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Hi everyone I'm new to keeping shrimps I have one 22l tank with about 8 cherries and 8 CRS. Its a planted tank there are heaps of hiding places as this tank is shared with with 3 guppies and 5 little neons. I also have a smaller 10l tank with a few plants and a blue betta. I prefer real plants to plastic. I've had the Betta for about a year and a half and the others for about two months. I'm thinking of getting a few blue cherries to keep my betta company.

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Hi Andyseven welcome to SKF. great to see you have already got some shrimp. A word of warning each breed of fish you have will eat all your baby shrimp and the Betta will chase the adults causing them stress. I am speaking from experience having been given a few free cherries that I put in with my fish! Most but not all, fish will eat the shrimp if they can fit in their mouth. Lots of info here for you to learn all about shrimp keeping, hope you enjoy our forum:encouragement:

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Welcome to skf Andy! Blue cherries are awesome, you should definitely get some :D

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Welcome to SKF. Are you in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney ? Have a funny story to tell....

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Welcome aboard, always good to have another Shrimpman around

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Welcome to the forum Andy, would love to see some pics of your tank, lots of great info on this forum, hope you enjoy the forum as much as we do :encouragement:

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Oops, just realise you mentioned kings cross, so answered my own question.....

well, I lived in Sydney for 5-6 years, and had purchased a 24 ft, and thought of getting a berth at Elizabeth Bay..... Not realising how much things cost in Sydney, let alone Elizabeth Bay....after picking our spot, and confirming size/availability etc, the guy told us it'll cost $2.5k...I told him I was horrified at the cost (compared to Perth), etc, and said that in Perth I would get is for $1.5k per year....this is when he looks at me, and says "mate, it's $2.5k a month" ! I felt so embarrased and stupid ! I ended up berthing my boat 1 hour away from Sydney !

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Hi welcome to SKF Enjoy!

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