shrimp for a 1 gal

[Jkoziatek]

is there any type of shrimp i can keep in a 1 gal... i got one extra figured i'd possibly keep something on my desk

 

[Havey]

Cherry shrimp are cheap. The problem is that cherry or CRS and to some extent even ghost shrimp need high water quality. 1 gal isn't enough water to prevent large swings in water quality because the volume is so small.

 

[Jkoziatek]

what if it is well maintained ( filtrated etc)?... heating being the only thing not stable but one which could be stabilized

 

[Havey]

The issue is the volume of water. 1 gal of water will not be stable because it takes such a small amount of waste to effect the water quality. Large aquariums have naturally more stable water parameters. The temp of a 1 gallon tank would move quickly with whatever the outside temp is. A heater would just heat the small oamount of water very quickly and then it would cool quickly, like a yo-yo.

 

[Alistriwen]

I keep ghost shrimp in a 2.5 gal unheated with a small filter that runs on an airpump (those carbon/sponge combos that cost like 6 bucks). Ive had up to 10 in the 2.5 gal that way for a time and they were fine. We change the water on the 2.5s occaisionally when the bottom looks dirty but try to keep feeding to a minimum.

 

[plausible]

is there any type of shrimp i can keep in a 1 gal... i got one extra figured i'd possibly keep something on my desk

you can keep a pair of CRS in a 1gal.for most shrimps you need cool waters 24to26 deg celcius

 

[arowana man]

some cherrys, blue shrimp with some driftwood and java moss

 

[Jacko]

If you can find them go with a CRS or two but otherwise I think you would be fine with 2 or 3 RCS as long as you are willing to remove the babies if you happen to get any male and female mix. Bumblebees are really nice too...

I have kept 5 Ghost shrimp in a 2 gallon tank with a betta without problem before.