Pregnant Red Cherry Shrimp

An adult Red Cherry Shrimp caring for her eggs.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• RCS
• Red
• Cherry
• Shrimp
• Aquarium
• tank
• freshwater

[parakeetlover102]

hey i was just wondern if they can live in a 10gal tank with an apple snail, a sword tail, a black tetra, 2 micky platys, and another type of small fish? thanks alot message me please!

[Jazbar4]

@parakeetlover102 Live yes.......live long and prosper.......prolly not :)

The tank is close to full and unless u have a oversized filter and do weekly water changes....the nitrate levels are probably bouncing around to much for shrimp.

[aFish4everyone]

Thanks for answering and I dont know the name exactly But it was meant for the tank it came with it when I bought I think its a Topfin 60

[Jazbar4]

@aFish4everyone well that filter is adequate but not really something I would feel comfortable over feeding with.

But the shrimp aren't to expensive.........worth a try IMO.

GL!

[aFish4everyone]

Do you think they would be good in 55g planted tank with livebearers, cories,tetras fish like that or will they try to eat them? I have already seen your videos and I think your tank is amazing and I think these fish would be fine with them but I just want to be sure please answer thanks ~aFish4everyone~

[Jazbar4]

@aFish4everyone they should be if the tank is heavily planted and the fish are fed enough so that they are not hunting in between feedings. But ya gotta watch your water quality to if you are gonna feed a lot.

What are you using to filter?

[Jazbar4]

@Anamika2505 There really isn't a need to feed them unless you have a hundred or more. They can survive and even thrive on leftover fish food and even just the algae that grows in the tank. But if you do have a lot you can feed them just about anything that won't spoil your tank. I've fed spinach, green beans, frozen peas, lettuce and any fish food that sinks like algae wafers.

They are far from picky eaters.

[Jazbar4]

@iceb131 technically they've already been laid in this video. The first sign of them is what's called the saddle. The female will have a light coloring on it's back that looks like a horses saddle. This is the eggs in the ovaries.....from there they are "laid" and come to rest under the shrimps tail where she cares for them until they hatch a few weeks later.

[xuimod]

Shrimp porn.

[Penguin0fDoom6z]

where can you get these?

[aFish4everyone]

Thanks I think they will be fine im not getting any fish that are to big I just ordered 30 cherries online cant wait.Plus im making it densley planted so they will have plenty of places to hide maybe a couple of babbies will survive I doubt it but u never know thank you so much and when I get them I'll let you know if there good k thanks~aFish4everyone~

[BrownDarter]

@Jazbar4 Thank you. They have bred non stop which is great since I got them. Your right I use a heater set to 76 and they breed much better than at 72.