!!!!! super important shrimp questions!!!!!!

j-man the skater-man · 11-26-2005, 06:46 PM

will bumblebee shrimp and cherry shrimp interbreed?
will blue neocaridina shrimp and cherry shrimp interbreed?
are bumblebee or blue neocaridina predators?

are all of these inverts-6 cherry red shrimp, 10 bee shrimp, 4 amano shrimp, 10 dwarf greens, 6 tigers, 4 bamboos and 4 blue shrimp (i asume blue neocaridina) .6 small olive nerites and 2 tiger nerites compatible with each other? easy to care for? breed? eat plants?

Fishboy93 · 11-26-2005, 08:45 PM

i have no clue sorry but by any chance did you get that from joesaquatics on aquabid?....sorry

garfieldnfish · 11-26-2005, 10:16 PM

Go to www.petshrimp.com. There is some pretty good info there and yes some of them will interbreed.

j-man the skater-man · 11-27-2005, 06:30 PM

fishboy93 yes i did might i ask y?

Fishboy93 · 11-27-2005, 06:51 PM

I was watchin that item and was hoping that someone from here would buy it because it seemed like shipping was a little low and was wondering if it was a good transaction becuase i plan to buy his shrimp some time

j-man the skater-man · 11-27-2005, 08:01 PM

im watchin it CLOSELY i wanna bid on the lot i mentioned with 4 or 5 types of shrimp and if not the blue neocaridina< i cant seem to find any good info on keepin or breeding the blue neocaridina or how they would be with cherry shrimp.... you have any info on that???

Fishboy93 · 11-27-2005, 08:52 PM

sorry i cant help you out on that one...

AprilRain · 11-28-2005, 12:00 AM

I'm not 100% positive, but I think the blue neocaridina is the "natural" color of the red cherries. Either way, I think they are close enough to interbreed. I'd keep them seperate.

MyraVan · 11-29-2005, 04:14 AM

The only shrimp I have heard of breeding in a normal aquarium is the cherry shrimp, in particular the Amano shrimp and thier close cousins won't.

Most of the shrimp in your list are the small algae eating type, but the bamboo shrimp are a bit larger and are fan shrimp; they are filter feeders and stand in the current with their fans open, catching all debris that float by! They can also pick bits up off the gravel.

The nerite snails are good things. They aren't astonishing interesting creatures (unlike apple snails, which have a whole range of interesting behaviours) but they are very useful, as they spend all their time roaming around your tank eating algae! They mostly like smooth surfaces so you'll see them on the glass, filter, and smooth rocks, but rarely on plants or gravel.

Noe of these beasties eat live plants, but some of the shrimp will eat dead plant leaves (I have seen my Amanos doing this). I think they are all very gentle and all compatible with each other.

Sounds like a super haul of shrimp and snails! Hope you win the auction at a good price!

Fishboy93 · 11-29-2005, 05:55 AM

can kribs live with cherries?

**Cichlid Man** · 11-29-2005, 03:44 PM

Put some cheap ghost shrimps in with some kribs and see what happens.

Fishboy93 · 11-29-2005, 08:51 PM

Are you saying that that they might or are you playing with me that they will deff. get eaten?

**Cichlid Man** · 11-30-2005, 07:02 AM

No, I'm serious because I don't know what will happen. If you buy some ghost shrimps which cost virtually nothing, you can see if the kribs will get on well with other more expensive shrimp or not. If they rip them apart, then obviously don't buy any cherry shrimps.

Fishboy93 · 11-30-2005, 03:20 PM

Alright thanks for the tip ill try that if i go to PetsMart cause my lfs thinks shrimp should be $4 ea. no matter the species

**Cichlid Man** · 11-30-2005, 04:28 PM

I'm talking about feeder shrimps, they shoulod cost about $0.10 each

11-26-2005, 06:46 PM	#1
j-man the skater-man invert freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: whiteville NC Age: 18 Posts: 345	!!!!! super important shrimp questions!!!!!! will bumblebee shrimp and cherry shrimp interbreed? will blue neocaridina shrimp and cherry shrimp interbreed? are bumblebee or blue neocaridina predators? are all of these inverts-6 cherry red shrimp, 10 bee shrimp, 4 amano shrimp, 10 dwarf greens, 6 tigers, 4 bamboos and 4 blue shrimp (i asume blue neocaridina) .6 small olive nerites and 2 tiger nerites compatible with each other? easy to care for? breed? eat plants?

11-26-2005, 08:45 PM	#2
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 16 Posts: 645	i have no clue sorry but by any chance did you get that from joesaquatics on aquabid?....sorry __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

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Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 16 Posts: 645	I was watchin that item and was hoping that someone from here would buy it because it seemed like shipping was a little low and was wondering if it was a good transaction becuase i plan to buy his shrimp some time __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

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11-26-2005, 10:16 PM	#3
garfieldnfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 660	Go to www.petshrimp.com. There is some pretty good info there and yes some of them will interbreed.

11-27-2005, 06:30 PM	#4
j-man the skater-man invert freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: whiteville NC Age: 18 Posts: 345	fishboy93 yes i did might i ask y?

11-27-2005, 08:01 PM	#6
j-man the skater-man invert freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: whiteville NC Age: 18 Posts: 345	im watchin it CLOSELY i wanna bid on the lot i mentioned with 4 or 5 types of shrimp and if not the blue neocaridina< i cant seem to find any good info on keepin or breeding the blue neocaridina or how they would be with cherry shrimp.... you have any info on that???

11-28-2005, 12:00 AM	#8
AprilRain Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Age: 41 Posts: 23	I'm not 100% positive, but I think the blue neocaridina is the "natural" color of the red cherries. Either way, I think they are close enough to interbreed. I'd keep them seperate.

11-29-2005, 04:14 AM	#9
MyraVan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 861	The only shrimp I have heard of breeding in a normal aquarium is the cherry shrimp, in particular the Amano shrimp and thier close cousins won't. Most of the shrimp in your list are the small algae eating type, but the bamboo shrimp are a bit larger and are fan shrimp; they are filter feeders and stand in the current with their fans open, catching all debris that float by! They can also pick bits up off the gravel. The nerite snails are good things. They aren't astonishing interesting creatures (unlike apple snails, which have a whole range of interesting behaviours) but they are very useful, as they spend all their time roaming around your tank eating algae! They mostly like smooth surfaces so you'll see them on the glass, filter, and smooth rocks, but rarely on plants or gravel. Noe of these beasties eat live plants, but some of the shrimp will eat dead plant leaves (I have seen my Amanos doing this). I think they are all very gentle and all compatible with each other. Sounds like a super haul of shrimp and snails! Hope you win the auction at a good price!

11-29-2005, 03:44 PM	#11
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Put some cheap ghost shrimps in with some kribs and see what happens. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

11-29-2005, 08:51 PM	#12
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 16 Posts: 645	Are you saying that that they might or are you playing with me that they will deff. get eaten? __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

11-30-2005, 07:02 AM	#13
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	No, I'm serious because I don't know what will happen. If you buy some ghost shrimps which cost virtually nothing, you can see if the kribs will get on well with other more expensive shrimp or not. If they rip them apart, then obviously don't buy any cherry shrimps. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

11-30-2005, 03:20 PM	#14
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 16 Posts: 645	Alright thanks for the tip ill try that if i go to PetsMart cause my lfs thinks shrimp should be $4 ea. no matter the species __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

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11-30-2005, 04:28 PM	#15
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	I'm talking about feeder shrimps, they shoulod cost about $0.10 each __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

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