contact msjinkzd. She'll hook you up. She seems to be away this weekend but hopefully she'll be back soon.
another question now that i know WHAT to feed them HOW MUCH should i feed them when i get them????????????????
DAVIDFBT
Extinct? Since when?
Depending on how many you have, you can feed an algea wafer that has been crushed into little pieces and scattered around the tank, or you can feed them a tiny pinch of fish food.
For the 10 yellows I got recently, msjinkzd said to feed them a quarter of an algae wafer every other day or so.
