I Want To Breed Some Shrimp

[toastie]

nice one chaps . thanks

 

[Ch4rlie]

Hmm, looks like conflicting advice from us two!! lol.
Sorry about that.
 
Really, just do some research and homework and just do what you feel most comfortable with. Red cherries will survive a lot and are pretty hardy shrimps 

 
I think for everyone, its basically trail and error until you find the right combination that works for you. Everyone's tank water differs slightly, hard/soft water, ph, temps, filter flow etc etc. I'd be surprised if you get things right straight off the bat, minor adjustments will probably need to be made along the way to get the best out of your RCS, thats what i've found out anyway! 

 
So with that, I wish you the very best of like with your breeding project and do tell us with pics

 and stories about how you get on! 

 

[toastie]

cheers .  , all info is good a reckon , that link up there seemed good but as you say it will be a bit off trying and see what happens , i will put some pics up as soon as i add them and keep you up today with any changes . im excited , just need to get my water ready
 
thanks d  

 

[Baccus]

It is true that the higher the temp the quicker the shrimp will grow and reproduce, the trade off is that with the quicker growth and breeding comes earlier death. Dwarf shrimp don't have long lives any way so speeding up their life cycle is not always a good thing. Keep in mind too that too high a temp will also stress the shrimp, which can pave the way for secondary infections and diseases to take hold.
My tanks which house fish and shrimp (cherry shrimp and quite a few Australian native species of shrimp) have the tank temp set at 22 degrees cel, which in winter the water may get down to 18 or even 16 degrees cel (especially further way from the heater) and in summer these same tanks with the heater turned off can soar to 30+ degrees. The 30+ is not ideal but the shrimp and fish take it all in their stride, I also run extra air in my tanks, have heavy surface agitation from the filter return and open topped tanks to allow better temp transfer.
As already stated there will be a bit of trial and error to find exactly works for you and your setup with the shrimp.

 

[toastie]

thanks , all ingesting points , whats a long life for a nano cheery or a normal one ? 
 
ta d 

 

[toastie]

little up date ,. still waiting for the new tank . seems to be coming on but iv just had a shock looking in my normal tank i spotted a tiny shrimp i guess its got to be a cherry from the 4 tiny ones i put in that despaired . iv ne
 
ver seen any of them again .
 
this is about  3 mm long and a tiny hint of red  
 
any guesses if there will be load more or how old he mite be ?
 
im very exited ta d 
 

 

sorry for rubbish pic 

 

[toastie]

well iv started . tanks water is very good , 4 cherrys in and looking well they have been in 2 days with a couple of small snails . 
 
im waiting for some shrimp food in the post but have drop a tiny bit of fish food in so hope thats ok . id be intrested in how to make some food for them as it cant be to hard (maybe) 
 
heres a little pic , i still need some moss though 
 
thanks for all your help X d 
 

 

 
love um 

 

[Ch4rlie]

yay! Thats great!
 
I have found a shrimp just like that in my tank, described just like yours.
 
Good to see and hard to spot sometimes! 

 

[toastie]

cheers  
 
another question , iv got some shrimp food off ebay and now need to finger out how much to feed them and if to crunch it up .
 
heres a pic and if got 4 tiny cheers and 4 tiny snail's , ... so what do you think ?  big thanks d 

 

[ech0o]

a very very very small chunk, the shrimp will gather around it and take turns eating off of it, as they have an established pecking order.  my snails always just easy the leftovers/food waste, and algae.

 

[toastie]

cheers  
 
first time i gave them 2 pilets , turns out that shout do about 100 of them . ops
 
now there on a diet
 
thanks d  

 

[Baccus]

Its a fine line with feeding shrimp and only shrimp in a tank, they are little eating machines but too much food can pollute the water.
Many shrimp breeders have a shallow dish (usually glass) like a petrie dish in which they feed their shrimp. That way they can see exactly what the shrimp have eaten and easily remove the excess.
Personally I just scatter feed in my tanks but my tanks have fish and wanted along with pest snails. And if I centralise the food I have seen the pest snails swarm over the food to such a degree that the shrimp cant even get a look in.
Best of luck with your shrimp, they can be a challenge and an addictive pastime

 

[toastie]

cheers , im feeding them a tiny lump each day now and they seem ok but its hard to say , i think i will break a pellet to tiny tiny bits and spread it about so they all get some ., its really guess work at the moment . really love them though
 
i would like a fish in there as well but don't want so much stuff for them to hide in that i never see them so im going to get them multiplying before i add a fish i think .
 
ta d 

 

[toastie]

well heres the latest . i added 4 to my new little tank and the next day a tiny one turned up in my big tank , i put 4 in the big tank and they disapeared  in seconded and have never been seen again apart from one that i saw get munched . more started coming out and iv counted 10 , i can only think that one was about to give birth and did just before getting eaten ? 
 
in the small tank one died for ne reson i could find and the other 3 are doing fine no babys yet though .
 
here a pic of the little ones that have got lots bigger and breather 
 

 

[ech0o]

wow firey red!