What Is Everything I Need To Know About Rcs?

And breed them

 

they are sensitive, but not as sensitive as crystal red shrimp. you'll need a sponge filter so babies aren't sucked up by filter, if you want only high grades, you will have to have a separate tank for low grades to prevent low grades breeding with high grades, you need hard water because they use minerals from the water to shed, they shed monthly and will eat their own shed to obtain nutrients, feeding high protein will cause shed problems because they will grow faster then their carapess can handle, you should start off with 10 to get a rich mixture of males and females, and swap out some occasionally to avoid inbreeding, they prefer live planted tanks, sand substrate is recommended, fish will likely eat them and especially their offspring, you will need a lot of hiding spots because they are vulnerable when they shed while their exoskeleton hardens, they come in a wide range of colors, they eat mainly biofilm, mothers "fan" the eggs and carry them up until they hatch, they carry them for about a month, babies are extremely small and take several weeks to develop color

 

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they are sensitive, but not as sensitive as crystal red shrimp. you'll need a sponge filter so babies aren't sucked up by filter, if you want only high grades, you will have to have a separate tank for low grades to prevent low grades breeding with high grades, you need hard water because they use minerals from the water to shed, they shed monthly and will eat their own shed to obtain nutrients, feeding high protein will cause shed problems because they will grow faster then their carapess can handle, you should start off with 10 to get a rich mixture of males and females, and swap out some occasionally to avoid inbreeding, they prefer live planted tanks, sand substrate is recommended, fish will likely eat them and especially their offspring, you will need a lot of hiding spots because they are vulnerable when they shed while their exoskeleton hardens, they come in a wide range of colors, they eat mainly biofilm, mothers "fan" the eggs and carry them up until they hatch, they carry them for about a month, babies are extremely small and take several weeks to develop color

heater, live plants, and a bubbler, anything else?

 

make sure the tank has a lid, or keep the water level low, shrimp are master escape artists. if they start to show behavior that indicates they are trying to escape, it could be a sign the water isn't good, or that you didn't acclimate them properly. always drip acclimate them. I'm still a newbie to shrimp breeding, so I recommend doing your own personal research

and may I ask what size tank you plan to get? they're not too demanding in terms of space, but a body of water too small is highly prone to sudden fluctuations which can kill them

 

Recently I bought 7 RCS and the next couple hours, I found them all dead. What could be the problem ? Tank temperature 27c with 6 neon tetra and 1 black neon tetra. Also, I saw my black neon tetra nip my RCS, could it be the reason why my RCD gone in just couple of hours ?

 

I kept red cherry shrimp last year, and it ended badly.
First, comes the tank. You need to make sure your tank is properly set up for shrimp, including live plants, a sponge filter for them to eat from, and the correct pH and hardness.
I had the most trouble with acclimation, that took a big toll on my shrimp because I forgot to drip acclimate them. They need to slowly adjust from the water in the bag, to the tank.

Usually, they will die off a bit after purchase, but that's not always the case.
They need to have plenty of live plants to live and graze from. I would not recommend shrimp in a tank without live plants.
Lastly, you can breed them easily, a small population will get quite large after some time.

 

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and may I ask what size tank you plan to get? they're not too demanding in terms of space, but a body of water too small is highly prone to sudden fluctuations which can kill them

and 9g only

 

I kept red cherry shrimp last year, and it ended badly.
First, comes the tank. You need to make sure your tank is properly set up for shrimp, including live plants, a sponge filter for them to eat from, and the correct pH and hardness.
I had the most trouble with acclimation, that took a big toll on my shrimp because I forgot to drip acclimate them. They need to slowly adjust from the water in the bag to the tank.

Usually, they will die off a bit after purchase, but that's not always the case.
They need to have plenty of live plants to live and graze from. I would not recommend shrimp in a tank without live plants.
Lastly, you can breed them easily, a small population will get quite large after some time.

my problem was keeping them alive for longer than 2 months. not sure what it was, but they all died one by one after 2 months, each death 1 week-4 days apart. I even did a full water change in case it was something in the water, but the death continued its course a week after that. definitely, don't breed shrimp unless you 100% know what you are doing. its hit and miss, but every miss is more dead shrimp.

 

You'll want lots of mosses, don't overfeed protein as it can cause molting problems, make sure your gH is at least 6 (very important) and you will need to drip acclimate them. And they prefer pH above 6.5

Recently I bought 7 RCS and the next couple hours, I found them all dead. What could be the problem ? Tank temperature 27c with 6 neon tetra and 1 black neon tetra. Also, I saw my black neon tetra nip my RCS, could it be the reason why my RCD gone in just couple of hours ?

Did you drip acclimate them?

my problem was keeping them alive for longer than 2 months. not sure what it was, but they all died one by one after 2 months, each death 1 week-4 days apart. I even did a full water change in case it was something in the water, but the death continued its course a week after that. definitely, don't breed shrimp unless you 100% know what you are doing. its hit and miss, but every miss is more dead shrimp.

What is your gH at? Anyc chance of copper or heavy metals in the water?

 

They also need an established tank. The algae provides nutrients, especially to shrimplets. But is also means you are less likely to have the parameter swings associated with a new tank. Keep indian almond leaves in the tank as this is quite a good food source.

Once up and running they are super easy. My RCS tank is definitely my lowest demand tank.

 

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not sure. it was a while ago. I'm not going to attempt it again, they're rather pricey, and I'm still a novice. I'll stick to amanos

 

If this gives you a clue of my water quality, I have a vampire shrimp in there since February and he has thrived and I have lots of sunset plants with algae all over in there(haven’t set up the nine this is the 15)

 

Oh, you'll be fine, vampire shrimp are so much more sensitive than RCS they'll be fine

 

Since they will apparently be fine in the fifteen, could I take sand, the sponge filter and water out of the fifteen so the nine will only take like a day to cycle?

Oh, you'll be fine, vampire shrimp are so much more sensitive than RCS they'll be fine

 

Will your other inhabitants be okay?
You'd only need to move the filter, not the sand, and as soon as you put the filter in, the tank is cycled. That means better put something in so the BB doesn't starve, lol

 

Why not run the filter for the 9 in the 15 gallon for a week or two, then you can move it over to the 9 to create an instant cycle without losing your cycle in the 15g.

 

Why not run the filter for the 9 in the 15 gallon for a week or two, then you can move it over to the 9 to create an instant cycle without losing your cycle in the 15g.

I have two: an HOB and a sponge in the fifteen I thought I could replace the sponge
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What BB

Will your other inhabitants be okay?
You'd only need to move the filter, not the sand, and as soon as you put the filter in, the tank is cycled. That means better put something in so the BB doesn't starve, lol

 

If you have two filters you should be fine moving one, but remember you would be moving about half the cycle out.
The BB is the beneficial bacteria that keeps the cycle, and it starts to die off pretty fast without any ammonia. Abkut 50% every 24 hours

 

I have two: an HOB and a sponge in the fifteen I thought I could replace the sponge
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Yep that would work.

 

Ok so

If you have two filters you should be fine moving one, but remember you would be moving about half the cycle out.
The BB is the beneficial bacteria that keeps the cycle, and it starts to die off pretty fast without any ammonia. Abkut 50% every 24 hours

I will weight a couple hours and add an apple snail down there because I was planning on moving an an apple snail down into my indoor pond and the new tank is right next to it

 

Sure, and if you really wanted you could go ahead and do it right away.
The power of multiple filters

 

Will my guppies and bettas bother them?

 

Seems I do everything wrong and yet haven't had any problems keeping / breeding them lol -I have 2 tiny tanks (only about 5 Litres), no heaters, normal overhead filter with pump (no sponge filter), gravel not sand, don't do much to acclimate them (simply tip into a small container, leave for awhile next to the tank, then lower the container into the tank(s) to release them.I also feed high protein betta food and have never had an issue.
I think the main requirements are an established/mature tank and plants, and a filter that doesn't have a really strong flow (if not using a sponge filter).