Got a 10g laying around, shrimp tank?
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mike22cha
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Ok would this work?
Get a powerhead and put in the front side. Also put a big cave running along the back for gongorians and shrimp.
Get an orange sun coral, red gongorian, yellow gongorian, and maybe if I find one a blueberry gongorian?
Sun Corals need meaty foods, phyto, and brine right?
Gongorians don't like lights so place under cave right?
Get a powerhead and put in the front side. Also put a big cave running along the back for gongorians and shrimp.
Get an orange sun coral, red gongorian, yellow gongorian, and maybe if I find one a blueberry gongorian?
Sun Corals need meaty foods, phyto, and brine right?
Gongorians don't like lights so place under cave right?
coral keeper
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Can i breed cleaner shrimp and peppermint shrimp and fire shrimp in a 8 gallon oceanic bio cube? I was thinking of 2 cleaner shrimp 2 fire shrimp and about 3-5 peppermint shrimp. Will that work?
coral keeper
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How many shrimp of one species or how many species can you have?
celtic_dude
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I would love to try this too in the near future. I have an old 20g tank sitting around. Could you send me the info too. My email is celtic_dude@hotmail.com. Thanks
mike22cha
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Ok I forwarded it. If you get it can you forward it to reefkeeper99@hotmail.com? Thanks.
coral keeper
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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
Can i breed cleaner shrimp and peppermint shrimp and fire shrimp in a 8 gallon oceanic bio cube? I was thinking of 2 cleaner shrimp 2 fire shrimp and about 3-5 peppermint shrimp. Will that work?
Can anyone answer the questions?
Can i breed cleaner shrimp and peppermint shrimp and fire shrimp in a 8 gallon oceanic bio cube? I was thinking of 2 cleaner shrimp 2 fire shrimp and about 3-5 peppermint shrimp. Will that work?
Can anyone answer the questions?
bang guy
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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
Can anyone answer the questions?
You want them to breed or do you want to also raise the fry? Breeding won't be a problem as long as you feed well and also keep the water clean (not an easy task).
FYI - Fire Shrimp & Peppermint Shrimp are two types of Cleaner Shrimp.
Can anyone answer the questions?
You want them to breed or do you want to also raise the fry? Breeding won't be a problem as long as you feed well and also keep the water clean (not an easy task).
FYI - Fire Shrimp & Peppermint Shrimp are two types of Cleaner Shrimp.
coral keeper
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Originally Posted by Bang Guy
You want them to breed or do you want to also raise the fry? Breeding won't be a problem as long as you feed well and also keep the water clean (not an easy task).
FYI - Fire Shrimp & Peppermint Shrimp are two types of Cleaner Shrimp.
I want to breed and raise the fry of the fire shrimp, cleaner shrimp, and peppermint shrimp. Will 2 fire shrimp and 2 cleaner shrimp and 3-5 peppermint shrimp all be ok in a 8 gallon bio cube?
You want them to breed or do you want to also raise the fry? Breeding won't be a problem as long as you feed well and also keep the water clean (not an easy task).
FYI - Fire Shrimp & Peppermint Shrimp are two types of Cleaner Shrimp.
I want to breed and raise the fry of the fire shrimp, cleaner shrimp, and peppermint shrimp. Will 2 fire shrimp and 2 cleaner shrimp and 3-5 peppermint shrimp all be ok in a 8 gallon bio cube?
bang guy
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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
I want to breed and raise the fry of the fire shrimp, cleaner shrimp, and peppermint shrimp.
My experience has been that the larvae of Fire Shrimp are difficult to feed and damage very easily. You'll probably need a kressel to keep the larvae away from walls of the container. Some type of live, yet immobile food source seems to be all they are interested in eating. Baby Brine Shrimp were too strong for them to grab & eat. I have never been able to get one to live past the last molt.
I'll assume you mean Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp when you're referring to "Cleaner Shrimp". They have a very long larval stage and to make things worse they are cannibalistic. I was only able to get 2 of these past their last larval molt.
If you're interested in raising Cleaner Shrimp larvae then I strongly suggest starting with Peppermint Shrimp. They are more durable, easy to feed, and have a shorter larval stage than other Cleaner Shrimp.
Will 2 fire shrimp and 2 cleaner shrimp and 3-5 peppermint shrimp all be ok in a 8 gallon bio cube?
As long as you keep them well fed and the water clean they will be fine.
I should add that they all need to be about the same size or the larger ones will eat the smaller ones.
I want to breed and raise the fry of the fire shrimp, cleaner shrimp, and peppermint shrimp.
My experience has been that the larvae of Fire Shrimp are difficult to feed and damage very easily. You'll probably need a kressel to keep the larvae away from walls of the container. Some type of live, yet immobile food source seems to be all they are interested in eating. Baby Brine Shrimp were too strong for them to grab & eat. I have never been able to get one to live past the last molt.
I'll assume you mean Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp when you're referring to "Cleaner Shrimp". They have a very long larval stage and to make things worse they are cannibalistic. I was only able to get 2 of these past their last larval molt.
If you're interested in raising Cleaner Shrimp larvae then I strongly suggest starting with Peppermint Shrimp. They are more durable, easy to feed, and have a shorter larval stage than other Cleaner Shrimp.
Will 2 fire shrimp and 2 cleaner shrimp and 3-5 peppermint shrimp all be ok in a 8 gallon bio cube?
As long as you keep them well fed and the water clean they will be fine.
I should add that they all need to be about the same size or the larger ones will eat the smaller ones.
bang guy
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Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
So sun corals and gongorians need no lighting? Is a 17watt light on a timer going to hurt them at all? Don't the shrimp need light and timed light?
Sun Corals don't need any light, it would be fine with the 17 watt light. Some Gorgonians need light, some don't. The ones that don't need light are very difficult to keep and the ones that require light need more than what you're providing.
So sun corals and gongorians need no lighting? Is a 17watt light on a timer going to hurt them at all? Don't the shrimp need light and timed light?
Sun Corals don't need any light, it would be fine with the 17 watt light. Some Gorgonians need light, some don't. The ones that don't need light are very difficult to keep and the ones that require light need more than what you're providing.
larryndana
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Originally Posted by renogaw
how bout breeding copepods? there's a nice market out there for them, and a couple nice articles on how to make them.
articles?
how bout breeding copepods? there's a nice market out there for them, and a couple nice articles on how to make them.
articles?