Red Cherry Shrimp 101-The Basics

[bitbot]

Great tutorial.
A little more help on how much to feed RCS would be helpful - I am a bit at a loss with this, since they eat so much slower than fish, and graze almost constantly.

 

[Cliff]

Thanks for info. Well presented.

 

[The Zigman]

Great tutorial.
A little more help on how much to feed RCS would be helpful - I am a bit at a loss with this, since they eat so much slower than fish, and graze almost constantly.

I just see how long it takes them to eat. Now with about 200 shrimp they eat everything i drop it the tank. I usually feed them every day, but in the beginning, i fed them every other day. I usually mix it up, shrimp pellets, algae flakes, and even cichlid pellets. they eat nearly anything.

Thanks for info. Well presented.

hey thanks man!

 

[yhbae]

Do you need to keep the tank top tight? i.e. are they good at escaping from the tank if you have any narrow spaces? I'm talking about spaces around heater wires as an example.

 

[ayra321]

wow good job.great pics.great info!

 

[Wycco]

Okay, I got my RCS in saltwater. Will they breed in water that is sg 1.025 and a PH of 8.0...?

They're tolerant of salt? I knew a lot of f/w shrimp were didn't realise RCS were.

Interesting... I assume you have to aclimatise them slowly. They should be fine for a brackish tank too then I assume.