How to stop Cherries from breeding?

[dhomosapien]

Hi all,
as above.

I have sold off over 78 pcs but my 1.5ft is still crawling with shrimp.
Probably more than 100 still inside. Cherry shrimp has become my new pest...haha

[Shadow]

put some fish inside

[hann]

Congrates on the successful breeding of cherries. Yes, you can throw in some fish like shadow's recommendation and you will definitely see a tremedous drop in the shrimplet.

[Galatea]

Maybe raising the temperature so that they do not breed actively is a better way

[dhomosapien]

Thanks for the replies! Just bought some cardinals to put in.

I use to have 13 neons, 3 endlers, 1 cory, and some others together with less than 10 cherries when I started the tank last july. Somewhere around last december I took out all the fish, rescaped, and found more than 60 cherries..=D

I hope fish work this time =D

[bliss01]

Top it with fertilisers..Shrimplets might not take it well..

[kendrick_86]

bros, how can you guys be so cruel. instead of killing them, you can salvage their lives. just give it to people who want to start this hobby for free. i believe many will want to have them as pets for their shrimp tank. just don't do silly things like adding fertilizers and stuff. thanks

[Hong]

Yes Bro, it will be good if you can share them with those who wanted to kick start this hobby.
I suppose that there are quite a number of Bro out there who are looking for cherry shrimps.

[dhomosapien]

You mean fertilizer can kill shrimp? Didn't know. I have been using this http://www.easylife.nl/asia/index.html?id=40 since august. No wonder they bother to advertise as safe for shrimp. I don't actually intent to kill them =D Any other way to impose birth control besides raising temperature? haha

Sigh, bought 10 cardinals from That aquarium yesterday. This morning only five are still alive. Found two skeletons with tons of shrimps on them. Three missing... Cardinals become shrimp food...haha

[benkho]

GIVE IT AWAY!!!!!!! i will adopt haha..

[Aria]

You mean fertilizer can kill shrimp? Didn't know. I have been using this http://www.easylife.nl/asia/index.html?id=40 since august. No wonder they bother to advertise as safe for shrimp. I don't actually intent to kill them =D Any other way to impose birth control besides raising temperature? haha

Raising temperature to a certain degree may increase breeding for cherry shrimp. Not a good idea. Cull your shrimp by giving or selling away - much more effective

[Fuzzy]

Don't be so evil to your poor shrimpies...

I'm sure if you sell them on marketplace there will be many takers, you have a good thing going, why waste it?

Can recoup your cost of fish food at least!

[dhomosapien]

Don't be so evil to your poor shrimpies...

I'm sure if you sell them on marketplace there will be many takers, you have a good thing going, why waste it?

Can recoup your cost of fish food at least!

Yup I've posted my sales in the marketplace since 8 march. Only one buyer so far, though I had a few in another forum. There are so many other sellers of cherries here!

[pcfreak]

If you stayed in West side i could get some from you
sigh too far for me

[beetroot]

Your poor cherries...

Perhaps give away all the females, or all the males, then you won't have this problem

[psp1000]

put some fish inside or give them to others for free. I'm willing to take care of yours extra shrimpes...lol..

[dhomosapien]

Yup will be trading away some females soon. That should mean way less eggs.

[Fuzzy]

bro I bet if you ask around quite a few LFS would be interested in purchasing from you.

I would buy some but woodlands is a lil too far from me (bendemeer area)

[Aria]

Hey actually just thought of something. If you don't feed them as much they grow and breed much slower. That is if you can stand only feeding like once a week - but I guess its better than adding toxic fertilizer to control the population

[freezze]

the best option is to post in the marketplace with big FOC words....