cherry shrimp?

[dbleoh7]

What is the difference between ghost shrimp and cherry shrimp besides the colors? I went to my LFS and saw some cherry shrimp, but they're 6X as much as ghost shrimp. Are they more beneficial?

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Ghost shrimp are mostly used as feeders. The Cherry are expensive pets. That would be it beside the colors.

MAHA

 

[Lotus]

The major bonus I found with cherry shrimp is that they breed easily in a tank with smalll fish. I think they're better algae cleaners, too.

 

[joeyjoeq]

Cherrys will last longer too ... ghost ahh not to long ... On average I'd say maybe a month or two it depends what kind of fish you have too

 

[Mountain Dewd]

I have some ghost shrimp that seem to just keep going. Its been longer than 2 months. Sometimes fun to watch them eat and see the food move into their stomachs and provide a little color.

Other than that they are good for practising observation excercises! Can be a pain to see if any have died or where they are in general.

 

['-JIN-']

ghost shrimp are more 'violent'.u can breed cherry shrimp to make money.ive been working on it.i setup a 10g tank and just add 8cherry,2otto and 4 basboras macullata.now i got like 90 of them.i sell about 50+ shrimp a month.1 female can breed up to 20-25 offspring a month.and in just another month they are ready to be sell..........try it

 

[dbleoh7]

ha, yeah the cherry shrimp are much larger (like twice the size) as ghost shrimp, but are 3.99 compared to .59 for ghost shrimp. I don't have the resources (or ambition) to breed the cherry shrimp so I don't see that in the near future. Do the ghost shrimp readily breed? I've had about 5 for a month and I have seen no pregos. would buying a FEW cherry shrimp really be worth it?

 

[MissFishy]

I have had the same ghost shrimp for 6 months now. One of them is actually getting quite large. They are very entertaining to watch. I wouldn't put any expensive shrimp in a tank with larger fish, they will just eat them.

 

[TheFighterFish]

If I dose Flourish Excel, will my cherry shrimp be okay?

 

[Lotus]

Cherry shrimp, IME, are fine with the recommended dose of Flourish Excel. I've never tried overdosing, and wouldn't in a shrimp tank.