bubble Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Does anyone know if crystal shrimps will breed in an 8 gallon tank given a lot of plants? And how many shrimps can it hold maximum without impacting the water quality too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patcamaro Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 i have well over 100 clear cherry shrimp in a 5 gallon tank and they are breeding real good but they are not crystals or requiring ro water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpsmasher Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Does anyone know if crystal shrimps will breed in an 8 gallon tank given a lot of plants? And how many shrimps can it hold maximum without impacting the water quality too much? They will breed fine as long the the parameters are within the range. Parameters will depend on your source but generally they will need the following: pH: 6.0 - 6.8 GH: 3-6 kH: 0-1 Temp: 24-26C Shrimps have relatively low bio-load so the number of shrimp won't impact water quality as much as things like overfeeding etc; 100 shrimps in a tank that size should be fine. Plant density have little impact on breeding unless you are planning to keep them with fish. If that is the case, plants will provide some shelter but once a fish knows the shrimps are a source of food, they will constantly seek them out; most people rely on having the shrimps breed faster than they are being eaten in to maintain a healthy population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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