shrimp temps

mjordan29

mjordan29

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ive had my three species of shrimp for about 2-3 months now and i keep seeing berried femaly but no shrimpletes.

im not sure whats going on but i wouldnt mid some answers. these are strictly shrimp tanks.

my only other Q is should i have heaters. i know everyone keeps them differently but im wondering if i need heaters. right now i do not have any in there but i guess i could put some heaters in those tanks.

will that just speed up the metabolism or what?


thanks,
mjordan
 
I have a similar problem. I have CRS and RCS together in a tank at 75F. For every 100 eggs, I see maybe 5 that make it pass the juvenile stage.
 
ive got sponge filters with alot of plants....

3 seperate tanks....
a red cherry shrimp tank
a yellow shrimp tank with green shrimp also (they are different species and do not hyeridize)
a snow ball tank....

the cherries, yellows, and snowballs are thecnically the same species... the greens are completly dif.


10 gallon tanks

water changes when needed. usually every week or every other week... conditions are good
 
What temperature are your tanks at? I keep my Neocaridina at about 77F.
What are your water parameters? What is your PH? Neocaridina prefer a PH above 7.
What are your GH and KH?

The more information you give us, the more we'll be able to help.
 
If you have a lot of plants, are you sure that there aren't shrimplets around, and just hiding? They're small, and good at hiding. I typically don't see shrimplets. They hide in my moss.
 
well i have alot of moss in my snnowball and cherry tanks. the yellow has anarchas and hornworts and stargrass floating

my ph is usually 6.7 ish sometimes lower

i dont know anything else.... i dont ussually test my water.... ive got a test kit so ill do it later... i dont like my test kit much. its a year old dip strip thing
 
that is low for neocaridina and green babaulti, they are all species which really prefer moderately hard water. If you are getting berried females and no young, this is likely why. They can all tolerate temp ranges from 70-80ish.
 
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