landonnap Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Hi, I am just getting into shrimp keeping and am going to keep Neocaridina Davidi. My tank is a 5 gallon planted tank with a sponge filter and Fluval Shrimp Stratum. It is currently in cycling. I am wondering how many I could fit in the tank. I plan on just letting them breed. About how many can I have before I need to sell them or upgrade the tank size? Also any tips would be helpful. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undershrimp Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Hi again ladonna [emoji3] keep an eye on those water params when they get going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 5 gallon can fit roughly 100 ADULT shrimp with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landonnap Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Seriously, won't that overload the nitrifying bacteria? I thought that would be physically limiting nevertheless with ammonia content. R u sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 26 minutes ago, landonnap said: Seriously, won't that overload the nitrifying bacteria? I thought that would be physically limiting nevertheless with ammonia content. R u sure? Depends on how efficient your filtration is. Bioload of shrimp is barely anything. As long as there's enough space for the bacteria to populate you are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landonnap Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Ok, I thought 10 shrimp would be overcrowded in a 5 gallon! Thanks for clearing things up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 the shrimp bioload is nothing as @OMG Aquatics mentioned. the tricky part with that will be the feeding, as most foods will affect parameters. So just make sure it is eaten fairly quickly. Your substrate is a buffering type substrate which will lower your ph. this is typically meant for caridina type shrimp vs. neocaridina types. Just be aware and try to keep parameters stable. This is the most important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landonnap Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Yes, so I went to my LFS and decided to invest in an API Master Test Kit and wow was it worth the 35$. So I was fishless cycling w ammonia and my easystrips always said 3ppm which was about what I wanted. Turns out I had 8+ppm. And I have a huge nitrite spike which is great, hopefully the ammonia will go down as well as nitrite and I'll start to see some nitrate. ibebian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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