Hello

[SuzanneC]

Hi everyone

I'm new to shrimp keeping, after it was suggested I could have a few in my community tank I'm hooked, I love them!

I am in the replanning stage of setting up a tank especially for shrimp and would love some advice on how best to set up for a newbie......I started to set up a small tank I have which has a hang on filter(and small heater) but have had to rethink the idea.....my cat decided that it was his own personal filtered drinking fountain grrrr

Any ideas about a good size tank to start with, filter type (I've had conflicting advice about underfloor systems), good varieties of shrimp for newbies................and soooo many other things, most wewelcome look forward to learning lots

suzanne

[Squiggle]

Welcome to the forum, definitely the best place to be for help & info, it's a pretty good community too. With your new tank it depends on what you want to achieve, I have kept & bred shrimp in anywhere from 8L to 800L, also a larger volume of water will be more stable. I think a nice 2Ft tank will be a great start. I don't recommend using UG filters with shrimp specific substrates as they just strip the buffing capacity out of it. Remember to ask as many questions as you want cause there's no stupid ones here. Hope you have as much fun here as we do. :victorious:

[Wraithie]

Hi and welcome :)

though not as attractive a lot if keepers use the air driven filters in smaller tanks, one of the benefits to this is a greater surface area for biofilm to grow on for shrimplets to eat, and food gets stuck to the outside which then gets eaten. (They're also cheap)

another option is a cannister filter, they make small ones for nano tanks now, you need to make sure you cover the intake with a fine mesh or the shrimplets will go for a ride. This is a more expensive but generally more aesthetic option.

[BlueBolts]

Welcome to SKF.... 20-40 litre tanks s a nice start, but the larger volume tanks means more shrimps, and more stake water parameters. See you around the forum, and ask any questions you have :encouragement:

[ineke]

Welcome to SKF lots to see and learn here. The Cherry group of shrimp are the easiest to look after with a great variety of colours only downside is they will interbreed so you can only keep one colour per tank. The Crystals need a bit more specialised water conditions and lower PH . Ask any questions and someone will help you. Hope you enjoy our forum.

[wayne6442]

Hello Suzanne, Nice to see another female joining our hobby, lots of experienced breeders here at SKF Enjoy!

[fishmosy]

Welcome to SKF

[SuzanneC]

Thank you everyone :)

[ninja]

Hi Suzanne, did you vote yet in our poll?

[SuzanneC]

No, what poll?

oh and what is the sale I saw mentioned on someone's post?

[OzShrimp]

Welcome to SKF.... 20-40 litre tanks s a nice start' date=' but the larger volume tanks means more shrimps, and more stake water parameters. See you around the forum, and ask any questions you have :encouragement:[/quote']

welcome to the forum

Bigger is better , if you plan on eventually getting into CRS once you get a bit of experience its often quiet easier to prep for that as cherries tolerate the CRS perimeters :)

Also consider the investment of a chiller as it will avoid alot of disappointment especially as the warmer months are approaching.