Changing Rcs Tank With A Million Babies

[Heiditron3000]

My shrimpies are exploding with babies and I’m pretty sure my little 2.5 gallon isn’t going to be enough for all the new life coming at me.

How do I change to a new tank when most of the shrimp I’m dealing with are nearly microscopic? Or rescape an existing one, for that matter?

 

[richiep]

Any new tank needs to be 3months old, once you've got that you can move adults into it, you always run the risk of killing anything under 9ish weeks by moving them, you will still have to drip them into the new tank

 

[kallililly1973]

What's been said is moving your new baby shrimp to a new tank weather it can be instantly cycled with established media it will still be a brand new close to 100% water change enviornment for them without the biofilm needed for the newbies to eat and thrive.

 

[Benfreshwater]

Will you be leaving the 2.5g tank empty after the move to another tank?
What size tank are you going to move them into?
2.5g isn't really a lot of water and so if you was going to move them over to a "new" tank say like 5 gallon or something similar could you not catch all the shrimps you can out of it into a temporary container then transfer all your water/substrate/plants/filter/media and anything else you have into the new bigger tank then add conditioned water to fill it up to the new amount....? Someone else with more knowledge might say I am wrong as I haven't dealt with shrimp really and I know they are susceptible to change but it's just a idea?...

 

[abbytherookiehuman]

Next time you do a water change you cab put some of the old water in your new talk along with some of your filter media to get it going. Set it up like you would any tank with plants and or ornaments and substrate etc. Don't fill your new talk all the way to the top.
When you feel that your new tank is ready for your shrimpies try moving a couple of your adults into it for a couple days and if all goes well then you can probably slowly begin to move the rest in. If fishing them out proves too much of a challenge (which I know it would) then try removing/transplanting your ornaments into the new tank so that you can move the 2.5 and not have everything falling over everywhere making a mess. Slowly lower the old tank in to the new one and let the shrimp swim out on their own. This should be less of a hasstle (that said I don't know your current setup and this could be a whole nightmare)
Best of luck

Will you be leaving the 2.5g tank empty after the move to another tank?
What size tank are you going to move them into?
2.5g isn't really a lot of water and so if you was going to move them over to a "new" tank say like 5 gallon or something similar could you not catch all the shrimps you can out of it into a temporary container then transfer all your water/substrate/plants/filter/media and anything else you have into the new bigger tank then add conditioned water to fill it up to the new amount....? Someone else with more knowledge might say I am wrong as I haven't dealt with shrimp really and I know they are susceptible to change but it's just a idea?...

That could be a good idea as it would really just be like doing a 50% water change

 

[Benfreshwater]

That could be a good idea as it would really just be like doing a 50% water change

Yeah thanks that is the sort of thing I would do, if done right it would just like being given a water change in theory. Obviously only if they were moved into a similar sized tank so not from like 5 gallon to a 55g....

 

[abbytherookiehuman]

If it's a much much bigger tank I would recommend using the old water from water changes (as well as treated tap water) and seeded filter media and trying to get the same waterparams as you usually would and then lowering the 2.5 gal into the new tank and letting them swim out. That's still my best recommendation

 

[Heiditron3000]

Will you be leaving the 2.5g tank empty after the move to another tank?
What size tank are you going to move them into?
2.5g isn't really a lot of water and so if you was going to move them over to a "new" tank say like 5 gallon or something similar could you not catch all the shrimps you can out of it into a temporary container then transfer all your water/substrate/plants/filter/media and anything else you have into the new bigger tank then add conditioned water to fill it up to the new amount....? Someone else with more knowledge might say I am wrong as I haven't dealt with shrimp really and I know they are susceptible to change but it's just a idea?...

I’m not sure I’ll keep the tank after, but it was a gift from a friend and I feel like it should be used for something—I’m just not sure what. It’s an aqueon minI bow so it has its good and bad. And yes, I was thinking of a 5 gallon. I already counted 20 babies (that I could see) so...uh...we’re going to need a bigger boat.

 

[aussieJJDude]

Shrimp populations max out with the amount of food available and tank size. So I wouldn't worry too much about upping the tank volume, since the population will probably max at around 200-300 (they have a small bioload, and that amount in a 2.5g will barely produce large amounts of nitrogen to cause harm).

Best thing I did was siphon out shrimp during waterchange days using airline or an actual siphon tube. Then from there, add all the shrimp from the bucket into the new tank (which is likely to be similar in water parameters if it's been set up and cycled).

 

[FeederGuppies]

You could put all the shrimp big enough to catch in the new tank, then wait for the rest to grow bigger.

 

[86 ssinit]

My 2 cents. I had a 5gal shrimp tank with well over 300 shrimp in it. Moved to a 15g. My tank was heavily planted. I moved everything out of the 5 into the 15. Added some more gravel and plants. Moved filter than upgraded to bigger filter. One day all went well. No loses. What’s been said about feeding is true. My food more shrimp!
I’m not a big tester so no idea what readings are. But when I do my weekly 50% water change I vacuume the tank and the water is Black! Shrimp tank is the messiest tank I own!!. This is every week!! For me water changes are mandatory 50%.

 

[abbytherookiehuman]

I’m not sure I’ll keep the tank after, but it was a gift from a friend and I feel like it should be used for something—I’m just not sure what. It’s an aqueon minI bow so it has its good and bad. And yes, I was thinking of a 5 gallon. I already counted 20 babies (that I could see) so...uh...we’re going to need a bigger boat.

Maybe keep it as a culling tank or something
And try your countries version of eBay or gumtree or something. I got a 31 gallon setup for $50 by looking for those ads
Then just stick to the same idea

 

[tjander]

What makes you think 2.5 is going to be out grown? I think you could easily have 200-300 shrimp in it and not have an issue.
If you really want a new tank, start from scratch, cycle it, condition it and get it well established take 3-4 months match your current water parameters and transfer over your shrimp. If you move 200 over they will double that number very soon in your new tank.
I would take Richie P advise on the transfer. I think you have plenty of time to do it, just take your time and do it right.