shrimp lighting.

[Robert]

i was reading some international forums and read something about how shrimp like oebts dont like too much light. like most shrimp prefer to have dimly lit water. anyone confirm? ive always had higher light, enough to make my plants pearl but i think shrimp would be more comfortable sheltered.

[JonX]

I have 72 watt LED that's only on for 3 hours per day.

When it turns off, and the tank is lit by natural day light, then the shrimp come out.

That's for crystal shrimp. .

[BlueBolts]

There's diff. opinions on lighting...personally, my shrimp tanks are dimly lit, and that doesn't seem to effect their breeding potential or quality. There are reports of having a certain spectrum of light (10k), to promote thicker/stronger shells. The other advantage of stronger lighting is that it also promotes algae growth/bio film etc for the shrimplets.....