Advice for shrimp tank setup

[r0663664]

Hi,

Anyone could give me some advice on setting up a shrimp tank? Planning to have cherry and crystal shrimp.

[torque6]

chiller, stable tank size 2FT, cycled tank with already grown moss and of course mosura stuff.

[mario tan]

what is mosura stuff? thank

[jedimech]

Mosura is a company brand specialise in crs rearing products. They have various products like mosura food for crs, mineral plus & bio-plus for crs breeding enhancement.

[kensk]

Hi,

Anyone could give me some advice on setting up a shrimp tank? Planning to have cherry and crystal shrimp.

Get suitable soil like ADA, GEX or Magic to lower the pH of water.
But i think cherry don't do well in too acidic environment. Mine die off when pH reach 6.0 and below.
CRS can do well even in pH of 5.5.

Mosura brand of stuffs I think is optional.

[r0663664]

Thank for the advice.

Actually, re-setting up my tanks for shrimp. Just bought some cherries with some plants and cooling fan to lower temperature. It is necessary to have the soil? I have sand in tank. If my cherry do well, then I may get in some CRS.

[dwgi32]

Cherry are easier to keep as compared to CRS. Ever if the cherry survived in your sand setup, it doesn't neccessary mean that the environment is sutiable. You have to try it out, bro. However i would advise in getting either ADA or magic soil, it is worth to invest.

[torque6]

eh, thought i posted this.

anyway, crs = chiller, at least a 2 FT tank, tank with already cycled bio filter and already grown lush moss. Notice i used the words "already".

[r0663664]

Tank was setup last week. I bought some cherry shrimp with a few pregnant shrimp. I finally was a few shrimplets in the tanks. Pretty happy with my setup so far. Hope to see them grow bigger.

[aquaSynthesis]

bro....any updates on your shrimp tank?

[r0663664]

As far as good. 20 shrimplets or more in tank.

[Cpark188]

Hi bro, I can sense that your joy in seeing the new cherry shrimplets, which I had experience and good to hear that. Cherry shrimps is good for beginner to start with and is a hardy type which can survive at ambient temperature. My experience to rear crs which cause me a big hole in the pocket. Firstly, I bought 20 pcs. grade C. to try out and slowly all gone up the lorry ( meaning can't survive and need low temperature 24 to 25 degree celsius). Then try grade B. with 20 pcs. after two weeks left 3 pcs. survive, cause without proper gauging and equipments. Now have to invest on to bigger tank, chiller, external canister filter, Gex soil, PH tester, bio-chemical med, mosura food, ketapang leave and intend to 40 pcs. grade B crs, so be prepare if you are interest in keeping crs. I am not discouraging you but this is what I experiencing. For me I still haven't give up, got all this things which require inorder to breed crs. Just try your luck and may not have any problem. Cheers.