[GSAS-Member] Susan's red cherry shrimp!

[haika@drizzle.com]

> I just wanted to suggest that those of you who haven't tried red cherry
shrimp, consider taking Susan up on her offer of juveniles! I got 12
from her and set up two shrimp only tanks....one at home and one at
work. I've kept these shrimp in the past but they've been in fish tanks
with predators so I saw no progeny. This time I'm going fish-less and
we'll see what happens. The seem to be more red already but that may be
my imagination!

1. (work)2 gallon glass bowl with compact flourescent galaxy light. No
filtration, no heater. Unheated tanks at work stay around 75F. Fine
gravel, java moss, hornwort trimmings and one mystery plant that Susan
gave me a cutting from. 5 shrimp including the 2 largest I got from Susan.
 I do 50% water changes daily and sprinkle in a bit of freshwater salt. I
know these guys hate nitrogenous waste, so do the water changes as soon as
I get to work. The java moss has thread algae and the shrimp seem to come
out to the surface of the java moss after the water change. They are
constantly working on the java moss and seem quite content and the little
bowl is very pretty. Poor optics....wavery glass! So, I just ordered one
of the Deco-Art Treasure Box tanks and might try that instead. I give the
shrimp a teeny sprinkling of fish food flakes occasionally. Just ordered
some Kent Iodine to give them a drop of that stuff too. Fingers crossed!
My favorite of the two tanks.

2. (home) 2.5 gallon acrylic mini-bow with natural light. Sponge filter,
heater to 78F. This was my honey gourami rearing tank and has been set up
for over a year. Last baby gourami taken out roughly 1.5 months ago. A
tinge of green-water. Some hornwort trimmings and thread algae infested
java moss. I don't see the shrimp as often in this tank...but I've got 7
in here and we'll see what happens. I do about 1/2 gallon water changes
daily. I'll try some Crab Cuisine in there to see if they home in on it
like my Amano shrimp do in a larger tank here at home.

Betty Goetz



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