Can I Keep Shrimp In My Community Tank?

[Ben M]

do you know how much they would cost and how i could get them from him,

thanks

 

[saltynay]

Contact him via a pm just search for his username. I would guess they would be £30-40 but can't say for sure.

 

[Ben M]

i think i might just buy a few from my lfs. would they still breed?

 

[keenonfish]

I have shrimp successfully breeding in my community with tetras platy's gourami (dwarf) cory's and BPT's. I am sure there are high loss rates, more so since getting the DG's but I cannot count the number of juveniles scattered around the tank. Lots of moss helps

 

[Ben M]

thanks, but i've found that moss is expensive at my lfs, would i be able to get it cheaper anywhere else, as my parents don't want to pay that much for a little bit of moss. especially as my plants always seem to die. could you help with that?

cheers.

 

[chesterscot]

pm drewry for the shrimp he might also chuck in some moss if hes got any at the mo try ebay if you dont have any luck i keep my cherrys in a community and they do breed but as said before an awfull lot do get picked off
regards scot

 

[saltynay]

i think i might just buy a few from my lfs. would they still breed?

Yes they will still breed just in LFS they are expensive £2-3 a shrimp unless on offer and thus you would only buy a small amount thus your breeding rates will be quite low and due to the high loss rate you will never actually see them. Much better to start with a medium sized colony which will allow for approx 25 fertile females and therefore a low estimate of 400+ shrimplets each month which with a 99% loss still means 5 will survive to adulthood.

I could sell you some Christmas moss for quite a cheap price or other members on here can offer you various types of moss in the classified section.

 

[Ben M]

what could i do with excess shrimp?

would my lfs buy them?

 

[chesterscot]

ask them and see otherwise there seems to be a good market for them on the forum
scot

 

[Ben M]

thanks i'll do that

have you ever got any shrimp off drewry? if so where you pleased, and how did they get to you?

 

[chesterscot]

yeah ive had a few things off him from fish to plants to shrimp hes a good bloke
all where well packed and alive on arrival wouldnt think twice about doing it again
scot

 

[Ben M]

thanks, i think i'll try him he sounds good!

i emailed him, but he didn't reply

 

[chesterscot]

pm him he will reply as soon as he logs in
scot

how many shrimp you after ?
scot

 

[Ben M]

well, i don't really know, i want enough to breed them, and for them to clean the algae off the plants in my tank, but i have £10 at most i think, because my parents won't pay. how many do you think that i could get for that? and could i get any moss as well?

 

[chesterscot]

it will be hard to get you a colony for breeding and moss for a tenner as a pound each for the shrimp is still quite cheap though you will pay alot more in a shop
pm me and ill sort you out some java moss for nothing but it may take a week or 2 before i can post as im busy at the mo sorting out my mates wedding
regards scot