I had a 30 gallon tank full of moss that I bred apistos in. I sold off my apistos and the tank was empty fir months. 30 gallons. From a suggestion on here I just stocked it with orsnge tuxedo guppies and red cherry shrimp. One of my Cherrys is carrying eggs. My question is can you keep different colored shrimp in the same tank. Will the Blues mate with the reds? Or are you better off to stick with one kind?
Fresh waters shrimp. (Neocardinal?)
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depends what you want but they will most likely hybridize and get either red-blue or green shrimp
No problem! Ask anything if you have any questions
(Ps: I’m not a guppy expert but Ik they breed like rabbits and I would watch to make sure they don’t overpopulate and watch the deformities)
I'm not a guppy expert either buy I got a good amount of them, all the same kind. As far as it seems so far their bioload is so light I could triple the colony with put problem. After a week my nitrates are still 5ppm. 30 gallons and 13 guppies. Plus 8 fry now and 10 cherry shrimp. I think I have a way to go before their over populated plus they are super social and love one another's company
Just out of curiosity what filter do you use
Also a suggestion is that you can add a sump to make the water amount higher ( 30+20sump=50 gallon)
If you keep the cherry reds and blue shrimps together, you will eventually have clear-brown shrimps. That is their wild form. I started keeping shrimps with a nano tank full of Neocaridina davidi reds, blacks, yellows, and blue rilies. Eventually, the colony of mixed-colored shrimps ended up producing the wild form. I have kept Neocaridina and Caridina shrimps together because they will not interbreed, but they need different water parameters. Neocaridina can tolerate up to 82* F, pH above 7.0, and hard water (high in dissolved minerals). The Caridina species do better with water parameters up to 76* F, pH around 6.0 --which may require R/O water with calcium additives if you have hard tap water and a pH above 7.0. Caridina is more delicate, so all my crystal red shrimps eventually died. It was an expensive experience that I'm hoping others will learn from. It would have been best for my shrimps to do my research into shrimp keeping.
For filtration, consider that the shrimp and shrimplets (Yes, that's the term used for them) may get sucked in the filter. I use a prefilter sponge for the intake tubes or an ammonia-absorbing pad placed flush on the intake slots for in-tank filters. Both should be fine enough to prevent shrimplets from going through or getting stuck in them. Experienced shrimp breeders use modified under gravel filters with substrates that reduce pH, sponge filters, and DIY tank wall filters. I prefer an aesthetically good looking tank. I put shrimps in heavily planted tanks with strong lighting to uptake fish waste and foster algae growth, which is mainly the shrimp's diet.
For filtration, consider that the shrimp and shrimplets (Yes, that's the term used for them) may get sucked in the filter. I use a prefilter sponge for the intake tubes or an ammonia-absorbing pad placed flush on the intake slots for in-tank filters. Both should be fine enough to prevent shrimplets from going through or getting stuck in them. Experienced shrimp breeders use modified under gravel filters with substrates that reduce pH, sponge filters, and DIY tank wall filters. I prefer an aesthetically good looking tank. I put shrimps in heavily planted tanks with strong lighting to uptake fish waste and foster algae growth, which is mainly the shrimp's diet.
If you keep the cherry reds and blue shrimps together, you will eventually have clear-brown shrimps. That is their wild form. I started keeping shrimps with a nano tank full of Neocaridina davidi reds, blacks, yellows, and blue rilies. Eventually, the colony of mixed-colored shrimps ended up producing their clear, brown wild form. I have kept Neocaridina and Caridina shrimps together because they will not interbreed, but they need different water parameters. Neocaridina can tolerate up to 82* F, pH above 7.0, and hard water (high in dissolved minerals). The Caridina species do better with water parameters up to 76* F, pH around 6.0 --which may require R/O water with calcium additives if you have hard tap water and a pH above 7.0. Caridina is more delicate, so all my crystal red shrimps eventually died. It was an expensive experience that I'm hoping others will learn from. It would have been best for my shrimps to do my research into shrimp keeping.
For filtration, consider that the shrimp and shrimplets (Yes, that's the term used for them) may get sucked into the filter. I use a prefilter sponge around the intake tubes or an ammonia-absorbing pad placed flush on the intake slots for in-tank filters. Both should be fine enough to prevent shrimplets from going through or getting stuck in them. Experienced shrimp breeders use modified under gravel filters with substrates that reduce pH, sponge filters, and DIY tank wall filters. I prefer an aesthetically good looking tank. I put shrimps in heavily planted tanks with strong lighting to uptake fish waste and foster algae growth, which is mainly the shrimp's diet.
My old planted shrimp tank with Caridina and mixed-colored Neocaridina davidi reds, blacks, yellows, and blue rilies. I have ammonia-absorbing pads flush to the intake slots to prevent shrimps and plants from entering the filter. Note the thermometer that shows how small this nano tank is. Without the plants, the filter alone would not handle the bioload. I hope you enjoy it.
For filtration, consider that the shrimp and shrimplets (Yes, that's the term used for them) may get sucked into the filter. I use a prefilter sponge around the intake tubes or an ammonia-absorbing pad placed flush on the intake slots for in-tank filters. Both should be fine enough to prevent shrimplets from going through or getting stuck in them. Experienced shrimp breeders use modified under gravel filters with substrates that reduce pH, sponge filters, and DIY tank wall filters. I prefer an aesthetically good looking tank. I put shrimps in heavily planted tanks with strong lighting to uptake fish waste and foster algae growth, which is mainly the shrimp's diet.
My old planted shrimp tank with Caridina and mixed-colored Neocaridina davidi reds, blacks, yellows, and blue rilies. I have ammonia-absorbing pads flush to the intake slots to prevent shrimps and plants from entering the filter. Note the thermometer that shows how small this nano tank is. Without the plants, the filter alone would not handle the bioload. I hope you enjoy it.
