The Editor
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Hey AA!
I've been having a think and a google today (always a dangerous combo!), and I've pretty much decided I wanna try and set up a moss wall (Java or Riccia, not decided) as a backdrop to the tank, and bring some Red Cherry shrimp into the happy little tank I'm running.
Got 4 male guppies in a 18x10x10 30L tank, and been looking on Aqadvisor which was happy to let me have 15 cherry shrimp in with my current stock and filtration
I'd only want about 5 or so shirmp really, but I hear they're prolific breeders... Now I'm wondering if the gupps would help to keep the population under control by eating some of the fry as they're born.... If not I may be looking to give them away!
Tank is still pretty young (about 4 months) and currently in a mini cycle after the addition of an extra gupp so I'd avoid the shrimp until everything has calmed down in a few months time... Which is how I got to thinking about a moss wall! Gotta have something to do eh?
Now it looks pretty easy to do.. Am I being foolish in thinking so? And would affor mentioned shrimp like to hide in a moss wall or would they hang about on the tank floor...
I've got pretty poor lighting (a pair of 12" CCFL cathodes used for lighting up PCs...), they do the job of letting me see the fish but I don't think they're much good for growing plants under... At any rate I'm having a hard time finding any actual light output data for them...
So yea... Just looking for a few comments about the addition and population control of shrimp, and the proposed moss wall....
Thanks all!
I've been having a think and a google today (always a dangerous combo!), and I've pretty much decided I wanna try and set up a moss wall (Java or Riccia, not decided) as a backdrop to the tank, and bring some Red Cherry shrimp into the happy little tank I'm running.
Got 4 male guppies in a 18x10x10 30L tank, and been looking on Aqadvisor which was happy to let me have 15 cherry shrimp in with my current stock and filtration
I'd only want about 5 or so shirmp really, but I hear they're prolific breeders... Now I'm wondering if the gupps would help to keep the population under control by eating some of the fry as they're born.... If not I may be looking to give them away!
Tank is still pretty young (about 4 months) and currently in a mini cycle after the addition of an extra gupp so I'd avoid the shrimp until everything has calmed down in a few months time... Which is how I got to thinking about a moss wall! Gotta have something to do eh?
Now it looks pretty easy to do.. Am I being foolish in thinking so? And would affor mentioned shrimp like to hide in a moss wall or would they hang about on the tank floor...
I've got pretty poor lighting (a pair of 12" CCFL cathodes used for lighting up PCs...), they do the job of letting me see the fish but I don't think they're much good for growing plants under... At any rate I'm having a hard time finding any actual light output data for them...
So yea... Just looking for a few comments about the addition and population control of shrimp, and the proposed moss wall....
Thanks all!