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[Pete765]

Hi, just have two 10 gallons.
One is with two African dwarf frogs, and cherry shrimp and heavily planted and root haven ( tried my best to make it their natural habitat. )

I have a question about that tank, what makes shrimp turn super deep red? I originally just had ugly shrimp in there a month or so after I set it up, now fast forward over a year later, living with their newer ADF's they have started getting extremely dark red. They've been eating quite a bit of beef heart ( they were bones when I got them, one would barely move ) and frog pellets etc.
Anyways, what in the diet makes them red or is it just random? As I would love to produce more of them.
Anyways look forward to lurking here more

 

[fishorama]

Welcome Pete!

I have limited experience with cherry shrimp. You know females are the redder shrimp right? You need some less red males too to keep a colony going. After a year some may be getting near the end of their lifecycle. I forget what that looks like as far color change. Do you see females holding eggs against their undersides or tiny shrimplets?

I don't think beefheart is a great regular diet for fish or shrimp but I don't know about frogs. Someone else will have better info.

 

[emeraldking]

Firstly, welcome to our forum...

I have a question about that tank, what makes shrimp turn super deep red?

First: Genetics
Secondly: Depending on the type of food you're giving. Ingredients like spirulina, carotene, curstaceans (flake, pellets, granulate or even grinded)... these ingredients can add to a better red.

 

[GaryE]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Innesfan]

Welcome to you and your crustaceans.

 

[AJ356]

Hi, just have two 10 gallons.
One is with two African dwarf frogs, and cherry shrimp and heavily planted and root haven ( tried my best to make it their natural habitat. )

What's the other tank? Fish?

 

[Pete765]

Firstly, welcome to our forum...

First: Genetics
Secondly: Depending on the type of food you're giving. Ingredients like spirulina, carotene, curstaceans (flake, pellets, granulate or even grinded)... these ingredients can add to a better red.

I see! Thanks
I figured genetics and such I've had the colony for a while and never seen such deep red shrimp before. Maybe they are getting something in their diet that they previously did not that help exhibit the deep reds
Here's example of a shrimp, they've never looked so beautiful

 

[Pete765]

Firstly, welcome to our forum...

First: Genetics
Secondly: Depending on the type of food you're giving. Ingredients like spirulina, carotene, curstaceans (flake, pellets, granulate or even grinded)... these ingredients can add to a better red.

I see

What's the other tank? Fish?

Planted tank with moss bottom and ungodly amount of shrimp + ember tetra, it needs some loving. The root one is the frog tank.

 

[AJ356]

I see

Planted tank with moss bottom and ungodly amount of shrimp + ember tetra, it needs some loving. The root one is the frog tank.

Lovely, natural looking set up

 

[Pete765]

Lovely, natural looking set up

Thanks !

 

[Pete765]

My favorite is seeing the rotala surface. Stuff is like a weed if you let it go lol.

 

[Fish Fan1]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Aquaria Pro Aquatics]

Hi, just have two 10 gallons.
One is with two African dwarf frogs, and cherry shrimp and heavily planted and root haven ( tried my best to make it their natural habitat. )

I have a question about that tank, what makes shrimp turn super deep red? I originally just had ugly shrimp in there a month or so after I set it up, now fast forward over a year later, living with their newer ADF's they have started getting extremely dark red. They've been eating quite a bit of beef heart ( they were bones when I got them, one would barely move ) and frog pellets etc.
Anyways, what in the diet makes them red or is it just random? As I would love to produce more of them.
Anyways look forward to lurking here more

Not to be critical of you, but I would not house my shrimp with my dwarf frogs, as they can and will eat babies and young adult shrimp. Having an abundance of plants to hide in and never letting the frogs get hungry will be the key to success, but there will inevitably be some loss. Color changing isn't just about food but can be a sign of stress (including water quality), fear, new color substrate; even a change in lighting or the addition of shade can do it.

Dominick
Aquaria Pro Aquatics

PS. Welcome to the forum.
Edited to add more info.

 

[Pete765]

Not to be critical of you, but I would not house my shrimp with my dwarf frogs, as they can and will eat babies and young adult shrimp. Having an abundance of plants to hide in and never letting the frogs get hungry will be the key to success, but there will inevitably be some loss. Color changing isn't just about food but can be a sign of stress (including water quality), fear, new color substrate; even a change in lighting or the addition of shade can do it.

Dominick
Aquaria Pro Aquatics

PS. Welcome to the forum.
Edited to add more info.

I am not concerned of losing shrimp, I understand / understood there will be loss. Mostly wanted to keep them their to help with food clean up since frogs are so sloppy. If anything their populations have blossomed since. They enjoy hunting the young shrimp and microfauna all day, which to me is worth it, they are very happy and healthy / active etc.
Regardless
Thanks

 

[Aquaria Pro Aquatics]

I am not concerned of losing shrimp, I understand / understood there will be loss. Mostly wanted to keep them their to help with food clean up since frogs are so sloppy. If anything their populations have blossomed since. They enjoy hunting the young shrimp and microfauna all day, which to me is worth it, they are very happy and healthy / active etc.
Regardless
Thanks

Understood.

Dominick