Re: [GSAS-Member] Question for shrimp keepers...

[HIRO TAK <neon98102@yahoo.com>]

  Hi Matt,

  This is based on my experience and no scientific back up whatsoever.  But I 
do have many Cherry Shrimps in un-heated tank.  And it is next to the window in 
my bedroom and we haven't used the heater yet and I open the window after I get 
up to air out.  I don't even have a reliable thermometer in the tank either.  
So I don't know for sure how cold it gets but I wouldn't surprise that it get 
as cold as low 60's.  
  And I think Cherries is hardy bunch.  I think they would be fine.  It maybe 
tough to get the small heater for such a small tank but if you can find one 
maybe it is not bad idea to set to kick in like 70's.  
  Also it would be possible to warm the water from the light.  Depends on the 
light bulbs I guess.  And set the light timer to delay several hours so the 
light would be on part of the night.  I wouldn't keep it on all night but say 
like noon~ 2a.m instead of 8a.m~5p.m or whatever the time you keep the lights 
on.  

  If I have tiny tank, I would put some tiny frys.  Of course, most of them 
can't live in there forever.  
  For a while I thought about bring the jar of babies ABN, CPD, Cherry Shrimps 
and maybe some Corys for X'mas gift.  Until I found out that no fish for X'mas. 
 
Or you can get some endlers or maybe 1 Betta although I never kept with 
shrimps.  

  Like I said, that is my 2 cents.  
  
Matt Staroscik <matt@wrongcrowd.com> wrote: I have a little 1 gal tank at work 
which is empty save java moss. I was
going to put cherry shrimp in there, but the temp gets down to about 63F
over night. It looks like the recommended range bottoms out at 65F. Do you
shrimp fanciers think they'd be OK?

Any other ideas for what to put in there?

- Matt
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