New shrimp tank!

[pcw]

I haven tried it so I'm not too sure. I would think only the shrimplets are at risk. But it's better to have some advise from seniors! I'm sure they would know more.


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I've seen relatively peaceful cory cats eating the shrimp fry so I wouldn't really trust fish with red cherry shrimps anymore. I saw one of my cory cats suck a shrimplet into its mouth lol and this was done all the while with an algae pellet right beside it. Given the fact that swordtails seem to be more aggressive, I wouldn't suggest housing them with shrimps. Although if your shrimp population explodes beyond what you can handle (which will likely be the case), then having a shrimp sashimi for your swordtail doesn't sound so bad lol

[Y3H]

Those are copepods, very common in tanks and relatively harmless. If you see them it's a sign of good water quality!

Reduce feeding if you don't want an invasion. And also prevents planaria from showing up.

[georgelam]

Thanks for the information. It's good to know that they are not harmful. However, since this is a shrimp only tank and my shrimps seem to ignore them, I'm afraid of an infestation. I'll try to reduce feeding to keep them under control.


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[hmlc74]

nice shrimp tank you got , me intend to set up one too

[georgelam]

My cherry shrimps has not breed for a while. The last time I saw a berried shrimp was about 2 months ago. Does anyone know if this is normal? Why have they stopped breeding. Also from the previous batch of babies there are only 2-3 survivals from the 20 babies I once counted. Where have they gone? Anyone can help?


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[georgelam]

Update! more shrimps. Water changes help shrimps to breed. They are sensitive creatures after all.
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