Did you managed to breed the M.L. ? I had a female with eggs , from the shop. But nothing interesting happend. I have not seen the fry at all. Even though I put her in seperate tank . . . I think I will do as you said, reorganize the tank , put lots of plants and bring in one or two M.L. They have quite character. I like them a lot :-) Cheers.
I think the one I have at the moment is female (she arrived as a hitchiker, but I don't really mind). The last was definitely female, because she carried eggs for a while. Unfortunately, I believe the shrimp larvae need brackish water to survive.
Being slightly territorial is natural. You'll only have troubles if they start actually grappling with each other. :)
Just at my local supplier. They had to order the cherries in. Cherry shrimp and amano shrimp are two of the most common species, and among the easiest to care for. :)
Only some Harlequin Rasboras. If you keep them with fish, give them plenty of hiding spaces, and don't buy any fish much bigger than a rasbora or a neon tetra. Cherries will be eaten for lunch by anything much bigger. A betta will sometimes be ok, but there's always a chance it will try and eat your shrimp. It really depends on the individual fish and it's temperament.
Oh ok this helps me a lot..... I want to add Corydoras Catfish, small pleco, Small common goldfish and koi and some fanchy goldfish small.... My tank is kind of small so I thing these fish won't grow that big....
Any chance you have some M.L. males ? I wonder how they differ from the females in behavior. I heard M. Assamensis can go together with big fishes. But they have reputation of a killer ;> .
M. Lanchesteri are probably one of the few species that won't immediately attack cherries, and even then it depends on the temperament of the individual shrimp. M. Assamensis are also reportedly ok. Fry would definitely need a hiding place (like some java moss) to survive though. I wouldn't keep dwarf shrimp with any other macro species though, as most are far too aggressive. Hope that's some help.
Thanks for the reply. I had two females with Cardina babaulti and they were only a bit teritorial towards each other, no fights for life and death, only scaring away. They were about small-medium size. I've seen a M.L. in the shop by the corner , they gets quite big.
i used to have 6 ghost shrimp
2 were pregnant
but now i only have one :(
dont know what happened to the others
beatstork 2 years ago
Did you managed to breed the M.L. ? I had a female with eggs , from the shop. But nothing interesting happend. I have not seen the fry at all. Even though I put her in seperate tank . . . I think I will do as you said, reorganize the tank , put lots of plants and bring in one or two M.L. They have quite character. I like them a lot :-) Cheers.
qppralke 4 years ago
I think the one I have at the moment is female (she arrived as a hitchiker, but I don't really mind). The last was definitely female, because she carried eggs for a while. Unfortunately, I believe the shrimp larvae need brackish water to survive.
Being slightly territorial is natural. You'll only have troubles if they start actually grappling with each other. :)
InvaderXan 4 years ago
Whoa you got Japonica amano and Cherry Fire Shrimps those are the species of shrimp I want for my tank........ Where did you bought them???????
mnxmnx07 4 years ago
Just at my local supplier. They had to order the cherries in. Cherry shrimp and amano shrimp are two of the most common species, and among the easiest to care for. :)
InvaderXan 4 years ago
Ohhh that's great..... I think i'll do that...... Do you keep your shrimp with other fish????
mnxmnx07 4 years ago
Only some Harlequin Rasboras. If you keep them with fish, give them plenty of hiding spaces, and don't buy any fish much bigger than a rasbora or a neon tetra. Cherries will be eaten for lunch by anything much bigger. A betta will sometimes be ok, but there's always a chance it will try and eat your shrimp. It really depends on the individual fish and it's temperament.
Hope that's some help. :)
InvaderXan 4 years ago
Oh ok this helps me a lot..... I want to add Corydoras Catfish, small pleco, Small common goldfish and koi and some fanchy goldfish small.... My tank is kind of small so I thing these fish won't grow that big....
mnxmnx07 4 years ago
How much did your Amano Shrimp cost???
How much did your Cherries cost???
mnxmnx07 4 years ago
Any chance you have some M.L. males ? I wonder how they differ from the females in behavior. I heard M. Assamensis can go together with big fishes. But they have reputation of a killer ;> .
qppralke 4 years ago
Hi there. Can I asked you something. Do the Macrobrachium attacking "red cherries" ? Or eat Red Cherries fry ? Nice tank btw.
qppralke 4 years ago
M. Lanchesteri are probably one of the few species that won't immediately attack cherries, and even then it depends on the temperament of the individual shrimp. M. Assamensis are also reportedly ok. Fry would definitely need a hiding place (like some java moss) to survive though. I wouldn't keep dwarf shrimp with any other macro species though, as most are far too aggressive. Hope that's some help.
And thank you! :D
InvaderXan 4 years ago
Thanks for the reply. I had two females with Cardina babaulti and they were only a bit teritorial towards each other, no fights for life and death, only scaring away. They were about small-medium size. I've seen a M.L. in the shop by the corner , they gets quite big.
qppralke 4 years ago
wicked shrimps dude, we gonna eat em when they grow???
sxylou123 4 years ago
Oi! You can't go eating my pets! :P
InvaderXan 4 years ago