Red Cherry Shrimp Breeding

[archaic37]

About how large do RCS have to be before they breed?

 

[luuk]

these shrimps are fairly easy to breed;
just put a fair amount of them in a tank with moss, and wait! size about 1,2 cm!

 

[izzy_here]

Agreed on both counts, they really are easy, cherry shrimp + java moss or any fine leaved plant = tons of cherry shrimp. In no time at all you'll have so many it'll be crazy.

 

[Meowmix10000]

I've noticed that they need decent water to really breed well.

 

[talal101]

Being that they are crustaceans they are really sensitive to water quality so be sure that water quality is at least ok but perfect is better obviously. Make sure water contains good amounts of trace elements and you need some sort of fine leaved plant like moss and your set.

 

[jshill103]

they will breed about 1 1/2 months after being born.

 

[szymon328]

about 3/4 of an inch

 

[fuzzy188]

When the saddle appears on the female, she will be able to breed.

 

[Aquatic Aggression]

Ive been wanting to breed them as feeders. Do you think a 20 gallon long is a good breeding tank for them? It will have a large sponge filter, ac50 with sponge pre-filter and moss as well as some other plants. Could I start with maybe 20 shrimp?

 

[Meowmix10000]

Yup, I would throw in a piece of driftwood, keep up on your water changes, and you should have a ton of shrimp in no time