Reply With QuoteI have reared cherry shrimps which bred tons of shrimplets in a planted discus tank of ph 6.5 and temperature 28 degree celcius. They are definitely one of most hardy and easiest shrimps.
Read from somewhere
Red Cherry Shrimp
Can live under conditions that are soft and slightly acidic (ph 6.6-7.0) to very hard and alkaline (ph 7.0-8.4 and above). Very adaptable shrimp. Is most productive and does best in soft to medium hard water with a ph in the alkaline range. Might not reproduce at all in water that is too acidic.
Is this correct? Can someone share their experience on cherry? What is the temp range?
I know CRS needs cold water what about cherry? and their PH level?
I have reared cherry shrimps which bred tons of shrimplets in a planted discus tank of ph 6.5 and temperature 28 degree celcius. They are definitely one of most hardy and easiest shrimps.
Rob
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I am not sure about what it means by most productive.
But with PH around 6.4 to 6.7 it seems to work out fine for the reproduction part.
So I guess base on that person's experience, he could have find it easier to breed (or breed faster and more often ?) when alkaline ?
Did not have any experience at < 6.0 PH (very acidic), so cannot comment there ...
Alex
My PH is around 6.3-3.5 , temps around 26-30(no chiller, only fans)
Now my two cherry shrimps and two orange shrimps are pregnant.
But I'm keeping with fishes so don't know if my fishes will disturb them anot.
Hard to catch them for isolation as my 4 feet tank is heavily planted.
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Does cherry shrimp function like Yamato? I'm restarting my tank and need to buy some shrimps. Think cherry is beautiful but not sure about its efficiency on algae.
Yamato more effective in removing hair algae then cherry. Shrimps in generally are more delicate so when introducing them in new environment, do so gradually so as not subject them to any sudden changes in water parameters i.e. ph, temperature. They are easy once accustomed to their new homes, as can be seen in their colouring up. Provide lush plants for them to feel secure i.e. moss, e tennellus etc. I know of someone who swear by bogwoods in keeping his shrimps.
Rob
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My experience with Yamato was bad. Doesn't last. Then I started to buy those really tiny shrimps (dun knw the name) from 328. The lady boss recommended seems hardy and I bot 20. I thot they have perished over time and maybe left 3. I'm redoing my tank and was surprised to salvage 13 instead.
Given that I have 13 of those small shrimps and add in with Cherry will algae be controlled?
Never create what you can't control
Yamato is often cited as one of the hardiest shrimps around.
If you do not have success with them, then I would suggest you revisit their husbandry, as mentioned by Puffer, and how you are keeping them. Do a search in the forum on shrimps, read up more and you will probably have a better chance of success.
ok. seems like everyone is saying that cherry is more hardy but strange thing is that in the office, 3 tanks have cherry but all KO.
my tank has 10 but now left with 2, the other tanks all died. green shrimp and CRS is breeding....so wonder why is that so.
Can I say, to control algae in the initial cycling stage, I am still better off with Yamato. right? Ok, ll try again and hopefully better luck this time. Thanks.
Never create what you can't control
Shrimps in the tank during initial cycling? No offence intended, but you do know what the nitrogen cycle is right?
So if you do, you would be risking the shrimps, being sensitive creatures, to the dangers of ammonia/nitrite. Sometimes, this may be successful, but more often than not, it is a huge risk to the shrimps.
And I am not sure why you need to control algae during cycling. Plant heavily and growing your plants well is essentially controlling the algae.
Please DO NOT introduce shrimps into new or cycling tank. I have already mentioned that they are sensitive to changes in water parameters. Likewise, new tanks that contain ammonia/nitrite would kill them. Bro Larlee, I suspect your cherry are not doing well due to the following 2 reasons:
(1) Unstable temperature, and
(2) Presence of ammonia/nitrite.
Have you tested your water in the tank? If the shrimps are scrambling everywhere, loitering at the water surface, or even jumped out of tank, then something is really wrong with the water.
Rob
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Hi Puffer,
I also suspect my tank but I have malayan, green, lemon, CRS and cherry in the same tank but somehow cherry's army is wipe out.....
My other 2 colleague's tank got CRS and cherry, CRS breeding like crazy but cherry all died.
They didnt die immediately but over a few weeks, their numbers get smaller and smaller.
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Hey I've got similar experience before...I got a 2ft tank intending for shrimps only. Got 20 crs and 10 cherry, and all the cherry shrimps disappear over time. My observation was that the crs were more aggressive, and there were more crs than cherry. On the other hand, I've thrown in a few crs in my cherry-infested tank and now I could not find any crs in this tank. I really don't know the reason. Perhaps someone could explain here...
Rob
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IMO, cherry red shrimps are very hardy. Have tried to keep and breed them in ph 6.5 to 7.5 and they are OK. Should not be a problem...
Hi guys, think I wasnt clear in my message. My tank was just setup so anticipating algae after the first week. Now thinking what is the best shrimp to use to remove the algae. Anyway, thanks for the feedback.
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