Mixing different shrimps

[gtm1]

Hi, I am still a bit of a beginner at fish keeping so please excuse any naivety.

I will soon be upgrading 25gal tank, with 8 or so corydoras, some neon tetras, and some guppies (which I already have) and also thinking of getting some shrimp to go in the same tank, but I have some newbie questions...


Is there a minimum size I need to keep of them for them to be happy, or I can I literally just have one.

If I have different types, such as a Red Crystal Shrimp, a Black Crystal Shrimp, A Ghost Shrimp, and a Yellow Shrimp, will that be OK as long as they are all Males or all Females so that they don't breed (because I don't want to breed them)

Since I don't want them to breed, am I best keeping all Females, or all Males, or doesn't it matter.

Will they be OK with the other fish I mentioned (Corydoras, Neon Tetras, and Guppies)

Thanks in advance

 

[gtm1]

Apologies for my typos. I when I say "is there a minimum size" I mean like is there a minimum pack size of them I should keep.. not talking about tank size

 

[flchamp89]

The fish you have will be fine with the shrimp. How are you going to acquire only male or female shrimp. Many are hard to sex when young.

 

[trkchezz]

It's a great idea to keep one sex, but by the time they are old enough to sex they don't have much longer to live. A year tops maybe. To pay $5 plus per shrimp to only live a year seems like a waste to me. They will cross bred, but if your not picking about the colors they shoot out whats it matter? If your trying to bread a true line then no mixing.

 

[flchamp89]

Rcs should be able sex at 4 -6 months. Can live 2 yrs give or take. Usually the higher the quantity bought better the pricing. I paid basically 2 bucks a piece.

 

[trkchezz]

I'd just keep one color, RCS are a great beginner shrimp and fairly inexpensive.

 

[flchamp89]

I'd just keep one color, RCS are a great beginner shrimp and fairly inexpensive.

Yep I agree. Or you end up with greyish shrimp.