Red Cherry Shrimp

[odinthejd]

So I have a small 1gallon fish tank with a small led light and a filter. Would it be mean to put like 1 in the tank?? If it isn't that bad for shrimps how many could I nicely fit in there? Im not evening sure I would wanna do that to the shrimp just curious

 

[odinthejd]

Anybody got answers?

 

[Bubbles2112]

I would put one or two shrimp of the same sex into that tank. You definitely do not want them to reproduce in a tank that small. Personally, I would use the container as an aquatic plant container--a slow growing plant for sure--and put the shrimp in it so the focus is on the plant not necessarily on the shrimp.

 

[odinthejd]

Okay gotcha....I may get like a 20gal and get the shrimp breeding and put the babies in the 1gal as a grow out and once they get big enough put in the 20gal

 

[Bubbles2112]

Nah. Not a good idea. It is better to just leave the baby shrimpletts in the 20g and grow out in that. There is no danger to the small shrimps unless you plan on keeping fish in the 20g too.

 

[odinthejd]

No I was really thinking of having fish in the tank. Can I have red cherries with ghost's??

 

[Bubbles2112]

Sure can. I keep glass shrimps with my red cherry shrimp. I am sure that the larger glass shrimps can eat the baby red cherries but there are so many born that it is negligible.

 

[odinthejd]

Is it easy to red cherries?? Just let them in good conditons will they just get some lol?

 

[Bubbles2112]

LOL!

Yes, the Red Cherry shrimps (RCS) are very easy if they like the conditions. Conditions for a RCS means water basically. They are the bunnies of the dwarf shrimp world!

 

[odinthejd]

Sweeet!! They sell for a bunch also. At pet store they are like 5 bucks. I am planning on getting a 100gal mbauna tank so will have to wait a while to get a 20gal shrimp tank for breeding and selling. Side cash. Can you ship shrimps in like 3-4 days shipping or 1-2 day not the 24hour or overnight to save money?