Information for people wanting to breed Cherry Shrimp

[epicfish]

Originally Posted by goatdemon

I recently cleaned out both of my canister filters and found three live fish and a couple dozen shrimp of various sizes. I recommend using foam on the intake. I was contemplating using pantie hose over the intakes since I have the type that does not come with the foam. hmmm. . . ?

Yes, or a prefilter sponge would also work.

Originally Posted by renown

not sure if this is a noob/rhetorical question or if its been answered, but is it a bad idea to have ghost shrimps in the tank with the cherries? im worried that they'll go after the new babies

It depends on the species of ghost shrimp. They're commonly mislabeled in this hobby. Some are passive while I've read reports that others will go after snails.

[Joetee]

Pantyhose over an intake will work, however, it will clog fast. I tried it and quickly removed it. I was using the well, white on one side and blue on the other, can't remember what it is called. I just cut a piece and used zip ties to keep it on. It does work quit well, but it is always a pain to change it weekly. Now I started using a black spunge prefilter which has a whole all the way through it. It is about 6 inches long and round. I slide one end over the intake pipe and use a small blue stone air bubbler pushed into the bottom end. This so far has worked out fantastic. It is black so you can hide it very easy behind some plants etc. Large enough so it don't suck to hard to allow the babies shrimp to escape. Does not slow the uptake of water much at all if any. I think this one is made my Hagen. I think I paid $7.00 for it.
Joe