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

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

We have 3 small betta tanks here at home, none of
which are heated.....and endlers too would be fine
without heat. I think the light would give enough heat
for them as well.

Trish
--- HIRO TAK <neon98102@yahoo.com> wrote:

>   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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