brackish tank + shrimps = ?? - Aquarium Advice

JohnPaul · 08-31-2006, 05:28 PM

Hi all, in the process of converting a 10g from freshwater to brackish. I was wondering what sort of experience people have had (either positive or negative) with various freshwater shrimps in brackish tanks. Right now I'm mid-conversion, salinity is only about 1.003, and my target goal is to have the tank at the "lighter" end of brackish, say in the 1.005 to 1.008 range.

I currently have two ghost shrimp in there and they don't seem to mind the least bit.

However, I'm curious about other shrimp. Most especially amano, red cherry, and wood/bamboo (since those are the other three varities I can find with some regularlity around here.)

Has anyone tried keeping any of those in brackish conditions, and if so, what was your result? TIA for any help...

hc8719 · 08-31-2006, 07:23 PM

almost every fw shrimp is really brackish, they can just live in fw for a few years

except for i hear some kind of chinese shrimp...

hashbaz · 09-01-2006, 01:03 AM

Amano shrimp need brackish to breed, so I would think they would do great in such a tank. But I don't know about cherries and bamboo. Never hurts to try!

Pleco · 09-01-2006, 02:02 AM

All shrimp are born in either SW or brackish then they are acclimated to FW living as they develop.

-Pleco

08-31-2006, 05:28 PM	#1
JohnPaul Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 695	brackish tank + shrimps = ?? Hi all, in the process of converting a 10g from freshwater to brackish. I was wondering what sort of experience people have had (either positive or negative) with various freshwater shrimps in brackish tanks. Right now I'm mid-conversion, salinity is only about 1.003, and my target goal is to have the tank at the "lighter" end of brackish, say in the 1.005 to 1.008 range. I currently have two ghost shrimp in there and they don't seem to mind the least bit. However, I'm curious about other shrimp. Most especially amano, red cherry, and wood/bamboo (since those are the other three varities I can find with some regularlity around here.) Has anyone tried keeping any of those in brackish conditions, and if so, what was your result? TIA for any help...

09-01-2006, 01:03 AM	#3
hashbaz Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Utah, USA Posts: 745 Images: 1	Amano shrimp need brackish to breed, so I would think they would do great in such a tank. But I don't know about cherries and bamboo. Never hurts to try! __________________ link to 75 gallon planted 10 & 29 gal QT/nursery/undecided

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08-31-2006, 07:23 PM	#2
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	almost every fw shrimp is really brackish, they can just live in fw for a few years except for i hear some kind of chinese shrimp...

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Pleco Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bringin' Sexy Back Posts: 376	All shrimp are born in either SW or brackish then they are acclimated to FW living as they develop. -Pleco