bananafish
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Mar 12, 2020
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i have a small group of neos in a 10gal heavily planted tank, with a male betta. he is completely uninterested in the adults, but i’ve got a feeling he’ll take out any shrimplets he could fit in his mouth. he’s constantly poking around in the plants, so despite having lots of hiding spots, i fear no shrimplet would be safe.
none are berried yet (i just watched a couple mate though ), but i was thinking about setting up a breeder box and let it grow plenty of biofilm so it’ll be ready for momma and babies. i was thinking of adding substrate, lots of moss, cholla wood, alder cones, the whole shebang. and i’ll cover the holes with tight mesh to make sure everyone stays in.
so if that sounds good so far, i have a couple questions.
1 - what’s the minimum size box i should use?
2 - where in the tank should i place the box? i was thinking near the outlet of the filter, so there would be high water exchange.
3 - how long after mom gives birth should i take her out of the box?
4 - how long can the babies stay in the box safely?
5 - i have a 1 gallon and a 1.5 gallon planted jars with shrimp already in them, with a sponge filter and no heater (room temp 70°F). 10 gallon is kept at 79°F. i read i shouldn’t move a berried shrimp to water of different temp, but could i acclimate the baby shrimps to the colder tanks and keep them there until they’re big enough to go back to the 10g?
none are berried yet (i just watched a couple mate though ), but i was thinking about setting up a breeder box and let it grow plenty of biofilm so it’ll be ready for momma and babies. i was thinking of adding substrate, lots of moss, cholla wood, alder cones, the whole shebang. and i’ll cover the holes with tight mesh to make sure everyone stays in.
so if that sounds good so far, i have a couple questions.
1 - what’s the minimum size box i should use?
2 - where in the tank should i place the box? i was thinking near the outlet of the filter, so there would be high water exchange.
3 - how long after mom gives birth should i take her out of the box?
4 - how long can the babies stay in the box safely?
5 - i have a 1 gallon and a 1.5 gallon planted jars with shrimp already in them, with a sponge filter and no heater (room temp 70°F). 10 gallon is kept at 79°F. i read i shouldn’t move a berried shrimp to water of different temp, but could i acclimate the baby shrimps to the colder tanks and keep them there until they’re big enough to go back to the 10g?