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Ghost Shrimp (Aquarium Cleaner) $1.50 Each + $12 Postage ($0 SYD C&C) @ Sydney Aquascapes

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Ghost Shrimp (Aquarium Cleaner) $1.50 Each + $12 Postage ($0 SYD C&C) @ Sydney Aquascapes
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AssociatedBrandingo on 17/03/2022 - 15:24 sydney-aquascapes.com.au (638 clicks)

These Freshwater Dwarf Shrimp are a great addition to your clean-up crew.
The Neocaridina family being one of the hardiest dwarf shrimp out there, they can survive temperatures as low as 15C up to 30C but thrive and breed readily between 21 and 26 Degrees.

Ghost shrimp are scavengers. They eat algae, bacteria and other microorganisms around the tank, and will never attack other live animals. They have a minimum bio-load and are a great addition to almost any tank's ecosystem!
Don't forget to check out our plants for combined postage and keeping the shrimp happy in transit!

Keeping with fish:
The general rule for all aquatic life is "if it fits in their mouth they will eat it." Unless you have specifically passive or vegetarian fish, shrimp may be eaten by any fish which is large enough to swallow one hole. Adult shrimp grow to 2cm in length, with juveniles being at least 1cm. Conversely, any smaller fish will live with them very happily. They may eat the baby shrimp if they breed, but if you have enough plant cover, usually enough survive to keep the colony going.

If you have any questions or problems feel free to ask!

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  • figarow on 17/03/2022 - 15:26

    I will resist!

    • RedditUser1 on 17/03/2022 - 15:28

      Jacques! No cleaning!

  • MagicTsukai on 17/03/2022 - 15:30

    If we order 2 is that enough for them to breed. Will you check the gender?

    • AssociatedBrandingo @ Sydney Aquascapes on 17/03/2022 - 15:45
      +2

      I strongly recommend getting at least 5, and recommend 10 to start a colony. At $12 postage, that's just the cost of postage again for 8 of them.

    • cameldownunder on 11/04/2022 - 09:39

      Being sexiest here ?

  • billabong on 17/03/2022 - 15:31

    Sea monkey's?

    • AssociatedBrandingo @ Sydney Aquascapes on 17/03/2022 - 15:53
      +1

      No, these are freshwater and should be treated the same as aquarium fish.

  • rc005 on 17/03/2022 - 15:34

    I wonder how the shipping works though ?

    • AssociatedBrandingo @ Sydney Aquascapes on 17/03/2022 - 15:46
      +2

      We send express post and have about a ~96% success rate, we fully refund and/or replace any DOA as well.

  • hwtan80 on 17/03/2022 - 15:38

    Not with a turtle!

    • AssociatedBrandingo @ Sydney Aquascapes on 17/03/2022 - 15:46
      +2

      Ah yes, that may not be a good idea.. Unless you would like to give it an expensive snack.

  • username1 on 17/03/2022 - 16:12
    +1

    I don’t have an aquarium.

    But if I did, I’d definitely buy some of these.

    • Lectory LED Lighting on 17/03/2022 - 16:41

      These are fun to keep, its interesting to see how the adults breed in the tank.

  • kangarookidd on 17/03/2022 - 17:08

    I love freshwater shrimp, you can create a small planted tank (spheres look awesome) that will become a breeding paradise with just a bubble undergravel filter and deep soil that becomes a bio filter, start with low pH water (5.8) and let the plants and microbes establish for 2-4 weeks before you introduce shrimp, once you get these tanks dialled in they require almost no maintenance, don't need to feed them and rarely need to do any water changes (I'm talking 6 months+ and they will be crystal clear) just the occasional top up

    • AssociatedBrandingo @ Sydney Aquascapes on 17/03/2022 - 17:55

      Great advice! They are lovely.

  • AmazingJas on 17/03/2022 - 17:33

    If you were going to have a small tank with say 20 of these and nothing else, what size tank would you need? Also, what would you feed them given the lack of other fish waste?

    • AssociatedBrandingo @ Sydney Aquascapes on 17/03/2022 - 17:54

      At least a 20L tank would be good, we also sell some of our home shrimp food (https://sydney-aquascapes.com.au/products/10g-full-diet-shri…), it should last you about a year and I would recommend about a pinch every few days. Just be careful not to over-feed so the food doesn't fall into the substrate where the shrimp cannot access it.

  • ioga on 17/03/2022 - 18:49

    I have angels, swordtails, clown and albino loaches, and a brittlenose in my tank. I'm guessing shrimps are just going to be food in my tank, yes?

    • AssociatedBrandingo @ Sydney Aquascapes on 17/03/2022 - 19:52
      +1

      Yes, Angels will eat them. You can try snails instead depending on the loaches.

  • joeydee on 17/03/2022 - 19:58

    do you offer pick-up option?
    dont think getting thrown around by the postie is ok with these shrimps

    • AssociatedBrandingo @ Sydney Aquascapes on 18/03/2022 - 00:41

      Yes! From Ultimo, NSW Sydney.

  • phroghollow on 18/03/2022 - 21:37

    If I were to want to get a tank with just shrimp and start a colony what size would be good? Do you have any guides or does anyone have any recommendations for YouTube etc.?

    • AssociatedBrandingo @ Sydney Aquascapes on 18/03/2022 - 21:59

      If you are completely new check out this article: https://sydney-aquascapes.com.au/blogs/info/shrimp-for-begin…

      Otherwise, the main differences between Shrimp and Fish is that:
      1. Shrimp don't eat live animals, so you need to be a little more careful with other pests in the tank (Don't over-feed)
      2. Shrimp are more susceptible to Ammonia, so be careful to not overfeed and not to have too small a tank.

      Otherwise it's quite easy to care for shrimp, 20L for 10 shrimp is fine, 20 shrimp is ok, but the larger the tank the better.

      Thanks!

  • GnarlyKnuckles on 21/04/2022 - 02:07

    Wow OP, in this post you mention a temperature range required to survive, and a few other important facts as well. This begs the question as to why, in all your subsequent posts, you neglected to do any of this. Did someone different (and brainless) take over creating the posts?

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