Cherry Shrimp

[Luzi]

I just wanted to check the shrimp's bioload - are they the kind of thing which you can have tons of and it won't affect stats, or should I limit them? I know they breed, so I just wanted to check I could keep up

64L tank, 3 platies, 2 silvertip tetras (used to be 5, I won't be replacing them) and a BN pleco

 

[Jinty McGinty]

They have very little impact on the bio load.........so go get some

 

[lilfishie]

As said they have very little affect to the bioload, but i wouldn't go buy overly loads, they breed well, i got shrimplets already

 

[sarah40011]

i bought ten or so and 7 months later have a couple of hundred... ! lilfishie - shrimplets are majorly cute arent they

 

[SchottayB]

They won't have any noticable impact, you'll be fine

 

[lilfishie]

i bought ten or so and 7 months later have a couple of hundred... ! lilfishie - shrimplets are majorly cute arent they

Yes! just been trying to take photos of them, mission impossible! but got a few decent 1s

 

[Jinty McGinty]

As said they have very little affect to the bioload, but i wouldn't go buy overly loads, they breed well, i got shrimplets already

I want shrimplets!!! 'huffs'

 

[sarah40011]

have some of mine ive been invaded! all mine are being evicted in a month or so, they are literally pest shrimp now

 

[lilfishie]

there such a lovely red! send them all to me! just set up a 4gal cherry tank now thinking of using my 15 gal instead

 

[Jinty McGinty]

Awwww baby shrimpettes..........I'll wait till mines have some. Hopefully not too long away for that.

 

[Luzi]

Ahahaha, seems like I'll be getting some Anyone know where I can get some cheapies? P@H sell them at £2.50 each


Will the platies eat my shrimplets? I'm quite attached to fry/shrimplets/£2.50

 

[sarah40011]

i think a few might get scoffed but if they have plenty of wood and plant cover they are pretty simple to breed. they love moss too that tends to help