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Thinking about getting some cherry shrimp for my 5 gallon. how many should I get for a 5 gallon to not make bio load "heavy" or overwhelming, also how do I take care of them?
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I changed my mind and decided to go with amano shrimp, who enjoy slightly hard water. and 2 cory catfish who enjoy a neutral ph
To add to Nick's comment, I can't think of any cory species suitable for a 5 gallon tank.
I'd add that hardness is far more important for fish's health and wellbeing than pH.
If your water is hard, you need to looking at hard water fish/inverts, whatever the pH might be.
If your water is hard, you need to looking at hard water fish/inverts, whatever the pH might be.
Amano shrimps and perhaps a few cherry shrimps with a couple of ramshorns or similar snails is a pretty neat set up.
I say that because thats exactly what I have !!
Have amano shrimps, red cherries and one black cherry, did have a nice large pink ramshorn but have not seen it for a while, hope it will pop up again soon, and a couple of pond and MTS snails. Pretty fully stocked and just has a simple sponge filter with a 6w led tube.
I say that because thats exactly what I have !!
Have amano shrimps, red cherries and one black cherry, did have a nice large pink ramshorn but have not seen it for a while, hope it will pop up again soon, and a couple of pond and MTS snails. Pretty fully stocked and just has a simple sponge filter with a 6w led tube.
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if the corys are to much, I can return them to the store with ease, just want to double check, 2 corys in a 5 gallon is to much?
Yes, 2 cories even if pygmies or habrusous is too much for a 5 gallon tank.
The footprint of a 5 gal is very small, really nowhere near enough for cories to roam about on.
As well as the fact that cories really do better in larger groups, at least 8 of any species is preferable. If stocked in low numbers, they will rarely venture out in the open tank much and may get stressed etc.
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The footprint of a 5 gal is very small, really nowhere near enough for cories to roam about on.
As well as the fact that cories really do better in larger groups, at least 8 of any species is preferable. If stocked in low numbers, they will rarely venture out in the open tank much and may get stressed etc.
Sorry
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I cant do anything about the other fish I have as of right now, I cant buy them and take them back the next day, its just "not right" in my opinion, but yea I am taking the corys back when I go into town, prob within the next 3 days, also the water is no longer hard, its a neutral ph, cycled (idk if you all knew its not new lol), and hardness of water is gone, as I said sorry lol repeated myself.
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No its fine! thank you for replying and helping out =)Yes, 2 cories even if pygmies or habrusous is too much for a 5 gallon tank.
The footprint of a 5 gal is very small, really nowhere near enough for cories to roam about on.
As well as the fact that cories really do better in larger groups, at least 8 of any species is preferable. If stocked in low numbers, they will rarely venture out in the open tank much and may get stressed etc.
Sorry
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