Rcs look healthy?

[Nathenrauch]

I was wondering if it looks healthy to you

 

[Coursair]

Yep. Mine sometimes get a stripe. Older female maybe.


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[Nathenrauch]

How big are the shrimp when there born I feel like mine are not breeding for some reason

 

[Alan79]

They are fairly tiny. If they are in a tank with other fish they may be getting eaten. I have 9 RCS with Kuhli loaches and have only seen 2 babies. One is growing a bit but the other one was only visible because it caught my attention swimming. Smaller than 1mm. I'm new to shrimp too so my knowledge is limited with them. Ialso have a female shrimp that developes a line on her back occasionally. I noticed it when it sat on top of my filter and thought that maybe it had dried out along the top, but it is still healthy now.

 

[Nathenrauch]

There isn't any aggressive fish do you know how they hatch/ lay eggs

 

[Coursair]

There isn't any aggressive fish do you know how they hatch/ lay eggs

Are they in with ANY fish besides Otos ???

They carry the eggs under their tail till they are ready to hatch. The babies hatch out right from Mom. If the female is young or new they sometimes drop eggs by accident.
So you may see a whole bunch of eggs and only end up with 3 babies at first.

Almost ANY fish will eat Shrimplets
Otos are the only completely Shrimp Safe fish.


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[Alan79]

They will also drop their eggs before they are ready if they get stressed so they may not be carrying the eggs long enough to fully develop if they are being scared by the other tank inhabitants. I am setting up a small aquarium to move mine today. I think the craziness of my kuhli is possibly causing them to drop their eggs prematurely.

 

[Nathenrauch]

Yeah there are endlers in there

 

[xigtc]

Mine were a bit brighter and since adding Endlers to my tank they've faded some and aren't breeding as fast.

 

[Nathenrauch]

Do you guys feed your rcs or just let them eat algae

 

[xigtc]

I feed mine Sakura algae wafers every other week. They feed off my sponge filters and the moss in the tank.

Have your shrimp molted, also how long have you had them?

 

[Nathenrauch]

Yeah they molt and probably around three months

 

[Nathenrauch]

Oh yeah I have a Aqueon power filter with I sponge over intake is that okay?

 

[xigtc]

Then they sound healthy. Their color can determine health, but keep in mind there's several types of RCS. Yours look similar to mine and I haven't had any issues. They still molt on a regular basis and I haven't had any deaths. If you want a deeper red color I'd find some of the purer RCS.

Your filter should be fine. I have an Aquaclear 30 with a sponge in the intake.

 

[Coursair]

Yeah there are endlers in there

Well even Endlers count. If you want to breed Shrimp its best to give them their own tank. Otos and snails are the only 100% safe tankmates.

I use a fluval sponge over my HOB intake

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[Coursair]

Do you guys feed your rcs or just let them eat algae

I do feed, but not daily. I feed my fish daily so they get that. I add sinking Shimp food about 2-3x weekly. A variety of foods.

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[Nathenrauch]

What kind of food?

 

[Coursair]

Specialty Shrimp diets. Several brands. Rapashy Gel food. Omega One Algae wafers and shrimp pellets. Zucchini and Spinach.


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