What kind of shrimp?

[mappy306]

I was looking at this earlier. I had some questions on a few of the stock i was looking at.... amano shrimp or red cherry shrimp. Which one is better for hair algae? I read they are both pretty prolific. I was thinking of getting a 2 or 3. What do you do with the offspring? I really dont want to have a tank full of shrimp.
6 zebra danios (fish-in cycling)
4 sterba corys. (would 5 be better?)
2 shrimp ... red cherry or amano?
2 otos
1 flame dwarf gourami

26g bowfront
Cascade 700 canister filter.
I would be around 90%.

 

[Hholly]

I was looking at this earlier. I had some questions on a few of the stock i was looking at.... amano shrimp or red cherry shrimp. Which one is better for hair algae? I read they are both pretty prolific. I was thinking of getting a 2 or 3. What do you do with the offspring? I really dont want to have a tank full of shrimp.
6 zebra danios (fish-in cycling)
4 sterba corys. (would 5 be better?)
2 shrimp ... red cherry or amano?
2 otos
1 flame dwarf gourami

26g bowfront
Cascade 700 canister filter.
I would be around 90%.

I've heard that Amanos are actually impossible to breed and many die right away due to being wild caught and starvation. Just what I've read. No personal experience.
http://www.planetinverts.com/Amano Shrimp.html

 

[bud29]

I've heard that Amanos are actually impossible to breed and many die right away due to being wild caught and starvation. Just what I've read. No personal experience.
Amano Shrimp .:. Caridina multidentata .:. Freshwater Aquarium Shrimp Species Information Page

Not impossible to breed, they just require brackish water to raise the young.

 

[Andrewz00]

Ive had tons of babies in my planted tank... poor things always got sucked up into the filter...

 

[Coursair]

I put a sponge over my intake. Your fish will eat Cherry babies so don't worry about being over run. Amanos are best on algae, but bad hair algae is tough and Shrimp can only do so much.