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Shrimp01 · 04-12-2008, 02:24 PM

What small shrimps are compatible with the ghost shrimp? Which on them are good looking?

What size of tank is necessary for housing 20 ghost shrimp and may be later 10 of the other kind of shrimp, for variety? Can the tank be XH - extra high, 24" deep (60 cm), or it should be long and shallow?

Preferable temperature for this tank? Suitable for a ghost shrimp, java moss, java fern, and maybe other shrimps you advised.

How much food per day for each ghost shrimp? It's shrimp only tank, no leftovers after fish feeding. I'm overfeeding now, giving them the large Formula Two pellets (and the other food too, rotating menu), 1 pellet for a shrimp. Seems, that they are not eating all pellet in one day, and it has to be removed next day. Anything for making maintenance more simple?

20 ghost shrimps are now housed in 18g translucent rubbermaid container with plants, for a couple of months (this tank is running for 1.5 yrs total). They were bought as a feeders, but these are left unused (sorry, gentle folks), and I'm trying to set good looking planted tank for them.

I have empty tanks, any of them can be used:
- 20g XH (looks like 2 10g tanks, placed on the top of each other)
- 5g hex
- 12g Nano-cube

Thanks.

04-12-2008, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shrimp01 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2	Shrimp compatibilty, tank size, temperature What small shrimps are compatible with the ghost shrimp? Which on them are good looking? What size of tank is necessary for housing 20 ghost shrimp and may be later 10 of the other kind of shrimp, for variety? Can the tank be XH - extra high, 24" deep (60 cm), or it should be long and shallow? Preferable temperature for this tank? Suitable for a ghost shrimp, java moss, java fern, and maybe other shrimps you advised. How much food per day for each ghost shrimp? It's shrimp only tank, no leftovers after fish feeding. I'm overfeeding now, giving them the large Formula Two pellets (and the other food too, rotating menu), 1 pellet for a shrimp. Seems, that they are not eating all pellet in one day, and it has to be removed next day. Anything for making maintenance more simple? 20 ghost shrimps are now housed in 18g translucent rubbermaid container with plants, for a couple of months (this tank is running for 1.5 yrs total). They were bought as a feeders, but these are left unused (sorry, gentle folks), and I'm trying to set good looking planted tank for them. I have empty tanks, any of them can be used: - 20g XH (looks like 2 10g tanks, placed on the top of each other) - 5g hex - 12g Nano-cube Thanks.