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JeanL

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Hi All

I'm fascinated by shrimp keeping but am a relative newbie (1 years old in shrimp). Currently I have 2 tanks full of cherry red shrimp of varying grades - a 3 foot with a eheim filter and a fluval spec (still need to improve setup as it's new).

I'd like to know how people cull/strain breed (what do you do with the lower grades?)

Would also like to know what other shrimp I can keep and breed in the same tank as cherry reds without mixing the breeding up.

Thanks

J

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BlueBolts Shrimp Guru

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G'day J, welcome to SKF. Selective breeding is subjective, meaning there's no real right/wrong, just what you like, and want to pursue....I.e. red legs, deep colouration etc....

Perhaps choose 10-20 of your best red cherries, and either cull the rest (sell, give, fish food :-(..) and focus on getting quality and quantity...that would perhaps be the next step ? Any cherry shrimp will x with your reds, so either CRS/CBS would be a good tank mate, as they will not x.

hope this helps

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Hey Jean, welcome to SKF. You've come to the right place to find answers to your questions.

As quick answers, culls are sold, fed as food to fish, given away or euthanised. Never release captive bred shrimp into the wild.

You can keep other shrimp in with cherries, but one species will often outcompete the other so your breeding efforts won't be as good.

You will find threads on these questions as the forum opens up for you.

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well u have been in 2 years im even younger then u i have only been keeping shrimp for about 6 months

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G'day JeanL, welcome to SKF...This forum is very informative and if you have any questions feel free to ask members or by creating a New Thread in whichever catergory ...You'll be able access them when you increase the number of post...Good luck...CJ

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G'day mate. Welcome to SKF, I agree with the guys, pick what you want to concentrate on and go for it, be prepared to cull lots of shrimp to get what you are looking for. Don't dispose of your culls straight away keep an eye on them, it amazing what can spring from mixed culls. Enjoy!

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