MichaelJ
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Hello, I've only had shrimps (different colors of Neocaridina davidi) for a couple of months and just saw this tiny little guy or gal for the first time last night I saw a couple more similar sized later on.
I'd say they are about 5 mm at most - not sure how old that would make them ? I am surprised they are that colorful and ballsy at this early stage. One would think that being less colorful and more stealthy would increase the chance of survival... I am crossing my fingers that my Cardinals and Black Neon's will leave them alone... some of the females are huge (biggest Cardinals and Black Neons I've ever seen) and could probably make short order of the baby shrimps. I am less worried about my Embers.
I am deliberately cultivating a little bit of hair algae (or perhaps a moss of sorts?) at a corner near the surface of the tank to give the shrimps some nice fresh produce to munch on
Cheers,
Michael
I'd say they are about 5 mm at most - not sure how old that would make them ? I am surprised they are that colorful and ballsy at this early stage. One would think that being less colorful and more stealthy would increase the chance of survival... I am crossing my fingers that my Cardinals and Black Neon's will leave them alone... some of the females are huge (biggest Cardinals and Black Neons I've ever seen) and could probably make short order of the baby shrimps. I am less worried about my Embers.
I am deliberately cultivating a little bit of hair algae (or perhaps a moss of sorts?) at a corner near the surface of the tank to give the shrimps some nice fresh produce to munch on
Cheers,
Michael
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