Cherry colony help

Sd760 · 02-19-2013, 12:04 AM

I have had this colony for a while now 5-6 months. The tank is stable, I notice A week or 2 ago I had 4 large females with eggs ranging in different sizes. Now only one female is berried and they are still dark color not bright orange or pink yellow. Is this sounding about right? I feel like I have been waiting for a large bloom of shrimp baby's for months now, at first I thought my fish could be eating baby's I took out all the fish accept 2 corys and ottos pleco and 1 platty. Any input? I have a large java fern ball, 2 ceramic shrimp logs and tons of plants and moss bio film and I fee algae wafers and tropical flake. I want theSe buggers everywhere, and the growth of the colony is slow. I want to try and selectively breed them and am a struggling amateur, bummed lol

**Soothing Shrimp** · 02-19-2013, 12:11 AM

platies and cories will eat baby shrimp.

**Fdsh5** · 02-19-2013, 12:16 AM

Platies love shrimp. My Cory sterbai don't really bother my cherries but when I had platies they would hunt down shrimp if I dropped one in the tank. Also, if there isn't much for the shrimplets to graze on you won't get a high survival rate either

Sd760 · 02-19-2013, 12:33 AM

Awesome lol.

Sd760 · 02-19-2013, 12:33 AM

Well I'll take care of it thanks

Sd760 · 02-19-2013, 06:03 AM

I appreciate the help

02-19-2013, 12:04 AM	#1
Sd760 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/50%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Humboldt co. Posts: 500	Cherry colony help I have had this colony for a while now 5-6 months. The tank is stable, I notice A week or 2 ago I had 4 large females with eggs ranging in different sizes. Now only one female is berried and they are still dark color not bright orange or pink yellow. Is this sounding about right? I feel like I have been waiting for a large bloom of shrimp baby's for months now, at first I thought my fish could be eating baby's I took out all the fish accept 2 corys and ottos pleco and 1 platty. Any input? I have a large java fern ball, 2 ceramic shrimp logs and tons of plants and moss bio film and I fee algae wafers and tropical flake. I want theSe buggers everywhere, and the growth of the colony is slow. I want to try and selectively breed them and am a struggling amateur, bummed lol

02-19-2013, 12:11 AM	#2
Soothing Shrimp Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (77/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,539	platies and cories will eat baby shrimp. __________________ DBP Club! My thinking has been invert-ed!

02-19-2013, 12:33 AM	#4
Sd760 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/50%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Humboldt co. Posts: 500	Cherry colony help Awesome lol. Attached Images

02-19-2013, 12:33 AM	#5
Sd760 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/50%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Humboldt co. Posts: 500	Cherry colony help Well I'll take care of it thanks

02-19-2013, 06:03 AM	#6
Sd760 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/50%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Humboldt co. Posts: 500	Cherry colony help I appreciate the help

02-19-2013, 12:16 AM	#3
Fdsh5 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (28/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,049	Platies love shrimp. My Cory sterbai don't really bother my cherries but when I had platies they would hunt down shrimp if I dropped one in the tank. Also, if there isn't much for the shrimplets to graze on you won't get a high survival rate either

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