Hi all,
I've just set up my new tank yesterday and bought a packet of cherry shrimps..
Now, i just want to know,
Is 22 cherry shrimps in my tank of (33cm by 18cm by 24cm), too a many?
Please recommend the suitable amount. They are swimming happily here and there.. no problems encountered.
My tank is a low-tech tank. consists of only java ferns and java moss..
It is heavily planted.
And one more thing, do they like stagnant water or flowing water?
Please do advise me. thanks a lot.
Alvin
Hi dude:
22 in there is okay. They're gonna breed into the hundreds anyway. Just make sure your water's cool and no splashing currents in the water. They prefer cool, slow moving water; somewhere in between stagnant and flowing. Give them their daily intake of algae wafers and they'll breed like wild hares for you in no time!
Have fun with your cherries!
Cheerio!
Edmund Lee
I have kept them in stagnant water and they still breed.
Also kept them in moving water too. No problems. Just make sure they don't get sucked into the filter.
Enjoy!
koah fong
Juggler's tanks
Hi guys
Here in Perth west australia we arent allowed to import any shrimps.You are so close to us but so far.
Cherry shrimps are so nice to look at.Id love them in my planted tank
Graeme
Hello Edmund... what do you mean by alglae wafers? What is that? can i be able to buy that in LFS?
Because, right now, i throw in some flakes, they seem to like, not eating them..
Those are fish flakes. And it is very difficult to take up and it's 'polluting' my moss!
Some of them still lay there.. PLease help..
Thanks a lot for telling me that the shrimp amount is all right. thanks a lot.
Hmm.. really?? they will breed? I don't know. It's my very first time having such a tank. I'll see the results.
About Graeme, i'm really sorry to hear that shrimps are not allowed over there.
Hmm.. never mind, i'm sure that there are some things which are special there and over here in SIngapore, we do not have, ya? You should be proud of it.
Alvin
Its the Algae Wafers from Hikari. The one with a pleco on its packaging. Meant for plecos. I feed them Hikari's Crab Cuisine too.
Cheerio!
Edmund Lee
huh??? wait wait.. i really do not understand.. what is plecos? Is it Carydoras you are referring to?
Hikari is the brand, is it? And what is crab cuisine?
PLease tell me slowly so that i can understand better..
Thanks a lot Edmund.. Can i buy the following items which you've mentioned at clementi blk 328? Around how much is the cost?
Shrimp tanks with stagnant water...be careful that they do not breed mosquitoes. Now with the dengue scare and everything. Shrimps don't really care much for mozzie larvae...Once I spotted mosquitoes around my tank, I got worried. Quickly pop in a few small fishes.
if you can read this, you are too close.
But then again, i got a fan cooler and the water cannot be stagnant all the time..
So, how? PLease help.. And anyone knows about the aglae wafers? PLease do tell me or share with me more.
thanks a lot.
yesh u can get those hikari algae waffles from C328 shops
Last edited by ah^siao; 9th Jun 2006 at 22:12.
All right man. Thanks a lot for letting me see the pictures, ah siao..
I'll go blk328 and get it soon in the evening..
Thanks a lot..
Ermm, reader, may i know, can i add another two more pencilfish inside my fish tank of 22 shrimps? will it be a lot? please scroll up and read for my tank demensions,etc..Or i just leave it as it is? please advise..
Ermm, as my tank is a low tech type, what will be the frequency of feeding?
Do i feed once per day?
Or do i feed twice / thrice per day?
PLease do advise.. thanks a lot, buddies.
Alvin
Last edited by scotworm; 10th Sep 2005 at 17:08.
Those are the ones. Hikari is the brand, the algae wafers are the ones in the picture on the left. Crab Cuisine is also from Hikari brand. I guess C328 would have them. Other than pencil fishes, can consider Boraras Briggittae. I have 5 in my 1 foot tank with tonnes of cherries and bees. 2 pencil fishes to keep out mosquitoe larvae is a good idea!
Cheerio!
Edmund Lee
Oh.. haha. thanks a lot, Edmund.. I will try.. but then, what are Boraras Briggittae?
I only know the common names of fishes.. Only some of the plant scientific names which i'm planting..
You know, this morning, when i woke up, i was really shocked to see a very small worm-like thing, crawling on my glass tank! It's white in colour. It's really small; can be seen with a naked eye, but then, must be very close to the tank, then, can see.
There are also some white dots in front of the glass tank. But when i looked closely, these white dots can move!! And they are!! slowly!!
I tried to use my glass rod to squezze them to death, but cannot.. I can only and managed to remove scrape off the glass. Now, they are still lingering inside my tank.
I really don't know what is that.. Can someone please help me and tell me what is that white, small, worm-like larva???
Alvin
I keep Boraras Maculatus with my cherries. I guess they disturb the cherries since the shrimps are multiplying. They help eat the little larva thing too. I guess those are due to over-feeding.
koah fong
Juggler's tanks
anyone know if they can be kept with cardinal tetra?
Hey do you think its all right to put in those oceanfree wafers? its comtents are fish meat and prawn meant and algae.
To ngck...
Ermm, about your question on the cardinal tetra mixing with cherry shrimps, that one, i'm not sure. That was my initial idea!! But, i decided that, just shrimps. It looks nice by itself too. But, there is one thing for sure, cherry shrimps and really friendly and likes to socialise.. And for one thing i know, Yamato shrimps, surely can mix with cardinal tetra. So, you can give it a shot, ngck..
Just add on.. I don't mind.. I'm still new to this hobby but i do know some things..
My tank is not so nice and towards aquascaping but, i'm really satisfied with my results. I'll post my tank if i have the chance to take shots of my tank..
To you, reader and ahkarboy...
Well, shrimps are naturally scavengers and they simply eat dead, rotting, decaying organisms. Ya, so, doesn't really matter if they are eating meat, etc. It is said that shrimps eat aglae. But, for me, i believe, they are more to scavenger. I think, algae is then the last thing which they will find and eat if there is no "food" source.
Cheers man. I've just bought the hikari algae waffles today at $5 and bought two puffer fishes! Hmm.. Thanks a lot to ah siao and edmund for sharing so much with me.
Now, my shrimps are so happy, feeding on the tablet. From 1pm till 5pm.. They just rested on the tablet and eat.... HAha. of course, i put the whole piece inside..
And it's too big the size.. because, i thought that it will dissolve in water and be scattered all around.. after 5pm, then i took out the remains, while they were still feeding on it. Now, i know. I will break them into smaller pieces and feed them.
One thing, is there a thread talking about puffer fishes and shrimps? i want to know more about them.. Can you, reader, please give me the link, so i can read up? Thanks a lot to you.
I'm planning to buy crystal red shrimps soon. Ermm.. Is it hard to rear? Is it the same as cherry shrimps? They cost $5 each and i ought to consider and know their habitat and life style before i buy blindly and waste all my money..
Originally Posted by scotworm
To ngck...
Ermm, about your question on the cardinal tetra mixing with cherry shrimps, that one, i'm not sure. That was my initial idea!! But, i decided that, just shrimps. It looks nice by itself too. But, there is one thing for sure, cherry shrimps and really friendly and likes to socialise.. And for one thing i know, Yamato shrimps, surely can mix with cardinal tetra. So, you can give it a shot, ngck..
Just add on.. I don't mind.. I'm still new to this hobby but i do know some things..
My tank is not so nice and towards aquascaping but, i'm really satisfied with my results. I'll post my tank if i have the chance to take shots of my tank..
To you, reader and ahkarboy...
Well, shrimps are naturally scavengers and they simply eat dead, rotting, decaying organisms. Ya, so, doesn't really matter if they are eating meat, etc. It is said that shrimps eat aglae. But, for me, i believe, they are more to scavenger. I think, algae is then the last thing which they will find and eat if there is no "food" source.
Cheers man. I've just bought the hikari algae waffles today at $5 and bought two puffer fishes! Hmm.. Thanks a lot to ah siao and edmund for sharing so much with me.
Now, my shrimps are so happy, feeding on the tablet. From 1pm till 5pm.. They just rested on the tablet and eat.... HAha. of course, i put the whole piece inside..
And it's too big the size.. because, i thought that it will dissolve in water and be scattered all around.. after 5pm, then i took out the remains, while they were still feeding on it. Now, i know. I will break them into smaller pieces and feed them.
One thing, is there a thread talking about puffer fishes and shrimps? i want to know more about them.. Can you, reader, please give me the link, so i can read up? Thanks a lot to you.
I'm planning to buy crystal red shrimps soon. Ermm.. Is it hard to rear? Is it the same as cherry shrimps? They cost $5 each and i ought to consider and know their habitat and life style before i buy blindly and waste all my money..
i'm gonna try soon and let you guys know the results
Oh? you are going to try soon? Cherry shrimps and cardinal tetra? I think, they'll be fine. Just have your tank, heavily planted which they can have place to take refugee; shelter.
Good luck to you. Observe and post it here. Thanks a lot.
Alvin
Hmm... puffers are carnivorous. They will certainly hunt down your shrimplets. And if they do not get the protein they need, they will chomp off the tails of any fish you put inside.
/John
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