[Penny]

I pulled the anacharis out of one of my tanks and threw it in this vase, do you think it would work as a shrimp vase? Many of the stems have developed roots, I was thinking of planting them in potting mix topped with sand, maybe a small moss rock? It's not very big, maybe 1/2 gallon... is that big enough? If not, I can easily pick up a bigger bowl or vase. I am not interested in breeding shrimp, just having a few in there (how many?) to watch if it would be a suitable environment for them. It seems like ghost shrimp and cherry shrimp are the "easy" types, is that correct?

From what I have read, most shrimp seem to like warmer temperatures but those were breeding guides... can they thrive in cooler water if I have no desire to breed them? I don't have a heater for it, but I could most likely get a mini one if needed. Unheated, the temp would probably be around 68 (my house is kept at 70).

Any info would be greatly appreciated My only experience with shrimp was with ghost shrimp and it was very brief, because my betta decided they were a good snack...

 

[shrimpnmoss]

Throw some Neos in there. (Cherries, Yellows, Fire Reds, Rilis) They'll survive if you keep up the water changes in that vase.

 

[Penny]

Ok, cool Is it safe to put them in right away, or should I let it sit for awhile? What would you recommend for water changes? (Volume and frequency?)

 

[shrimpnmoss]

Something that small and filterless. Weekly dechlorinated tap at least 50 percent. You should be ok right away. I don't think your vase will cycle anyways with no filter and no substrate and massive WC. How many shrimp are going in?

Just age the water for a day before you do your WC. There's a bunch of Bowls in the Nano section, but most of them have a substrate. This would be like keeping a betta in a big vase.

 

[Penny]

Not sure. How many would you say is safe? 2 or 3?

I plan on adding some potting soil capped with sand. I'll keep a jug of water sitting out for water changes, good idea.

 

[shrimpnmoss]

No filter, I'd start with like 3 shrimps and see how that goes.

 

[Penny]

Thanks!

 

[shrimpnmoss]

If you do potting soil, you'll need to wait until it stops leeching chems.

 

[Penny]

Ah. Maybe just sand then, don't think the anacharis will need much... how do shrimp do with liquid ferts?

 

[Newman]

i wouldn't dose that vase, but that's just me...

 

[Penny]

OK. What about root tabs? I have some of the Flourish ones.

Edit: doesn't look like anacharis really needs much other than light so I won't use those either. Do you think that windowsill will provide enough light? If not, I have an extra gooseneck lemp and 6500K CFL bulb I could very easily hook up.

 

[diwu13]

Careful with the windowsill as direct sunlight will cause large fluctuations in temperature in such a small vase. I suggest getting at least a 2gallon vase. With only 1/2 a gallon you might be looking at 5 to 10 degrees difference with direction sunlight. It would be safer with a CFL bulb setup.

 

[Penny]

Very good point, I set it up with the CFL lamp

I went ahead and gave this a whirl, here is it's thread -
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/planted-nano-tanks/151557-kitchen-island-shrimp-vase.html

Thanks everyone for your input!