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I have read somewhere that the recommended stocking level is 10 shrimps per gallon. Some have reported twice or 3 times more with no issues. Personally I try to stick to 10-15 shrimps per gallon and have no issues. Of course assuming ample filtration and a healthy environment is provided for them.

I see your blues and raise you guys this!

Hi new here, but not new to shrimp keeping, about 4 years ago I decommissioned all my tanks x3, when we had our first kid... still have all my gear sitting in the garage ready for when I have more time. Last xmas I decide I wanted to start a low tech easy to maintain tank. Always wanted a fluval edge as its clean looks and would look great as a centre piece in the dining room. EquipmentTank: Fluval edge 27LFilter: Stock Aquaclear 20Light: Stock 21 LED... thinking of upgrading to the 42 LED but will wait and see.Substrate: Fluval Plant & Shrimp Stratum... maybe bad choice, have been reading it stops buffering after 6months... should have went with ada FloraPeacock mossUs fissidens Subwassertang Still to come Star moss true aquatic, Anubias nana petite. Hardscape Mix of Dragon rock, Lava rocks, Mineral balls, Alder cones. Stock Started out with 5 yellow cherrys when tank was cycled... now have 20, and 10 CRS was added last week Here is the tank after 3 months... will be adding more moss in the coming weeks and can't wait for the moss to fill out. The little opening of the fluval edge has been a pain to move stuff around and to work with...... so I am tempted to start up my 30 cube as well, multi-tank here I come.

Welcome @Hydra, interesting choice of a username.

Got some multi mix red cherry with something I got given in one tank ... haha ... and then some blue velvet and red rili in the same tank

Hi there .... thanks for the welcome ... I am a hobbyist and new to shrimp keeping ... hoping to learn more here ... I want recommended by a member here revolutionhope ... I have some CRS and some cherries ...

This is a question I have wondered about too. Is there a saturation point in a colony?I have had a large colony in a large tank that never seemed to stop breeding -there were several thousand shrimp in the tank with very few deaths. It stayed that way for 3 years before I pulled it down. To me it looked like it was getting close to overcrowding but the shrimp seemed very healthy. I guess we need to look at whether the shrimp are thriving or merely surviving. If they have to climb over each other and can't find hiding places -especially newly moulted females- then you should definitely start thinning them out. I would think in the wild when food is scarce and water conditions poor they would stop breeding? In a tank situation I doubt food would ever really be scarce as we try to keep optimal conditions for the shrimp so there would be sufficient biofilm plus the food we give them.

Nope I'm done she is a stunner you win!!! Is she a pure TB or a Taitibee ?

Blue!

Monday Blues people. Show me your blue shrimp.