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franuk Regular AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 07 June 2009 Last Active: Today Location: United Kingdom Posts: 692 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 37	Topic: cherry shrimp Posted: 30 June 2009 at 12:05pm
	i have just recieved 10 red cherry shrimp that i purchased on line. i already had 2 of these little guys and wanted a large group. aww they are so small. some are even transparent. so the questionis how quickly (or slowly) do they grow? my original 2 are about 2 cm and really prominent red. if they are likely to breed how far into the future should i expect that to be? thanks in advance guys

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John Admin Group AquaTrax User: YES View My Setup Joined: 11 October 2005 Last Active: 13 August 2010 Posts: 6718 Articles: 6 Member Rating: 165	Posted: 30 June 2009 at 12:13pm
	inverts grow quite quickly and are sexually mature early too at around 4-5 months old. Red chery shrimp are some of the easiest shrimps to breed so good luck with that.

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franuk Regular AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 07 June 2009 Last Active: Today Location: United Kingdom Posts: 692 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 37	Posted: 30 June 2009 at 12:17pm
	thank you John. i'll keep the heat pack should i need to post some free to good homes then
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Goonerman1 Moderators Marine Forum Moderator AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 20 December 2006 Last Active: Today Posts: 6324 Articles: 3 Member Rating: 390	Posted: 30 June 2009 at 12:33pm
	I think you will find that the heat pack will run out of heat after around 48 hours Fran
	Click here to see my 5x2x2 Marine set up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZRZMI34smU
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franuk Regular AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 07 June 2009 Last Active: Today Location: United Kingdom Posts: 692 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 37	Posted: 30 June 2009 at 12:45pm
	*Originally posted by Goonerman1* I think you will find that the heat pack will run out of heat after around 48 hours Fran Cheers Mr Goonerman!!! You just ruined my plans!!! LOL as long as they are not prolific breeders i should be ok though i don't know if they give birth to live shrimp or lay eggs, or how many they can have at one time! i should have done my homework before i bought them i suppose
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Goonerman1 Moderators Marine Forum Moderator AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 20 December 2006 Last Active: Today Posts: 6324 Articles: 3 Member Rating: 390	Posted: 30 June 2009 at 12:55pm
	I think they are pretty prolific Fran here's an interesting article: http://www.plantedtank.net/articles/Cherry-Shrimp-Breeding-and-Care/23/
	Click here to see my 5x2x2 Marine set up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZRZMI34smU
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franuk Regular AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 07 June 2009 Last Active: Today Location: United Kingdom Posts: 692 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 37	Posted: 30 June 2009 at 1:06pm
	*Originally posted by Goonerman1* I think they are pretty prolific Fran it looks like you're right Mr Goonerman, it's not a problem though, if i end up with offspring i could always place an ad here "free to good homes" and there is always the LFS who i'm sure would gladly take some off my hands. they are cute little fellas and already they are cleaning up my tank like a little army on a mission
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jennybugs Moderators AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 20 January 2008 Last Active: Today Posts: 4091 Articles: 4 Member Rating: 392	Posted: 30 June 2009 at 4:07pm
	Aw! I love little cherries That's a good description Fran..an army on a mission
	Slowly, slowly, happy tanky! :D
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franuk Regular AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 07 June 2009 Last Active: Today Location: United Kingdom Posts: 692 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 37	Posted: 01 July 2009 at 9:07am
	*Originally posted by jennybugs* Aw! I love little cherries That's a good description Fran..an army on a mission if i get more than i bargained for Jenny you're welcome to some
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diamondsare4eva Novice AquaTrax User: no Joined: 03 June 2009 Last Active: 01 August 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 172 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 7	Posted: 01 July 2009 at 10:47am
	lol my mate is obsessed with my cherry shrimp...he says that they will breed so fast that they come out of the tank and that he would come over one day and there would be shrimp piling out the windows lol...... they are really cute, i lurve them!
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jennybugs Moderators AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 20 January 2008 Last Active: Today Posts: 4091 Articles: 4 Member Rating: 392	Posted: 01 July 2009 at 10:59am
	*Originally posted by franuk* *Originally posted by jennybugs* Aw! I love little cherries That's a good description Fran..an army on a mission if i get more than i bargained for Jenny you're welcome to some I may keep you to that when it gets cooler.
	Slowly, slowly, happy tanky! :D
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manutius Admin Group The Boss AquaTrax User: YES View My Setup Joined: 06 January 2006 Last Active: 03 September 2010 Posts: 16418 Articles: 9 Member Rating: 424	Posted: 03 July 2009 at 4:45pm
	I love cherry shrimp, you can have as many as their is food for in my experience
	15000+ posts and hardly any sense made or spellings correct
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