Your Shrimp Tank Temperature

Hi, am new to this forum and glad I can find some shrimp khakis locally. Previously only found forums in USA.

I have a 3gallon tank with Cherries, quite a rainforest there with my plants and mosses...all doing quite well, except for my CRS. I realized that maybe my temperature is too high for CRS. Even with cooling system, my temp is somewhere between 26 to 27, on some nights, maybe 25.

Anyone with CRS here and successfully had them berried as well? What is your temp like?

I like only cherries and CRS cos of their small sizes. So I hope to add CRS to my tank soon but don wana see them dying on me again.

[gryphon]

23-24 will be good for CRS. Can go for lower still if your chiller and utility bill can take it

[maverick1000]

I kept my CRS at 24 to 25 degC.
If I go lower at 23 to 24 degC, my tank starts to get burr ... or condensation occurs.

theres difference need for the temp.

24-25 is more for reproduction and not really good for color

22-23 is not that good for reproduction and better for color!

see what you are going for and adjust it to your neeeds

Thanks guys. I doubt I can maintain my tank at 24 or 25 unless I get a chiller. I'll just stick to CRS then.
Any other suggestions on other shrimps that I can go for that is as hardy as cherries and can also breed readily? (except Yamatos)
Btw, what's the maximum number of shrimps we can keep in my 1ft tank without over-populating it?

3 gallon tank is too small for breeding, plus its overcrowded with cherries. Maintaining a constant water parameter is difficult, thus CRS may not get berried easily.

For more successful breeding, you need to check PH, GH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, consistent temperature and lots of hiding place.

Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by jamiex09

Thanks guys. I doubt I can maintain my tank at 24 or 25 unless I get a chiller. I'll just stick to CRS then.
Any other suggestions on other shrimps that I can go for that is as hardy as cherries and can also breed readily? (except Yamatos)
Btw, what's the maximum number of shrimps we can keep in my 1ft tank without over-populating it?

I suggest not more than 20 pcs if you are using a hang on filter. With cannister (of min 1L filter media), you can keep up to approx 40 pcs.

This is just a suggestion, because even if your filter can take the bio load, you need to do water change (to remove nitrate), and top up water (due to evaporation, if you are not using a chiller). This will also affect your PH and GH.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Yup, I need to top water constantly due to evaporation of my cooling fan. Water changes done weekly about 20%. Is this ok?

So getting berried shrimps won't be easy on 3 gallon? I ever got a female berried, but she lost her eggs, it was her first spawn.
I got another berried shrimp, but came from the seller, not berried in my tank. Will the frys be able to survive?

I got a nitrate test kit, so far so good but PH levels, not tested yet.

Getting a bigger tank is good, i was considerong that, but the cycling process...urgghh...

Cash and carry have, and very pretty, but very very expensive. Lols.

Originally Posted by natsuboku

I suggest not more than 20 pcs if you are using a hang on filter. With cannister (of min 1L filter media), you can keep up to approx 40 pcs.

This is just a suggestion, because even if your filter can take the bio load, you need to do water change (to remove nitrate), and top up water (due to evaporation, if you are not using a chiller). This will also affect your PH and GH.

Oh ya, so about filters, I should upgrade huh? Mine is hang on indeed, and I put some stem plants and lots of mosses in, hoping it can help the water condition would be clean.

Sooo sorry for rattling on...Oooh, I just saw another of my cherry berried, first spawn. But I saw only 3 eggs.

I mentioned about my other cherry dropping her eggs earlier, she had only 4 eggs.

Lols.