How Many Shrimp In A 6 Uk Gal?

[Declan]

Hi,

I was going to use it as a home for a male betta, but looking at it now I am thinking I could use it as a 'shrimp house'..

How many could I keep in there? Would i be able to breed them? * coz i really like the idea of loads of female shrimp and one 'shrimp daddy'*

Thanks, D.

 

[Hawkins]

shrimp daddy lol

idk maybe 10 shrimps?

wish i had a tank for shrimps they rock

 

[pippoodle]

i would start off with 15 as loong as the tank is mature and has java moss and you have a few good males you should soon increase your numbers

 

[Declan]

i would start off with 15 as loong as the tank is mature and has java moss and you have a few good males you should soon increase your numbers

Whats the most I could have in there?

D.

 

[~T~]

i would start off with 15 as loong as the tank is mature and has java moss and you have a few good males you should soon increase your numbers

Whats the most I could have in there?

D.

Easily 100+

I had over 300 in my 9gal.

 

[Declan]

i would start off with 15 as loong as the tank is mature and has java moss and you have a few good males you should soon increase your numbers

Whats the most I could have in there?

D.

Easily 100+

I had over 300 in my 9gal.

Thats LOADS!!

Surely not?

D.

 

[TylerFerretLord]

They're teeny-tiny and don't contribute much to the bioload, so it's doable with good maintenance. I wouldn't keep more than ~50 in there, though, but that's just my opinion.

 

[Truck]

they will stop breeding when the shrimps think that there is a rather cramped population,

 

[Declan]

they will stop breeding when the shrimps think that there is a rather cramped population,

What, just suddenly stop?

So I could put maybe 4 females in and one male, my shrimp daddy and as soon as they felt cramped they would just stop altogether until I got rid of some?

D.

 

[~T~]

they will stop breeding when the shrimps think that there is a rather cramped population,

What, just suddenly stop?

So I could put maybe 4 females in and one male, my shrimp daddy and as soon as they felt cramped they would just stop altogether until I got rid of some?

D.

Pretty much. Mine were still breeding before I moved them to the 40gal and actually stopped for a while even they had much more space.