setting up a shrimp tank

[PheonixKingZ]

how much?

Cherry Shrimp cost anywhere from $2-$5 each.

 

[corylover5]

would it be alright to start with a smaller group then 10? haha I'm not sure what normal prices are for RCS but any at my LFS cost $6 per shrimp. And I will be heavily planting the tank as well

 

[FloridaChick]

AquaBid.com - Invertebrates Auctions - Wed Oct 16 14:19:45 2024

AquaBid.com: Auctions for Invertebrates Category - Wed Oct 16 14:19:45 2024.

www.aquabid.com

Many of them have a "Buy Now" price, no bidding involved...

Very cool site!!!

 

[Slaphppy7]

Very cool site!!!

Indeed, it is...not just for inverts, either

 

[Slaphppy7]

would it be alright to start with a smaller group then 10? haha I'm not sure what normal prices are for RCS but any at my LFS cost $6 per shrimp. And I will be heavily planting the tank as well

It would be fine, but you increase your chances of some M/F pairs the more you buy.
More M/F pairs = more offspring

They don't actually "pair up", but if you only get 3 or 4, and they end up being all males, then no birds + bees, lol

 

[Sgooosh]

Cherry Shrimp cost anywhere from $2-$5 each.

alrite, i saw some fire red shrimp for $3. ill maybe get them but add up slowly or add 10 all at once

Indeed, it is...not just for inverts, either

yaeh! i saw some neocarinda for $12... won't even imagine how expensive shipping is tho ;(

 

[corylover5]

It would be fine, but you increase your chances of some M/F pairs the more you buy.
More M/F pairs = more offspring

They don't actually "pair up", but if you only get 3 or 4, and they end up being all males, then no birds + bees, lol

lol ok thanks! I'll check on Aquabid as well!

 

[Slaphppy7]

alrite, i saw some fire red shrimp for $3. ill maybe get them but add up slowly or add 10 all at once

yaeh! i saw some neocarinda for $12... won't even imagine how expensive shipping is tho ;(

Most list their shipping prices within the description.

 

[Sgooosh]

What in the name of Thor almighty?? Corydoras cost $7 each at my LFS, the rarer ones costing over $16 each.

You’re lucky!

oh my! the juliis cost 7 or 8 usd i dont remember, wow, must be lucky!
my store is a PetSmart, a fish never died because they were sickly, only because i was being dumb

 

[FloridaChick]

Indeed, it is...not just for inverts, either

Wish there was a search for only Tank Raised, for aesthetic and conscientious reasons, I won't buy wild caught.

 

[Sgooosh]

Cherry Shrimp cost anywhere from $2-$5 each.

will it be fine if i keep them in a breeder? the tank has some flow so im not sure if should start with bamboo shrimp first...
the tank is low planted..

 

[Slaphppy7]

Wish there was a search for only Tank Raised, for aesthetic and conscientious reasons, I won't buy wild caught.

Included in many, but not all, of the descriptions...

 

[Sgooosh]

Included in many, but not all, of the descriptions...

that isn;t the best, wild caught sometimes does not accept food and then die

 

[Jadzir]

What in the name of Thor almighty?? Corydoras cost $7 each at my LFS, the rarer ones costing over $16 each.

You’re lucky!

In the UK standard Cory are about £3-£4 each.

 

[Sgooosh]

In the UK standard Cory are about £3-£4 each.

yeah mine were about £3