Susanna
Member
Hi I have 2 questions at the moment , more will follow probably,
Well during the last few months I managed to get hold of 2 lots of Neocaridina shrimps 5 to start then another 5 (I lost one so i had 8) now these little devils seem to have been breeding and breeding so I've no idea how many I have now, they started out as a mix of different colours but the offspring seem to be mainly clear with red in their tails pity I liked the colours in the parents yellow, red, white and 2 blues and a lemon yellow.
now the questions :
1) as they seem to be multiplying like mad and my fish are not bothering the fry do i need to get another couple from another source to protect the gene pool (interbreeding) or just let them get on with it?
2) is there such a thing as too many ? ( not that I'd want to harm the little devils as I think they are quite cute,)
by the way I'm paranoid when cleaning the filter or trimming plants in case I accidentally 'throw the babies out with the bath water' as it were.
Well during the last few months I managed to get hold of 2 lots of Neocaridina shrimps 5 to start then another 5 (I lost one so i had 8) now these little devils seem to have been breeding and breeding so I've no idea how many I have now, they started out as a mix of different colours but the offspring seem to be mainly clear with red in their tails pity I liked the colours in the parents yellow, red, white and 2 blues and a lemon yellow.
now the questions :
1) as they seem to be multiplying like mad and my fish are not bothering the fry do i need to get another couple from another source to protect the gene pool (interbreeding) or just let them get on with it?
2) is there such a thing as too many ? ( not that I'd want to harm the little devils as I think they are quite cute,)
by the way I'm paranoid when cleaning the filter or trimming plants in case I accidentally 'throw the babies out with the bath water' as it were.