Breeding The Red Cherry Shrimp

[ghhghh]

I was browsing around my fish shop when I saw these red cherry shrimps.
They were more attractive than my ghost shrimps and moved around loads.
I had a tank running with no fish. Just java fern, and java moss with a couple of
decorations for the shrimps to hide in.
I went back to the shop and bought ten of them.
I kept the water quality good and made sure that when I was going to add
fertilizers for the plants I didn't add to much to sicken the shrimps. If anyone wants to
keep shrimps or scalless fish please make sure any food, or medications doesn't contain any copper.
Feeding them a tiny bit of food a day they got happier and happier.
After 30 days of keeping them I noticed small pinkish shrimps in my tank around 3mml long.
A couple of weeks later, more and more bred and now I have around 150 shrimps in my tank. I sold most
of them to my local fish shop.

Here are the tank parameters:

ph:7.4
temp:26'C
20% water changes a week
80l tank

also if any one wants to try and breed these shrimps make sure
you get enough to ensure getting both sexes.
And also put a fine mesh over the filter intake so any shrimplets don't get
sucked in. Also every couple of spawns sell all of them a get new ones to
avoid in breeding affects.

 

[Mikaila31]

I agree with most of that. Most fertilizers will not harm cherries, I've yet you use one that does. Food containing traces of copper will not bother them either. They are copper sensitive, but not THAT copper sensitive. I don't see what selling all of them will achevie. I have had some of the same groups going for a few years. You just need to add a few new shrimp 1-2 times a year. They need to be from a different source: different shop or trading a dozen shrimp with another hobbyist is the best. I usually start with 20 shrimp, the more you start with the longer you can go before you need to add new "blood" to the colony.

 

[ghhghh]

I agree with most of that. Most fertilizers will not harm cherries, I've yet you use one that does. Food containing traces of copper will not bother them either. They are copper sensitive, but not THAT copper sensitive. I don't see what selling all of them will achevie. I have had some of the same groups going for a few years. You just need to add a few new shrimp 1-2 times a year. They need to be from a different source: different shop or trading a dozen shrimp with another hobbyist is the best. I usually start with 20 shrimp, the more you start with the longer you can go before you need to add new "blood" to the colony.

I agree with what you said about changing them 1-2 times ayear
it's just that I know some people that got quite bad in breeding deformities in shrimps from just a couple of spawns