Thinking about adding some shrimp

[Sam870o]

I have a 45 gallon with 6 mollies and 3 swordtails 2 platys and 3 pepper Cory's. I was wonder if some cherry shrimp would do ok in my tank. It's pretty densely planted with fake plants.

 

[fort384]

They might be ok, especially if there is a lot of cover. However, the juveniles might get eaten, should the RCS breed. It might be tough to sustain a colony.

 

[Sam870o]

yeah the tank has alot of plants all fake except for 2 small ones and some java moss.. so plenty of hiding spots. i purchased 8 rcs and they seem do be doing well except i can only find 2 at the moment..

 

[Sam870o]

This is a pic of the tank. Also dunno why it looks that bright in the pic it's really not that bright.

 

[Tetra1990]

This is a pic of the tank. Also dunno why it looks that bright in the pic it's really not that bright.

I'm not a fan of fake plants and colored gravel sorry. But that tank looks great!

 

[bud29]

The tank looks very nice. RCS are great hiders so that is probably why you only see a few at a time.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

yeah the tank has alot of plants all fake except for 2 small ones and some java moss.. so plenty of hiding spots. i purchased 8 rcs and they seem do be doing well except i can only find 2 at the moment..

I pit 8 in my 20 gallon a couple weeks ago and was worried that only 2-4 had survived during the first week. After about 10 days I started to see just about all of them at once. They really do need to settle in.

I put a Fluval Edge round filter sponge over the intake to my canister filter to keep the fry from getting sucked into the filter. They're cheap and work well to protect young shrimp. Highly recommended. It's good to get a couple so when you clean one out you have a fresh one. Don't want those beautiful shrimp to get sucked up!

 

[Sam870o]

I pit 8 in my 20 gallon a couple weeks ago and was worried that only 2-4 had survived during the first week. After about 10 days I started to see just about all of them at once. They really do need to settle in.

I put a Fluval Edge round filter sponge over the intake to my canister filter to keep the fry from getting sucked into the filter. They're cheap and work well to protect young shrimp. Highly recommended. It's good to get a couple so when you clean one out you have a fresh one. Don't want those beautiful shrimp to get sucked up!

Yea i bought couple of 3x8 filter media bags that fit on my filter intake strainer perfect. I have a cascade 700 canister filter.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

Yea i bought couple of 3x8 filter media bags that fit on my filter intake strainer perfect. I have a cascade 700 canister filter.

You're all set!