Clean Up Crew

[nitro7]

hi everybody
how many shrimp in a 175 lts tank to keep the algea down
the tank has got no live plants in just plastic one (lots)
and what is the best starter shrimp to get(easy ones)
cheers
eric

 

[Truck]

cherry shrimps about 20 of them to get you started ( they will breed) i started with 3 and now have about 30 ( after a month )

 

[nitro7]

cherry shrimps about 20 of them to get you started ( they will breed) i started with 3 and now have about 30 ( after a month )

cheers truck
going to lfs tomorrow to see what they have got
what price do they go for in the uk

 

[Truck]

anywhere from £1 to £2.50

i got mine for £1.50

 

[Ficious]

how much is a pound and a half anyways?

in my area they use to be about 5 dollars each and are now goinh towards 6-8!!!! thats the only reason i dont buy these suckers.


ghost shrimp are by far the cheapest...3 for a dollar is fair. i heard they eat hair algae like mad but not the stuff off your glass and rocks.

amano shrimps are about 4 dollars each where i live and idk about the UK...they love algae though.

cherrys dont eat algae as much IMO...i have had a few in a 3 gallon but they didnt breed. it would be neat to see them double the population though if your tank is set up to their needs.


edit: i would like to add the flower or bamboo shrimp as well. they can be seen in all sizes in the petstore and mine has reached maturity at about 3 inches. theyre completly harmless to community tanks and are actualy a "living filter". watching them feed is very cool...hey add a couple and youll get a bonus in mechanical filtration!

 

[Truck]

amanos over here are about £3 each where i am, same with ghosts, and in experience ive found ghosts to be better. somebody posted a vid a few weeks back

 

[nitro7]

got 6 of these are they ghost shrimp

and will they breed

 

[lilfishie]

there amano shrimp otherwise known as algae shrimp, very good cleaners IME

 

[Truck]

there amano shrimp otherwise known as algae shrimp, very good cleaners IME

can also be named as yamato or japonica ( old names )

 

[nitro7]

cheers guys
going to get a few more tomorrow,i think they are wicked aspecially when they run out and pinch the catfish food
eric

 

[Truck]

mine do that makes me laugh, how the neons try to steal from the shrimps

 

[lilfishie]

oh my lil guy does the same, even stole from my female bettas brave lil thing

 

[nitro7]

god them shrimp are fast lol

 

[Hawkins]

Just be careful what fish you put them with, some eat or just bully the fish.

 

[locker]

If you don't mind ordering online then this is a good set.
If not you can use the list and get them from your LFS

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