Keiris Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I am new to all this and have killed a fair share. Atm we have a 20L with about 10 cherry's in it. I was wondering if the conditions were right can't I keep both species in the same tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Yes. Cards will need a lower ph, but the neos can adapt. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I am learning about this too - so following. For my own water and situation, tigers are the only cards that are suited to be in my tanks with my neos so that is all I will be putting in with them, if that. Others may have done differently but that's been my choice/decision so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Smart folks in here I tell ya Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I have kept shrimp for about 12 weeks! It was a rough start at first, I had 6 in a tank with about 20 guppies and only 1 survived. I thought these were easy to keep ? I brought 3 more home 2 berried females and a male. They were in the tank with the guppies for about a month when I decided to move the 4 of them into a 20L by themselves. I had no clue about cycling, nothing.. I basically just took the water out of the guppy tank filled the 20L with it and away we went. Surprisingly they didnt die 2 of the rilis actually gave birth and were berried again. So far so good, waited about 4 weeks took the water to the fish store and since the parameters were right I ordered 25 more. Only 12 of those survived 10 molted and berried almost immediately!! Took the water back to the fish store and everything was right on... (Died due to stress from shipping?) I went out and bought 3 more tanks no clue what to put in them...Gosh these little shrimps are addicting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 They are addicting indeed. Are you using tap water? Do you have gh test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 yes I am running tap water! I have no clue what the GH is they gave me a sheet with a bunch of numbers but I cant find it to save my life.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 What are you using to condition your tap water? I use tap water with prime as the conditioner. Based on my water this is working fine for me but everyone's water is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I use prime also dose with borneowild sheild thats it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 How are you acclimating your shrimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I float the bag in the aquarium then pour them into a bowl and drip the water from the aquarium using an airline. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 My tap water is toxic to my shrimp even if I does prime, this took me many months to figure out. All the parameters appear fine on tests but there is something else in it that the shrimp cant live with. Once I started using left over remineralized RO water from my TB's I noticed the deaths stopped. Crazyfishlady, mayphly, Keiris and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 What do you use to remineralize? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I have kept Crystal Red Shrimp (Caridina) and Fire Red Shrimp (Neocaridina) in the same tank for over a year. I ultimately setup the aquarium with active substrate and soft water for only caridina. But like most of us, we want to horde every type of shrimp we can get our hands on. When you have limited space for aquariums, the next best thing you can do is stock Caridina and Neos together if they allow for it. Ultimately the most important process when keeping these two species together is acclimation. Don't be scared to let your Neos drip acclimate for 2-3 hours. This is what I do normally. I would be careful regarding your statement about floating the bag. This can cause two things, one if you don't turn your light off, you could stress the shrimp even more because of the proximity of the bag and shrimp to the light. Secondly, I am not 100% sure about this, but many people say not to float Kordon Breather Bags, as it makes the exchange of air difficult when in water. Just my opinion and experience. Hope this helps. Crazyfishlady and Keiris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Kordon breathers say not to float the bag because it stops O2 exchange, however I don't know if it really matters too much for such a short period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Deta I got the idea of dripping by watching your youtube videos Should I just start a new tank? I am draining a 5 gallon as we speak lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpybuisness Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 You should look into Tiger shrimp! From what i have heard and my experiences they like a little more hardier water than most caridina species. I keep OEBT (Orange Eye Blue Tiger Shrimp) with my Red Rilis Keiris and Crazyfishlady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPepper Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 sure, u may Keiris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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