Tiger vs cherry vs crystal red shrimps

**EvolutionZ** · 23rd May 2007, 22:29

hi bro and sis of AQ. i had kept all 3 species of this shrimps..
Which of the above 3 type of shrimps you think is the hardiest?
from what i know, i believe all of you will say Cherry

tiger shrimps

although i only kept 1 ( 1 die because kena sucked into filter) the only tiger shrimp had been with me for the time since i had kept shrimps, almost 3mths tiger strips become clear and black, red tail and nose too.. had transpher it many times, around tank with totally differnt temp and pH
it still survive and very active

Cherry shrimps

maybe i have no luck with this shrimp, but i find it the most hardiest to keep out of all this 3 type..
i bought about 8 cherries from OTF(pasir ris farmway)
all came out very red, as they are known for their red cherry shrimps
the shrimps after few weeks, all wipe out due to a metal lead weight became rusty. that time, i kept 1 tiger, 8 cherry and 5 crs(c grade) in my tank. only 1 crs and 8 cherry dead. 4 crs and 1 tiger still doing fine.

CRS
i had kept 5 crs( grade C) in my tank housing 1 tiger and 8 cherries together.. i find that they are much more active den the cherries and dun tend to hide alot.
i kept them in a tank's temp on 26-28C and no ADA soil but with lots of moss and 1 hang on filter on a 1ft cube tank they survive well and always first to atk the hikari algea waffer when i feed them.. cherries die first when a metal lead weight was rusting and i didnt noticed it because it was hidden in the gravel.. CRS in the end still did not die but 1 young guy died.. but due to the number of cherries dieing, i decided to give up shrimps for a monent. gave all my shrimps(4 crs, 1 tiger)
to my uncle having its planted tank in the office
bro and sis, what do you guys think?
btw, this sat i will be setting up a filterless small nano tank(20cmx10cmx20cm(LxBxH)) with ADA, moss and shrimps inside.. no filter at all.. intend to try again all 3 species.. starting with tiger and cherry as they wont cross.. but tiger will cross with CRS.

thanks

**Sunfire** · 24th May 2007, 17:11

to me, cherries are the hardiest, with tigers coming in second. I only kept 1-2 crs before, but they all died.

Anyway I like diamond shrimp better

**EvolutionZ** · 24th May 2007, 17:27

my cherry die faster den than my crs.. and also not as active as CRS as well

**kaym** · 27th May 2007, 12:19

Looks like my crs is doing better than my cherries too. Although they dont breed. Might be the low water pH. Cherries are sensitive especially when gravel is disturbed.

**EvolutionZ** · 27th May 2007, 12:24

cherry can tolarate low pH too..

**skysky** · 27th May 2007, 21:45

funny enough...my CRS also seems to do better then the cherries. If i do minor rescape, some cherry will die instead of the CRS.
Althought i find this most illogical....

Any bro have similar experience?

**jedimech** · 27th Dec 2007, 13:55

For my case, when i make some changes in the tank, my crs is the one that always have casualty, the cherries are ok.
Very good luck for you guys that no crs casualty.

**EvolutionZ** · 27th Dec 2007, 13:59

wow bro you dug up a 7month old thread started by me

**Aquaculture** · 27th Dec 2007, 14:16

heehee..good thread never die

I too have even dug out thread which is a year or 2 years old...

**EvolutionZ** · 27th Dec 2007, 16:47

hehehe... now my crs and cherry are evenly hardy

**o2bubble** · 27th Dec 2007, 18:29

I have yamato, malayan, orange, cherry, sakura, tiger, bee, ninja and now CRS in my planted tanks all introduced at different stages. However, those that survived the initial stages and I find hardies should be cherries and malayan.