[Gamezawy]

hi all

i am making new shrimp tank a DIY ADA 60-P like, i am welling to make a tree with some wood and moss with some rocks , i have a plenty of white sand

so do you advise me to use white sand with Cherry shrimp or black sand will be better ?

i mean whats better for the look

 

[Zenzu]

To my understanding light colored substrate will make cherries especially low grades look very pale/clear.

 

[Darkblade48]

To my understanding light colored substrate will make cherries especially low grades look very pale/clear.

+1. A dark substrate makes the colouration of shrimp look much deeper.

 

[wicca27]

white sand is just fine i use it in most of my tanks and never had a prob with them staying red

 

[Zevyn]

My RCS tank has white pool filter sand, and they stand out on it just fine. My desk tank at work has black petco sand and they don't look any redder to me.

My RCS tank at home does have some females losing color, but that's because of inbreeding, not the environment. Each generation gets paler and paler.

 

[somewhatshocked]

If you have concerns about them losing color, just make sure you've got plenty of moss and plants. That'll darken things up in the tank enough for them.

Driftwood and leaf litter also help.