White Cloud And Cherry Shrimp Compatibility?

[seantheprawn]

hey all.


i was just wondering, are white cloud mountain minnows and cherry shrimp compatible in a tank? as i see that cherry shrimp prefer the higher temperatures (25 - 26 degrees Celsius) while the minnows prefer the lower temps (20 - 21 degrees). so i was just wondering can they be kept together? as i think they would make the perfect tank mates in a nice little 10 gallon.


cheers.


Sean.

 

[jonnyf84]

As long as you have a heater and keep the temp half way between the 2 they'l be fine together.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

You would be better off getting something like Forktail Blue Eye Rainbowfish to go with Cherry Shrimps, as WCMM are very much a cold water fish.

 

[jonnyf84]

You would be better off getting something like Forktail Blue Eye Rainbowfish to go with Cherry Shrimps, as WCMM are very much a cold water fish.

i was just flicking through the latest PFK and there's a article that says cherrys natural annual temp change can be as extreme as 4-28C.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Fair enough, at least you have reseacrh that suggests its possible

So how are you going to maintain the tank temperature so it never goes above 22C? My tanks have been ~26C for the last few weeks of our Southampton heatwave!

 

[Shred]

Yea cherry shrimp will be fine at 20C, I wouldn't keep them any lower though personally, and I don't know where PFK got that info from. A while back my heater died whilst I was away for a couple of days, the temp dropped to 14C and I lost a lot of young shrimp.