hybrid shrimp?
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They won't cross with cherry shrimp, but they may with bee shrimp. Bee shrimp have very different water conditions though. The thing with hybrid shrimp is you don't get some cool new color, they just revert back to the wild coloration which is usually quite dull.
It definitely would not interbreed with cherry. I doubt it would with bee.
by red goldflake, you mean caridina spinata? They are not at all derived from the same species and have large size differences as well as care and would not be at all compatable to keep in the same tank.
by red goldflake, you mean caridina spinata? They are not at all derived from the same species and have large size differences as well as care and would not be at all compatable to keep in the same tank.
yeah i mean caridina spinata. oh, i thought that any caridina could breed with any other caridina.
that is the general rule of thumb, though I don't know how grounded in genetics it is. From my understanding, the sulawesi shrimp have not hybridized with other shrimp to this point, even between their own species.
One important thing to consider though is that caridina spinata like warm temperatures (80 and up) and high pH. The bee shrimp are from cooler waters (high 60's to low 70's) and like very soft water. They would likely not even survive in teh same tank for long let along hybridize.
One important thing to consider though is that caridina spinata like warm temperatures (80 and up) and high pH. The bee shrimp are from cooler waters (high 60's to low 70's) and like very soft water. They would likely not even survive in teh same tank for long let along hybridize.
which ones? The spinata are hard to come by from reliable sources. I have imported them a few times and have a captive population but am not selling them. The sulawesi shrimp in general are very challenging to keep. In an ideal tank environment, y ou would have a high oxygen content, sand, some rock work, maybe a few low light plants and temps of abotu 82-84. You would want your pH around 8-8.4 and a low hardness, around 6. These parameters are very difficult to duplicate so it can make getting an established colony difficult. There is also the point that they can cost $10-20 PER shrimp, so its a big gamble.
If you are experienced with keeping dwarf shrimp, definitely give them a try. If you are relatively new to the invert scene, I would recommend starting with a less challenging species. There are lots of common mistakes made when keepign dwarf shrimp and such a rare and delicate species is not a good one to learn on.
If you are experienced with keeping dwarf shrimp, definitely give them a try. If you are relatively new to the invert scene, I would recommend starting with a less challenging species. There are lots of common mistakes made when keepign dwarf shrimp and such a rare and delicate species is not a good one to learn on.
yellow shrimp are a great choice. They are pretty flexible as far as params but prefer moderately hard water. They can do well from pH of high 6's to 8's. They like warmer temps, in the 70's-80. Easy keepers and easy to breed.
Do you know what your source water is like (pH or hardness)? That is really the best determining factor for picking the right shrimp for you to start with.
Do you know what your source water is like (pH or hardness)? That is really the best determining factor for picking the right shrimp for you to start with.