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All shrimp originated from cold water streams etc so yes. Some have been known to live in temps of around 14 degrees and lower, I'm sure someone else can put in more of an accurate answer but if your questioning whether you can put shrimp into a cold water tank then yes is simply the answer. Be...

Do u have to weigh them down it do they naturally sink? Random question I know lol Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Can I just say your big crypty to the middle right looks excellent.. What sort is that? Cheers! Jack :-)

How do these actually enter the tank? do they come along with plants and rock?

tooo true.. I have snails and I dont even know what they are... if you post that you want snails I bet you will get a real big generous amount of people that will be willng to throw snails your way :lol:

@ smallfrogI have 3 HOB filters I'm selling if your interested? Had them about 4-6 weeks so not old at all.. I bought then to cover until my eheims arrived.. Pm me if interested :-) Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

i have experience of this, and lost all 20 shrimp in about 3-4 days :(

I have had similar issues.. Do you have some more info about your tank? This may help us determine an outcome buddy.. :-) Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

no wouldn't imagine nitrate would effect a lot.. unless you meant nitrite? this possibly would?

I cant find the link guys, I was trying t look but it was so long ago :(

hahaha may of been tim! my baD!

I dont think NPK can effect shrimp can it? I thought it was just down to liquid carbon? I may be rong Nath but I think I remember having a talk with bigtom about dosing NPK and whether it effected critters in the tank, he came to the conclusion it didn't... but then again this was toward fish, I...

ahh basil! sorry to hear mate! maybe its the dead shrimp season.. im not going to bother with getting more till after the new year now, going to focus on my filtration and quit using LC. back to basics until Im sure this time ;)

Thanks for your comment :-) although Cherry shrimp like Danios are usually very Hardy indeed. Also with fauna they are not affected by quantities of NPK or LC. Unless hugely hugely dosed. Cycling the tank IMO is a different factor to the over dosing I have been doing toward the shrimp. I chose...

Those heaters look didley. Cheers tom Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Thanks tom, thanks Tim :-) great support lads :-) Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

thanks for all your responses guys, some very interesting points for me to assess and look at. Im not going down the external heater route as I simply cannot afford it. I believe my temps are atable enough, I dont think they drop dramatically but I may drop 3 cheap 25w heaters in just for the...

I introduced 20 cherries to one tank. 3-4 hours acclimatising. I was dosing 6ml a week easy (maybe 2ce that over the days) as I had no fish just plants. The cubes are 27l cubes so small. I have looked today and another 4 have died. im close to loosing them all.. it makes sense because when i got...

I introduced 20 cherries to one tank. 3-4 hours acclimatising. I was dosing 6ml a week easy (maybe 2ce that over the days) as I had no fish just plants. The cubes are 27l cubes so small. I have looked today and another 4 have died. im close to loosing them all.. it makes sense because when i got...

Sweet cheers Mate.. Even cheaper would be diy FE set up with triple valve needles and solenoid etc. what u tink? Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Cheers Whitey. Water change it is. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

I had a few fish, 3 Danios in each. I knew it had cycles because 6 weeks is a positive time, I had a full planted tank from the word go. I feel rest kits are useless. I can determine my tank set up roughly using the plants and fauna. But I see where your coming from. In my opinion it had nothing...

no problem buddy, its a mystery.. I have done so much prep to make this work too. a lot of money was invested. Im looking at this as a positive. I get this sorted and I can venture onto nicer shrimp :).. but for the mean time im :( !

reading your link suggests its not that, as they are not pink but just dead. and has not happened instantly.. although I assume there are many different types of death caused by this..

yes thanks, I was singing toward the pesticides, but I have at least 10 that seem fine.. and it was been a week now.. I have been using fluval shrimp safe and I know its a shot in the dark but its either pesticides, temp or fluval shrimp safe. Ill throw a heater in it, throw a carbon pad in it...

Ive never had a heater so temps have always hovered between 17-21 and ver dropped suddenly.. but its winter now so maybe. I acclimatised over a 3-4 hour period of dripping as suggested by ady. I have had the tank cycling with no fauna just plants for 5-6 weeks and got others opinions and we...

And to find 6 dead and more probs, all at once? something has gone wrong here :(

I have had theplants in there for about 4-5 weeks now, ran the carbon pad for about 2-3 days about 2 weeks ago..?

I dont have fish in my tanks, just shrimp so thats why I have not bothered with temps, as for ammonia kits, no I have never bought them as I never trust them.. I bought my plants from the far east.. I ran a carbon pad in my filter for 48 hours to clear off pesticides.. maybe this wasn't long...

I have no heater in any of the tanks.. you saying maybe at night it drops too low? I assumed shrimp were quite fine in lower temps? I have not noticed it drop below 17 at night? this could be it..? I have just done months and months of planning getting substrates, rock etc bang on for shrimp. I...

its a low tech dan so no co2?

I bought some cherries and they arrived last tuesday.. I go to london on saturday and get back last night and I find 6 dead shrimp just bobbing around in my tank.. I have no idea why this is.. The tank has been cycling for 6+ week with no fish or shrimp in. I have EBI shrimp substrate, I ADA...

If your tank is past its cycle it will be fine, this is around 4-5 weeks buddy. Dependant on substrate Sent from my Nexus 7

No if you find him you can private message him :-)

There is a bloke on Facebook selling all sorts of shrimp for very cheap. He is called Gavin fish man. He is usually on a page called fresh water shrimp in Devon. I just bought 20 cherries for 20 quid including postage

Thanks Darren :-)

Been able to find someone selling Red Nose Shrimp.. they look very unusual and pretty cool.. but cant seem to get any info from the seller.. does anyone know anything about these? I read they live in brackish water but can be acclimatised to suit tropical set ups.. whats the basics of keeping...

Project is coming along.. It's looking great. Really interesting :-) Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

hahaha i thought that notification I got was you putting up some photos mike! :)

look forward to seeing some progress mike :)

I couldnt think of any other good way of wasting money lol i guess if i had a lot of it I probably would.. i can think of better things to buy for 550 quid!! lol

£60 quid EACH! jesus! lol your absolutely f*cking nuts lol.. :)

Wow thanks Darrel. And yes shrimp prefer lower temps. Mine are between 19-21 degrees :-) Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

I got one for you Darrel.. I heard because shrimp deal with their own bioload I can have as many as i want in one tank.. is this true? Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Nice system.. :-) Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Is mixing standards cherries with fire red cherries not bad for breeding purposes? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Ha yeah. I know what u mean. I'm pretty clues in with other freshwater shrimp but do remember heating that amanos are a little different. Food luck anyway Mate Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Why do u need heaters for shrimp? Or am I reading it wrong? Do amanos need higher temps than other shrimp? Shrimp excel in temperatures of around 18-21 which is usually room temp. Filters will also help heat the tank. Just a thought :-) Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Re: Baby shrimp successfully hatched from a dead female! That's crazy. Brilliant but crazy lol. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

I'm still to scared to try lol. I'm an architecture student so funds are limited guys! But I'm sure I will venture into crystal town soon. I wanna get some super tiger shrimp next :-) I know their not as beautiful but still hold lovely markings and are relatively rare amongst us aquascapers :-)...

Pink! Lol almost a giant red cherry shrimp! :lol: Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

They look great! What was your number one top tip of don't do's? Lol would like to know what your moat important thing would be? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Cheers darrel, good not of info there :-) Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Agree with basil here... You can have as many shrimp as you want buddy. get some photos up too. would like to see what you got :)

clear sacks with white specs? are these snail eggs??

Some I remove, others I cannot find. The tank is 6-7 weeks old :-)

Excellent thanks!

what do you sugest?

nothing is cloudy? my tank is crystal clear. Definitely not a bacterial outbreak. i have under the recommended amount of fish. and has been in cycle for 6-8 weeks. I have experienced bacterial blooms before and this unfortunately isint.. as for spray cans or things like that, this is also a no...

Yeah very sure.. I mentioned earlier in the post that I watched one turn pink and die the turn white when it saw dead. They turn white when dead just like fish tend to do.. Really unsure, it's not my lighting, it's not my, water meters and it's,not my tap water or Fertz so it must be my substrate?

well i dont use co2 at all as its a low tech tank and I do 30% water change every sunday, I only used a small amount of john innes and peat moss, most of it was akadama.. my fish seem to be ok.. I dont know they are slowly dying because last night one was fine and through out the day today he...

about 2 weeks?

Hi everyone.. before I start I wanna tell everyone that they ARE NOT in my filter.. I seem to be loosing shrimp as now I will be lucky to see more than 3 at once.. I have about 10 shrimp in a 27l nano tank. I found one not moving on the bottom of the tank beginning to turn whiter and whiter...

ahhhh and nobady wants that! i guess that why people only choose to have one sort... If I did want different types I would need to make sure I had one of each genus? Thanks for the help guys :)

Why would they be nasty? U mean just generally weaker?

What's the difference between neocaridina and caridina shrimp?