Re: [GSAS-Member] Looking forward to get my red cherry shrimp...

["Matt Staroscik" <matt@wrongcrowd.com>]

What's the secret to keeping them alive? I have bought a dozen cherries a
few times, and over a few weeks they just drop dead, even when they are in a
tank by themselves.

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:36 PM, Clifford Miller
<clifford@clevergeek.com>wrote:

>
> Depends on the shrimp and the fish.  I've seen shrimp that readily eat
> fish, and fish that readily eat shrimp, and lots that co-exist just fine.
>
> If you mean cherries (or other shrimp that also fit in that size range and
> breeding ability), then they can be kept with many types of fish as long
> as you provide amble cover for them to hide in.  Babies are tiny (around
> 1-2mm), so pretty much anything that eats can eat them if they have a
> chance.
>
> The shrimp are also very vulnerable when molting, so even a guppy can pick
> an adult cherry to death right after a shed.  The shrimp are pretty fast
> though, so again, as long as they have a place to escape notice, it's not
> a problem.
>
> They will definitely be eaten, but should reproduce fast enough to
> maintain the colony.  You can buy individual shrimp, but if you really
> want to have them long-term, you should start with at least 10 so they can
> start breeding-- it's a lot easier to maintain a colony than to try to
> keep individual shrimp alive.
>
> I have shrimp in pretty much every tank here that has small fish in it
> (the larger fish and packed tanks clear them out), but a shrimp only tank
> is the way to go if you want real numbers.  A heavily planted 20 gallon
> tank with 200-300 cherries swimming around looks really cool.
>
>
> Cliff
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> > Can shrimp coexist in a tank of communal fish?
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