Greenteam Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I noticed that I have a collection of the most random tank sizes for my shrimp. Ranging from 5g to 40g and it just happens that Petco is doing their $1 per gallon sale. Rather then going out an buying a random tank to add to the collection I decided to just reset all my tanks an try to going for a uniform look. What do you guys find to be the most efficient tank size when it comes to survival/breeding/over all health of your shrimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Creation Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I think their 10, 20 and 40 gallons are good sizes overall for shrimp projects. Anything smaller is a delicate balance that can make shrimp keeping difficult. Personally I like their 10 gallon tanks because I can fit more of them on a rack. ohmiko and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 26 minutes ago, Aquarium Creation said: I think their 10, 20 and 40 gallons are good sizes overall for shrimp projects. Anything smaller is a delicate balance that can make shrimp keeping difficult. Personally I like their 10 gallon tanks because I can fit more of them on a rack. I was thinking the same about just going 10's. I do wish they would include 15's as part of the sale. It's a shame I'm terrible at building my own racks so I will have to try an find a shelving unit that could work. I did see someone else built something that looks promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruuuey Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Personally, I really like 20L because of the excellent footprint I get with it. There's space for me to place a few rocks with buces / some DW with moss on one side and still have the rest of the floor space open for shrimp to roam/easy viewing for me. But I do have to admit, 10G are more space-efficient, and you can keep many lines or projects separated that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 My favorite is 15 gallon. I also enjoy the 10 gallon too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nubster Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 20L for general shrimp keeping and breeding. Rimless for display. I really like the size of my Mr. Aqua 11.5g tank which is 19x12x12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveLee Aquatics Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 3 hours ago, Nubster said: 20L for general shrimp keeping and breeding. Rimless for display. I really like the size of my Mr. Aqua 11.5g tank which is 19x12x12. I actually have a 11.4(.5?)g Mr. Aqua sitting near my desk for display. Still don't know what to put in there yet though.. pure shrimps? nanofish with shrimps? Onto the OP, I recently bought 10gs for my Edsal rack. Since it's in my room, I didn't have much space and was lucky to be able to place 3 on each shelf. Snug fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 I didn't want to get too crazy so I just ended up buying 6 10G tanks to try out. Just happen to have SL- Aqua soil on the way so that's also going to be a first time for me. Now I might have to make a journal an see how things go. Too bad I didn't order the full SL- Aqua cycling kit to try out on these tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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