Shrimp Question

[riggs111]

hey all....ive got 5 crystal red shrimps and 2 cherry shrimps and ive had them for about 2 months, im feeding them algae tabs every other day and ive got a medium sized peice of bogwood in there and some plants.....in the shop you could see them all the time, since ive put them in my tank i can hardly ever see them they are literally impossible to see, why is this?

adam

 

[Caprichoso]

Is it a shrimp only tank? If there are fish around to scare them, they will hide more. Or do you mean that their colours are hard to see? They will brighten up more against a dark substrate and back round. They will also hide when moulting or when water parameters are not ideal.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Is it a shrimp only tank? If there are fish around to scare them, they will hide more. Or do you mean that their colours are hard to see? They will brighten up more against a dark substrate and back round. They will also hide when moulting or when water parameters are not ideal.

This is true. They may also feel safer in bigger groups.

I have shrimp in with my betta fish and they are almost always out as he doesn't care about them.

The darker the background/substrate generally the better colours too - my red cherry shrimp at the moment are a briliant bright red on a pale substrate and background which I was suprised about.

 

[killudead]

not sure if you care about breeding or not, but your CRS and cherry reds should not be together as they will cross mate.
I could be wrong.
also, how big of a tank are we talking.
Alot of mine like to come out at night and scavenge. And its a shrimp only tank.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

not sure if you care about breeding or not, but your CRS and cherry reds should not be together as they will cross mate.
I could be wrong.
also, how big of a tank are we talking.
Alot of mine like to come out at night and scavenge. And its a shrimp only tank.

They won't interbreed they are different ' types' of shrimp

 

[Caprichoso]

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+1

Shrimp should be active at all times of the day. If they are hiding, they are scared, moulting or sick.

 

[Althamon]

I have found that my shrimp would hide all the time but as soon as they had more shrimp to play with the hiding stopped and now see them all the time