Beastije
Fish Addict
So I have a 40l tank that has been running for 10 months, housed a betta which sadly passed away 3 months back (though was 3 years old), and I let it overgrow w algae and plants. I placed 20 cherry shrimp in it 2 months ago, and am wondering when to expect any berried females.
I heard they reach maturity in like 3 months of age, right?
I am also a bit worried about the numbers, I placed in 20 CP shrimp and 2 amano shrimp, I could, in the begging, count around 15 at least, but lately all I can count is 10 CP and 2 amano. And out of the 10, only two are female. It is possible they are just hiding, it is very dense, and I have not seen any dead bodies, and I keep seeing molts, so hopefully all is ok. When should I start to investigate or be worried?
I have so far fed only once a squirt of frozen cyclops, and I do a monthly water exchange, but not too much (though I add fresh water if the surface level calls for it). Temp of the tank is at 23°C at this very moment, but it is no heater, so it fluctuates. I read about the impact of water temp on the female to male ratio, and am hoping, if they finally breed, they will go with more females, to get a population boom going, and over winter, when the temp drops, they may take a break . Do you think it will work like that?
There are no fish in there, and there are not planned at all, I like low maintenance shrimp only tank. I just havent kept shrimp in a while and am not sure what to expect anymore. Thanks
I heard they reach maturity in like 3 months of age, right?
I am also a bit worried about the numbers, I placed in 20 CP shrimp and 2 amano shrimp, I could, in the begging, count around 15 at least, but lately all I can count is 10 CP and 2 amano. And out of the 10, only two are female. It is possible they are just hiding, it is very dense, and I have not seen any dead bodies, and I keep seeing molts, so hopefully all is ok. When should I start to investigate or be worried?
I have so far fed only once a squirt of frozen cyclops, and I do a monthly water exchange, but not too much (though I add fresh water if the surface level calls for it). Temp of the tank is at 23°C at this very moment, but it is no heater, so it fluctuates. I read about the impact of water temp on the female to male ratio, and am hoping, if they finally breed, they will go with more females, to get a population boom going, and over winter, when the temp drops, they may take a break . Do you think it will work like that?
There are no fish in there, and there are not planned at all, I like low maintenance shrimp only tank. I just havent kept shrimp in a while and am not sure what to expect anymore. Thanks