New 2 Shrimp

[JenCliBee]

hi all never kept shrimp before but wouldnt mind they look pretty interesting and i have a spare tank so maybe i mite give it ago but i have a few questions first

1. would a tank measuring 12 inch x 8 inch x 8 inch be big enough for some standard shrimp? (cherry i presume)
2. wot sort of substrate do ppl use beens most tanks ive seen are pretty heavily planted?
3. would tank need heating? doenst matter if it does i have spare 25 and 50 watt heaters anyways
4. wots the cleaning regime for a shrimp tank? ie sand/gravel vacs water changes etc etc
5. wot filtration are ppl using? was thinking just a normal air driven sponge filter
6 if this is all ok wot other shrimp could i keep in that size tank?


pics of ur shrimp tank would be nice 2 please just so i can get an idea of how 2 set 1 up


thanx all

jen

 

[rocknurworld2006]

hi all never kept shrimp before but wouldnt mind they look pretty interesting and i have a spare tank so maybe i mite give it ago but i have a few questions first

1. would a tank measuring 12 inch x 8 inch x 8 inch be big enough for some standard shrimp? (cherry i presume)
2. wot sort of substrate do ppl use beens most tanks ive seen are pretty heavily planted?
3. would tank need heating? doenst matter if it does i have spare 25 and 50 watt heaters anyways
4. wots the cleaning regime for a shrimp tank? ie sand/gravel vacs water changes etc etc
5. wot filtration are ppl using? was thinking just a normal air driven sponge filter
6 if this is all ok wot other shrimp could i keep in that size tank?


pics of ur shrimp tank would be nice 2 please just so i can get an idea of how 2 set 1 up


thanx all

jen

hi there mate

1=tank size fine for cherrys perfect size
2= small black gravel i found best out of substrate as it brought the colour out much much more, as cherrys adapt to the colour of their background etc
3=yes better to be heated as lowest is really 18degrees
4=same cleaning changes as normal weekly water changes etc
5=air driven sponges are best as u will find alot clin to the filter and eat off it
6=u could keep expensive shrimp like crs or sumthign like bee shrimp etc

planted tanks are defo best for shrimp

 

[JenCliBee]

cheers rock was just looking at a few diferent 1's do like the Crystal Black Shrimp look pretty cool by looks of it get 2 same size as the rest uve mentioned just that tad more expensive lol £12.99 for grade A wotever that means lol didnt know some shrimp weres so expensive lol ..... think a bit of creeping 2 the misses is due

 

[rocknurworld2006]

cheers rock was just looking at a few diferent 1's do like the Crystal Black Shrimp look pretty cool by looks of it get 2 same size as the rest uve mentioned just that tad more expensive lol £12.99 for grade A wotever that means lol didnt know some shrimp weres so expensive lol ..... think a bit of creeping 2 the misses is due

yes crystals are quite expensive .

u can get red crystals for about a fiver at places each.
grade a=best quality

 

[~T~]

hi all never kept shrimp before but wouldnt mind they look pretty interesting and i have a spare tank so maybe i mite give it ago but i have a few questions first

1. would a tank measuring 12 inch x 8 inch x 8 inch be big enough for some standard shrimp? (cherry i presume)
2. wot sort of substrate do ppl use beens most tanks ive seen are pretty heavily planted?
3. would tank need heating? doenst matter if it does i have spare 25 and 50 watt heaters anyways
4. wots the cleaning regime for a shrimp tank? ie sand/gravel vacs water changes etc etc
5. wot filtration are ppl using? was thinking just a normal air driven sponge filter
6 if this is all ok wot other shrimp could i keep in that size tank?


pics of ur shrimp tank would be nice 2 please just so i can get an idea of how 2 set 1 up


thanx all

jen

hi there mate

1=tank size fine for cherrys perfect size
2= small black gravel i found best out of substrate as it brought the colour out much much more, as cherrys adapt to the colour of their background etc
3=yes better to be heated as lowest is really 18degrees
4=same cleaning changes as normal weekly water changes etc
5=air driven sponges are best as u will find alot clin to the filter and eat off it
6=u could keep expensive shrimp like crs or sumthign like bee shrimp etc

planted tanks are defo best for shrimp

Agree although theres no real reason to heat the tank. I find they breed just as rapitly in coldwater.

 

[JenCliBee]

cheers rock was just looking at a few diferent 1's do like the Crystal Black Shrimp look pretty cool by looks of it get 2 same size as the rest uve mentioned just that tad more expensive lol £12.99 for grade A wotever that means lol didnt know some shrimp weres so expensive lol ..... think a bit of creeping 2 the misses is due

yes crystals are quite expensive .

u can get red crystals for about a fiver at places each.
grade a=best quality

i dunno they got loads of grading for them going by price i thought the grade ss or sss was the best quality lol my god im such a newb 2 shrimp lol

Agree although theres no real reason to heat the tank. I find they breed just as rapitly in coldwater.

not really that bothered about breeding them lol so temps not really an issue but i have spare heaters so i mite aswell throw 1 in ....just thought id give them abash at trying 2 keep some have a spare tank not in use and i do like the little critters lol

 

[JenCliBee]

any 1 wanna share there shrimp tank pics so u can give me some idea's



jen

 

[Truck]

there is no need to heat a shrimp tank as they are coldwater shrimps anyway (cherries)

http/www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?...g6sncmrpoht96u5

look at these shrimp
cherry shrimp
bee shrimp
red nose shrimp
bee shrimp.



dont get any CRS or CBS for a few months, gain experience with the hardier species first, because after all you dont want to spend £100 on 10 CRS for them all to die

 

[JenCliBee]

cheers for the link truck thats where i got the price for the cbs didnt relise shrimp were so expensive lol yeh was thinking on a few cheaper slightley hardier species first but tank will be as mature as my most mature tank becasue i have a sponge filter in there from mnths and mnths ago but yeh do agree with trying the less expensive species first


jen

 

[rocknurworld2006]

u can get crs at tri mar i think four for £20

 

[JenCliBee]

u can get crs at tri mar i think four for £20

i aint got a clue if theres a tri-mar anywhere near me but price isnt a concern anyways just want some that i can hopefully keep alive lol shrimp keeping is all new 2 me lol

 

[rocknurworld2006]

u can get crs at tri mar i think four for £20

i aint got a clue if theres a tri-mar anywhere near me but price isnt a concern anyways just want some that i can hopefully keep alive lol shrimp keeping is all new 2 me lol

u can get them delivered for a a£10 by proper courier

 

[JenCliBee]

u can get crs at tri mar i think four for £20

i aint got a clue if theres a tri-mar anywhere near me but price isnt a concern anyways just want some that i can hopefully keep alive lol shrimp keeping is all new 2 me lol

u can get them delivered for a a£10 by proper courier

cheers for that rock well from all the info think i mite just go ahead and give them a try lol

would still like some pics of ppls shrimp tanks tho just so i have an idea how 2 make it a perfect home for them was thinkinf plenty of moss ferns etc and a nice pice of bogwood think rock has already convinced me on black substrate but think it will be sand not gravel

thanx again all

 

[Truck]

some nice dark sand or fine black gravel, with some rocks with moss tied to them. and some vallis just keep pruning it

 

[~T~]

u can get crs at tri mar i think four for £20

i aint got a clue if theres a tri-mar anywhere near me but price isnt a concern anyways just want some that i can hopefully keep alive lol shrimp keeping is all new 2 me lol

u can get them delivered for a a£10 by proper courier

cheers for that rock well from all the info think i mite just go ahead and give them a try lol

would still like some pics of ppls shrimp tanks tho just so i have an idea how 2 make it a perfect home for them was thinkinf plenty of moss ferns etc and a nice pice of bogwood think rock has already convinced me on black substrate but think it will be sand not gravel

thanx again all

I would go for eco complete as a substrate as is naturally black and great for all plants.

Heres a few older pics of my shrimp tanks (although the big one is more of a community tank).

Nano tank (CRS, snowball, rainbow)

Big tank (cherry, bumblebee, bee, tiger, rainbow, red nose, amano, palmata)