Can I put a berried female in a floating tub in tank?

blackwater
  • #1
I have a floating container which contains my Anubias nana petite as I have no hardscape to attach them onto (yet). It also houses my rams horn snails with a leopard gene, as I am trying to get more leopard snails. I also have a berried shrimp in the tank somewhere. So would it be possible for me to house a berried shrimp female in the container. There is no water movement and the only oxygenation is the plants. I was think that I could also use the container as a grow out for the babies. Sorry for the long post and Tia for any advice.
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ProudPapa
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I wouldn't, for a variety of reasons.
  • There is a good chance the stress of being caught and moved into that container would cause here to drop the eggs.
  • If she doesn't drop the eggs there's probably not enough biofilm in the container to sustain her.
  • Even though it's floating in the tank, you're basically trying to keep her in a very small container that might as well be sitting out on a shelf by itself. I doubt you could keep the water conditions stable enough to keep shrimp alive.
 

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kansas
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If there are fish in the tank, put piles of small stones in the tank so the shrimp have a place to hide. If there aren't any fish, there's nothing to worry about. Unlike most fish, shrimp don't eat their young so there's no need to do anything.
 
blackwater
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  • #4
I wouldn't, for a variety of reasons.
  • There is a good chance the stress of being caught and moved into that container would cause here to drop the eggs.
  • If she doesn't drop the eggs there's probably not enough biofilm in the container to sustain her.
  • Even though it's floating in the tank, you're basically trying to keep her in a very small container that might as well be sitting out on a shelf by itself. I doubt you could keep the water conditions stable enough to keep shrimp alive.
Thank you, I will not be putting her in the tub.
If there are fish in the tank, put piles of small stones in the tank so the shrimp have a place to hide. If there aren't any fish, there's nothing to worry about. Unlike most fish, shrimp don't eat they’re young so there's no need to do anything.
the tank is decently planted so I think there would be adequate hiding spots. hopefully this is enough cover.
 

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kansas
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Thank you, I will not be putting her in the tub.

the tank is decently planted so I think there would be adequate hiding spots. hopefully this is enough cover.
Shrimp will love that tank.

I have that tank, you may want to put some sponge in the filter intake so the shrimp don't get sucked up.

There are many pretty shrimp colors out there. I got red kind of by accident but I like how they show up so well with the green plants.
 

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