Jase
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Where to buy, how much they cost, any info appreciated.
They came in at £7.50 but in my opinion well worth it, I am going to setup another tank in the near future and then get 10 or 20 of these to try and breed them again.Jase said:Thanks Paulo, I've been looking everywhere since you suggested them the other day. Might be a case of asking somewhere local to order me some specifically. Do you remember the cost of them?
LondonDragon said:They came in at £7.50 but in my opinion well worth it, I am going to setup another tank in the near future and then get 10 or 20 of these to try and breed them again.
I purchased 10 early last year, if you check my shrimp journal there are plenty of photos there, but Cardinals require temps in the region of 26-27C and I had them with Cherries and Crystals which require much lower temps, so I kept the tank at around 25C to try and meet a balance, and the Crystals and Cardinals did not breed. Also had some issues with the Amazonia II soil which might have not helped to wiping them out. I will try again that's for sureJase said:Well £7.50 is less than I was expecting. I had £9 or £10 each in mind. Hopefully I can get some and breed them. Hae you kept them before then Paulo?
LondonDragon said:I purchased 10 early last year, if you check my shrimp journal there are plenty of photos there, but Cardinals require temps in the region of 26-27C and I had them with Cherries and Crystals which require much lower temps, so I kept the tank at around 25C to try and meet a balance, and the Crystals and Cardinals did not breed. Also had some issues with the Amazonia II soil which might have not helped to wiping them out. I will try again that's for sure
Not that I saw, but soon after I got them the tank turned into crap which didn't help, so next time they will have a tank of their own.Jase said:Did you have success breeding the Cardinals?
LondonDragon said:Sulawesi snails are recommended to encourage breeding.
Shame the snails grow so large and their shells become pretty uglyJase said:I've just been looking at those on Planet Inverts There are some really attractive looking species (for snails )LondonDragon said:Sulawesi snails are recommended to encourage breeding.
http://www.planetinverts.com/sulawesi_snails.html
LondonDragon said:Shame the snails grow so large and their shells become pretty ugly
The ones I have seen, their shells can get to about 5-7cm.Jase said:How big are we talking?
True, but then you have one of the most beautiful fresh water shrimp in the tank and some damn ugly snails!Jase said:I don't suppose you'd mind a huge snail in your tank if it encouraged your Cardinal Shrimp to reproduce
LondonDragon said:True, but then you have one of the most beautiful fresh water shrimp in the tank and some damn ugly snails!
You welcome look forward to the photosJase said:Thanks a lot for your help Paulo, I'll let you know when I get some
LondonDragon said:The ones I have seen, their shells can get to about 5-7cm.Jase said:How big are we talking?
True, but then you have one of the most beautiful fresh water shrimp in the tank and some damn ugly snails!Jase said:I don't suppose you'd mind a huge snail in your tank if it encouraged your Cardinal Shrimp to reproduce