Information for people wanting to breed Cherry Shrimp - Page 6

LS6 Tommy · 12-12-2006, 09:57 PM

Thanks for the great info, Vinnymac! You just explained why I just lost 2 cherries and a new bumble bee. My nitrates were off the scale before my last H2O change.

I guess the Bumble Bee just took longer to die as it didn't go until after the H2O change. I just figured with such a low bio load (only 7 shrimp), the 10 gal wouldn't need as much attention. Like others, I have proved that laziness is the fishkeepers worst enemy. Sorry, shrimpy dudes! RIP

Our aquatic families are just like our teeth, ignore them and they'll go away.

Tommy

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Jimbo205 · 12-17-2006, 12:09 AM

Quote:

My nitrates were off the scale before my last H2O change.

Is this WITH a heavily planted aquarium?

LS6 Tommy · 12-17-2006, 01:27 PM

No. It's a 10 gallon bare bottom with an Emperor 200 HOB, a heater and a stock light. There's some African fern, some floating Riccia, some potted Brazilian pennywort and some sort of Anubia.

I just was REALLY lazy and not too thoughtful.

Tmmy

LS6 Tommy · 12-21-2006, 02:58 AM

Nitrates are 5 ppm, Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Ph 7.6, 78* F. After 2 days of H2O changes (4 gal each day out of a 10 gal tank. Ph and temp matched, treated with AmQuel) I lost a Bee and a Cherry tonight. I'm confused. They may have been nitrate poisoned from before, but it's weird. They get a little opaque and kind of act drunk, walk backwards or in circles or just lay on the bottom. Then they act normal for a day or two, then start acting weird again. Then they die. I am really losin' it. All the shrimp in the 58 gallon tank are fine.

Tommy

marco92 · 01-08-2007, 09:06 PM

I have a general question to ask to all the shrimps breeders.
It's quite important for me...
Do you do any fertilization??
Do someone of you have shrimps with a heavily planted aquarium??

vinnymac · 01-08-2007, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marco92

I have a general question to ask to all the shrimps breeders.
It's quite important for me...
Do you do any fertilization??
Do someone of you have shrimps with a heavily planted aquarium??

I would suggest you avoid it unless you absolutely have to. My philosophy was to always minimize the additives I used so the water was void of any possible compounds toxic to the shrimp. Shrimp are very sensitive to metals...specifically copper.

sandiegoryu · 01-08-2007, 10:00 PM

I am not a heavy duty breeder of cherry shrimp, but I've breed about 100 in my nano tank, transporting juveniles into my 10 gallon, and I have used things like double dosing excel, accidentally double dosing flourish, and I also dose nitrogen, phosphate and potassium, and my shrimp breed fine.

**A Hill** · 01-17-2007, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinnymac

I would suggest you avoid it unless you absolutely have to. My philosophy was to always minimize the additives I used so the water was void of any possible compounds toxic to the shrimp. Shrimp are very sensitive to metals...specifically copper.

I agree, Don't put things in you don't need to!

Keep it simple!

-Andrew

starrystarstarr · 02-25-2007, 07:45 PM

What the best wat to do a water change with out accedenty sucking upbaby shrimp? i have 3 preggo femals and i dont want to lose any babies.

**A Hill** · 02-25-2007, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starrystarstarr

What the best wat to do a water change with out accedenty sucking upbaby shrimp? i have 3 preggo femals and i dont want to lose any babies.

Just be careful, Usually it isn't too hard to avoid babies... especially if you take the water out of the middle of the tank.

Or use a cup...

-Andrew

**blueguppygirl** · 02-25-2007, 09:55 PM

I've been using a gallon jug with the top cut down a little. It's the best way I've found so far for putting the water back into the tank too since I can just lower the whole thing into the tank and slowly tip it over. I've tried hoses and such but I always ended up uprooting plants or disturbing substrate.

cjyhc4 · 04-02-2007, 01:38 AM

This has probably been answered somewhere, but how long does it take the eggs to hatch from the time they are first visible? from the time they drop down?

sethsmom5702 · 04-02-2007, 04:12 AM

I was wanting to start a nano shrimp-only tank soon and I was wondering this...If I keep CRS and RCS in the tank together, will they inter-breed? I may want to sell some babies in the future and I wouldn't want them to be hybrids.

**epicfish** · 04-02-2007, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sethsmom5702

I was wanting to start a nano shrimp-only tank soon and I was wondering this...If I keep CRS and RCS in the tank together, will they inter-breed? I may want to sell some babies in the future and I wouldn't want them to be hybrids.

They're different species and will NOT hybridize.

vdisoriented · 04-23-2007, 04:08 AM

I am new to this forum, and have read through some of the threads. I am wondering about shrimp and an underground filter tank set-up. OK? What about breeding?

12-12-2006, 09:57 PM	#76 (permalink)
LS6 Tommy Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Denville, NJ Posts: 1,099	Thanks for the great info, Vinnymac! You just explained why I just lost 2 cherries and a new bumble bee. My nitrates were off the scale before my last H2O change. I guess the Bumble Bee just took longer to die as it didn't go until after the H2O change. I just figured with such a low bio load (only 7 shrimp), the 10 gal wouldn't need as much attention. Like others, I have proved that laziness is the fishkeepers worst enemy. Sorry, shrimpy dudes! RIP Our aquatic families are just like our teeth, ignore them and they'll go away. Tommy __________________ ><;;;"> <9))>>{ Eheim Pimp #204. 58 gal planted Oceanic Red Turquiose Discus, Japonica shrimp, assorted Blue Eyed Rainbows, Tetras, Hatchets, etc. 10 gal low tech planted Cherry shrimp tank

12-17-2006, 01:27 PM	#78 (permalink)
LS6 Tommy Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Denville, NJ Posts: 1,099	No. It's a 10 gallon bare bottom with an Emperor 200 HOB, a heater and a stock light. There's some African fern, some floating Riccia, some potted Brazilian pennywort and some sort of Anubia. I just was REALLY lazy and not too thoughtful. Tmmy __________________ ><;;;"> <9))>>{ Eheim Pimp #204. 58 gal planted Oceanic Red Turquiose Discus, Japonica shrimp, assorted Blue Eyed Rainbows, Tetras, Hatchets, etc. 10 gal low tech planted Cherry shrimp tank

12-21-2006, 02:58 AM	#79 (permalink)
LS6 Tommy Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Denville, NJ Posts: 1,099	Nitrates are 5 ppm, Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Ph 7.6, 78* F. After 2 days of H2O changes (4 gal each day out of a 10 gal tank. Ph and temp matched, treated with AmQuel) I lost a Bee and a Cherry tonight. I'm confused. They may have been nitrate poisoned from before, but it's weird. They get a little opaque and kind of act drunk, walk backwards or in circles or just lay on the bottom. Then they act normal for a day or two, then start acting weird again. Then they die. I am really losin' it. All the shrimp in the 58 gallon tank are fine. Tommy __________________ ><;;;"> <9))>>{ Eheim Pimp #204. 58 gal planted Oceanic Red Turquiose Discus, Japonica shrimp, assorted Blue Eyed Rainbows, Tetras, Hatchets, etc. 10 gal low tech planted Cherry shrimp tank

01-08-2007, 10:00 PM	#82 (permalink)
sandiegoryu Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,433	I am not a heavy duty breeder of cherry shrimp, but I've breed about 100 in my nano tank, transporting juveniles into my 10 gallon, and I have used things like double dosing excel, accidentally double dosing flourish, and I also dose nitrogen, phosphate and potassium, and my shrimp breed fine. __________________ -Shumpei Maruyama Y.A.A. (Young Aspiring Aquascapers) Hahahahaha

02-25-2007, 09:55 PM	#86 (permalink)
blueguppygirl Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (30) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Glencoe,Ky Posts: 603	I've been using a gallon jug with the top cut down a little. It's the best way I've found so far for putting the water back into the tank too since I can just lower the whole thing into the tank and slowly tip it over. I've tried hoses and such but I always ended up uprooting plants or disturbing substrate. __________________ Spread the word... http://www.deathbydyeing.org Support Wilma ... www.wilmasthecause.org sometimes you get shown the light in the darkest of places if you look at it right

01-08-2007, 09:06 PM	#80 (permalink)
marco92 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 12	I have a general question to ask to all the shrimps breeders. It's quite important for me... Do you do any fertilization?? Do someone of you have shrimps with a heavily planted aquarium??

02-25-2007, 07:45 PM	#84 (permalink)
starrystarstarr Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Brownsville, Texas Posts: 40	What the best wat to do a water change with out accedenty sucking upbaby shrimp? i have 3 preggo femals and i dont want to lose any babies.

04-02-2007, 01:38 AM	#87 (permalink)
cjyhc4 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 369	This has probably been answered somewhere, but how long does it take the eggs to hatch from the time they are first visible? from the time they drop down?

04-02-2007, 04:12 AM	#88 (permalink)
sethsmom5702 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Freeburg, IL Posts: 103	I was wanting to start a nano shrimp-only tank soon and I was wondering this...If I keep CRS and RCS in the tank together, will they inter-breed? I may want to sell some babies in the future and I wouldn't want them to be hybrids.

04-23-2007, 04:08 AM	#90 (permalink)
vdisoriented Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: fort wayne, IN Posts: 1	I am new to this forum, and have read through some of the threads. I am wondering about shrimp and an underground filter tank set-up. OK? What about breeding?

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