By Ryan Wood
The Red Cherry Shrimp is undoubtedly the most popular shrimp in the hobby due to the relatively easy ability to breed as well as their ability to live in many different water parameters. Most shrimp hobbyists start out with this species because of it easy requirements and to also learn about dwarf shrimp in general before moving on to the more difficult species. I highly recommend that any newcomer to shrimp keeping use this shrimp as a starter. This shrimp will teach you a lot, and mistakes causing shrimp deaths can be overcome due to their ability to readily breed. You also don't want to make a mistake with another more expensive species.
I have had Red Cherry Shrimp for a long time and have really enjoyed them. I keep them in a 10 gallon planted tank along with Tiger Shrimp being the only other inhabitants.
The temperature is 80�F and the PH is 6.0-6.1. The water is very soft as well.
I feed them mainly Hikari Algae Wafers and the occasional homemade shrimp cookies from other users. They eat very well and will often "fight" when one interferes with anyone when it is eating. It is fun to watch them eat; they all just pile on top of each other.
Breeding them in very simple: Change the water 25% every week, don't overfeed, and of course don't keep them in a tank with inhabitants that could eat the babies. Please don't forget, shrimps in the wild are a natural food source for almost all fish. It is like seeing a hamburger, you are gonna eat it (replace hamburger with another food you like).
Good luck with these shrimp, they are a lot of fun to keep.
More info: http://www.planetinverts.com/Red%20Cherry%20Shrimp.html
By: Ryan Wood http://www.planetinverts.com http://www.planetinverts.com/store
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