1st attempt at a shrimp tank

[Bf92sy]

Hi all


I'm in the middle of setting up a shrimp tank for the first time. Could anyone give me some feedback on my initial set up? Is there anything else I need?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


Thank you

 

[owen0992]

Looks good! Just make sure to stay on top of water changes because shrimp need pretty stable conditions. What are your stocking plans?

 

[Bf92sy]

How often will I need to do pwc? I change 10-20% weekly on my big tank. Is a shrimp tank the same or more often?

I literally have no idea what kind of shrimp lol. What do you recommend?

 

[owen0992]

That water change schedule is fine. Maybe do a 30% change once a month. They love new fresh water. I've only had whatever species of shrimp that red cherry shrimp are. I'm still relatively new to shrimp, had mine for a year. I have both red cherries and pumpkin shrimp (same species, different color). Being that these are the only ones I've had I'd recommend them. I was told when setting up my shrimp tank that they were a good beginner one and I'd have to agree. But if you're willing to spend a little more there are other colors of the cherry species like snow, blue, and yellow.

 

[Bf92sy]

I think I'll just stick to whatever colour they have in the shop lol. Really fancy red cherry shrimp. Will do a good water change once a month. Do you like keeping shrimp?

 

[owen0992]

I do like keeping them. I love the idea of little aquariums and little creatures living in them. I started with just 3 red cherries and that got up to 20 before I made the mistake of moving them to a less stable aquarium and lost all but 4. All of my females are berried and I have some babies around so the herd is growing again. I like them more when there are a bunch in a tank so they can't all be hiding. Once I get out of college and can have more tanks again I'm going to upgrade to crystal reds. You'll definitely like it. You could probably put a little scarlet badis in there with them. I have one with my shrimp and they get along.