Crystal Red Shrimp

[Galligak]

I fell in love with this shrimp's cousin the bee shrimp and can't get it out of my mind! So I have a few questions... What size tank would you recommend for keeping this shrimp? I have an 8 gallon that I'm willing to set up completely to this shrimp. Tank set up ideas? Decorations? Plants that they love? Any one have any experience, I've read a bunch on them but nothing compares to experience. Also tank mates are there any? Foods that they like? I tried doing a thread just on bee shrimp but I don't think that many people keep the bees but the crystals people usually do. Thanks for reading and/or leaving any comments! ~Aqua

 

[pam916]

The only tank mate I would put in with them is a snail or another kind of shrimp that it will not breed with. They will probably like any plants that you like and shrimp always like moss.

 

[jetajockey]

Tank size, bigger the better. As far as plants, lots. The more the better, I don't think they have a preference, but moss seems to always be a hit.

Give them some driftwood for decoration, it's a good surface for them to feed on also. As far as food goes, I feed mine a high quality spirulina stick and sometimes pellets or flakes. I prefer using the sticks though so I can get a head count (they can't drag the entire stick away so they are all forced to congregate on it).

I keep bn plecos with mine, but I wouldn't keep any other fish besides ottos. You can keep pretty much any type of snail in there.

I had a mix of crystal red and bee shrimp for a while. I don't know if I have any bee shrimp left in there, I haven't seen any recently.


Temperature in the low 70s seems to be best, and a ph in the 6's.

 

[Coursair]

Many people seem to like the Fluval Shrimp Stratum for substrate. It will buffer the water to keep PH low.

My CRS love Moss, ferns, all their plants !!
Put a Fluval prefilter sponge on HOB filter intake.

Mine also love Indian Almond Leaves. I just drop one in the tank.

My shrimp jungle


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[Galligak]

Thank you everyone! I love all this information that you all gave me!!! It's very useful and I will take it all and use if when I make my tank for them!!! Thank you thank you thank!!!