Shrimp Question

[zackish]

Would it be alright to drop 35 cherry shrimp into my 29 gallon community tank. I have 5 amano shrimp right now and I don't know if they would cause any problems with each other and if it was just too much for the tank in general.

[squirt_12]

what other fish are in the tank???

do you have real plants in the tank??
hiding places???

[zackish]

Yes I have a planted 29 gallon tank. Actually it's the first tank up in TOTM contest.
Also, I have a gouramis 5 rasboras and 8 cardinals and 5 albino corys.
I don't think there will be any problem I was just seeing what you guys think.

[msjinkzd]

the gourami will try to eat them, but as long as there is plenty of cover they should be alright. I dropped 10 into my 36g planted with gourami, cherry barbs, cardinals, and cories....they have survived and multiplied to the point where I pulled out about 30 of them and started an invert only tank. Good luck, I love little shrimp! You might also make sure that your filter intake is covered with something like foam or a nylon as baby shrimp get sucked into filters very easily (before I covered mine I pulled 10 shrimp out of my canister filter, alive but still).

[squirt_12]

the gourami will try to eat them, but as long as there is plenty of cover they should be alright. I dropped 10 into my 36g planted with gourami, cherry barbs, cardinals, and cories....they have survived and multiplied to the point where I pulled out about 30 of them and started an invert only tank. Good luck, I love little shrimp! You might also make sure that your filter intake is covered with something like foam or a nylon as baby shrimp get sucked into filters very easily (before I covered mine I pulled 10 shrimp out of my canister filter, alive but still).
agree 100%

Yes i would even cover the intake withthe actually big shrimp themselves cause i have had some amano shrimp sucked up there before and sadly they did not live :(.

[zackish]

My filter intake is really really fine, close, plastic as it is. I will think about it though. Thanks for all the help guys. Also, RCS don't need to be moved to Brackish water to lay there eggs and stuff like amanos do?

[msjinkzd]

nope, they breed completely in fresh water. the babies are mini-versions of the adults and super cute!

[zackish]

I may be in for a surprise then. That would be cool if my amanos and cherries cross bread. Maybe I will start up a 2.5 gallon shrimp tank haha.
Also, am I going to have to feed or supplement these guys with anything?

[msjinkzd]

they are different species, they can't cross breed...if you have lots of plants they will graze on them, and eat left over fish food. I don't target feed them in my community tank but in my invert tank I feed them lobster bites (an invert granule) or a tiny piece of an algae wafer. Hope this helps :)