Shrimps - good beginning?

[Metermaid]

Ok, I have community tank and new Mbuna set up. We ummed and ahhed about going for marine but chickened out :roll: I am fascinated by Fire shrimps - would it be possible for a beginner to keep these fairly easily - what would be the requirements of tank size etc - would something like this be a good/easyish place to start or are they for more advanced marine keepers?

Thanks

Rita

 

[chris777]

Im assuming your talking about a blood red fire shrimp. They are easy to care for imo long as you accilmate them like your soppose to then you should have no problem. For just the shrimp a 10g should be fine. As far as a starting place it is a good place to start. Just thought i would meation they dont come out as much as most the other shrimp. Another interseting shrimp is the sexy shrimp.

 

[Navarre]

Bloods are awesome shrimps, they are good cleaners and peaceful too. However they are very secretive and shy. You will need to provide lots of hiding places for it/them. I have found that if you keep them in numbers of 3 or more then they tend to get braver and show themselves more often,