rcs+bumblebee gobies, will it work?

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

hi, im planning to do a planted 10 gal tank to greed red cherry shrimp, is it ok to put bumblebee gobies in it? and also, is it possible to breed rcs in a 75 gal with no substrate? im planning to put the plants on pots and just put some driftwood on the bottom, would this work? thank you

 

[Fat Homer]

If your looking to get a really big colony of shrimp going, i'd advise against the bumblebee gobie, because it will most likely eat any shrimp small enough to fit in its mouth...

As for the bare bottom tank idea, i've personally always had dirt on the bottom of my tanks which contain shrimp so that they can bury themselves and grow plants a bit more easily... although i guess technically speaking no reason why the shrimp won't breed if they feel comfortable in the tank...especially since red cherries are probably the easiest to breed...

 

[PIE.]

Bumblebee gobies may eat the shrimps or their babies, especially the larger ones.

If the shrimps are kept in good conditions, they should be able to breed in the tank just fine.

 

[woofy]

Ive had bbgs with ghost shrimp before. it wasnt an issue with the adults but if ur trying to brred them i wouldnt as they would eatany small ones. the favorite breeding and hang out plant for rcs is usually the mosses which wont work in pots. try growing some on the driftwood.

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

thanks fat homer! il use my 75 gal for the breeding tank for my rcs instead of the 10 gal thank you sir!!!

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

thank you PIE.! il put the gobies on my 10 gal first and try to put adult rcs on the tank later

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

thank woofy! il cover my driftwood with java moss! and il put feathery leaved plants also on my tank

 

[GMYukonon24s]

I would put the RCS in the 10g. I would think that they would breed faster in a 10g than a 75g because of all the space. When I think of shrimp and tankmates I would never have something in the tank that can fit the smallest animal in the tank in their mouth. I hope you get what I mean.

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

thank you guys for the advice!!! now i think im prepared to keep and breed red cherry shrimp, ive been planning on doing this for a long time now and il start my preparations early next year

 

[PIE.]

Best of luck towards your breeding project. Hope you enjoy lots of little baby red cherry shrimps!

Happy New Year!