Re: [APD] cherry shrimp

["The Dragon Hunter" <dragon_hunter at dragons-realm.net>]

Size wise, how big are they?  Are they smaller than Ghost/Glass Shrimp?  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <nickplummer at nc_rr.com>
To: <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: [APD] cherry shrimp


> > 
> > ARe red cherry shrimp everything people say they are? 
> 
> What exactly do people say they are?  If they say that cherry shrimp 
> are inoffensive, small, colorful, and easy to breed, then yes, they 
> are everything people say they are.  They seem to do fine in my tank 
> with neon tetras and Heterandria formosa.  The neons could probably 
> eat the newly hatched shrimp, but java moss gives them sufficient 
> refuge.  I can't vouch for their algae eating skills.  The only 
> visible algae in my tank is some hard green spot algae on the glass, 
> but the shrimp do spend all day picking at _something_ among the 
> plants.
> 
> Nick
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