Bumblebee shrimp and red dot shrimp? - Aquarium Advice

Peyton · 01-19-2007, 04:47 PM

I ordered a shipment of the these. How hardy are bumblebee shrimp? I keep cherry shrimp right now and they do pretty good. From the info I have found so far they prefer soft acidic water, which I don't have. My ph is usually 7.6 - 7.8. Would they survive and breed in these conditions from anyones experience?

Also ordered something called red spot shrimp. Can't fint anything under that name but I think it's red nose shrimp.

http://www.petshrimp.com/rednoseshrimp.html

Anyone have any experience with these?

TwoHobbies · 01-19-2007, 05:39 PM

I have Red Cherry Shrimp & Bumblebee Shrimp. My RCS are breeding like rabbits, 3 batches since Thanksgiving. My BS are doing fine but have not reproduced yet. The shrimp will adapt to a wide range of ph. your ph is fine. Its more inportant for it be stable.

As for the rednose, I don't have any..sorry can't help ya

hsherman1986 · 01-20-2007, 05:41 AM

i think i may own three rednose. i bought them as ghost shrimp from my lfs, but looking at them tonight, just happened to notice that they looked more like the pictures on that profile than ghost shrimp. I had just read this thread, then went to go do my nightly headcounts when I noticed that.

Unfortnatly, I did start out with 10, the tiger barbs ate most of them....I may have to move them into their own tank now...and go back to the lfs and get more!!

I have not fed them anything special, they eat what my barbs and loaches don't.

01-19-2007, 04:47 PM	#1
Peyton Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Milton, WV Posts: 522 Images: 15	Bumblebee shrimp and red dot shrimp? I ordered a shipment of the these. How hardy are bumblebee shrimp? I keep cherry shrimp right now and they do pretty good. From the info I have found so far they prefer soft acidic water, which I don't have. My ph is usually 7.6 - 7.8. Would they survive and breed in these conditions from anyones experience? Also ordered something called red spot shrimp. Can't fint anything under that name but I think it's red nose shrimp. http://www.petshrimp.com/rednoseshrimp.html Anyone have any experience with these? __________________ Live in WV, eastern KY or eastern OH? Come join us at http://www.freewebs.com/ohiovalleyaquarists/

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01-19-2007, 05:39 PM	#2
TwoHobbies Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western New York Posts: 357 Images: 9	I have Red Cherry Shrimp & Bumblebee Shrimp. My RCS are breeding like rabbits, 3 batches since Thanksgiving. My BS are doing fine but have not reproduced yet. The shrimp will adapt to a wide range of ph. your ph is fine. Its more inportant for it be stable. As for the rednose, I don't have any..sorry can't help ya

01-20-2007, 05:41 AM	#3
hsherman1986 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 719	i think i may own three rednose. i bought them as ghost shrimp from my lfs, but looking at them tonight, just happened to notice that they looked more like the pictures on that profile than ghost shrimp. I had just read this thread, then went to go do my nightly headcounts when I noticed that. Unfortnatly, I did start out with 10, the tiger barbs ate most of them....I may have to move them into their own tank now...and go back to the lfs and get more!! I have not fed them anything special, they eat what my barbs and loaches don't.