Cherry shrimp are the unsung heroes of aquariums—tiny, colorful, and surprisingly easy to care for if you know what you’re doing. But if you’re like most beginners, you might be wondering: How do I keep them alive, let alone thriving? Don’t worry, you’re about to learn everything you need to turn your tank into a…
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Cherry shrimp are pretty delicate creatures, and cherry shrimp babies are much more delicate than adults. So, we’ll have to take some special care of the cherry shrimp babies. In your shrimp-keeping life, at some point, you’ll obviously see little shrimp babies jumping around in the tank. So, it is always necessary to know how…
Molting is a very natural phenomenon for cherry shrimps. It is a part of their growing process. However, if the conditions aren’t right, unsuccessful molting can occur. It poses a lot of problems for the shrimps, even death. The most common and serious molting problem of cherry shrimp is called the ‘White Ring Of Death’….
One of the ‘must-have’ requirements for cherry shrimps is plants. Plants do make a safe and homely environment for the cherry shrimps. However, to a beginner shrimp keeper, choosing the correct plants for shrimps can prove to be a confusing task. That’s where this article will come in to help you out. The best plants…
If you keep cherry shrimp, the females will eventually get pregnant. At that point, you’ll need to know how to care for the pregnant shrimp and ensure successful breeding. After hours of research, I have compiled all the information you need to know in this article. To care for pregnant cherry shrimp, provide a stable…
If you are a new shrimp keeper or have been keeping shrimp for a long time, then at some point, you will probably want to know the gender of your shrimp. The curiosity is quite understandable. However, cherry shrimps are so small that it can be quite difficult to determine their gender. So, I decided…
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If you are keeping red cherry shrimps or wish to keep someday, then it is extremely important to know about their grading. Grading is something that can make you quite confused, like me. So, after doing a ton of research, I believe in this article I can explain red cherry shrimp grading simply in layman’s…
Cherry shrimp can be fascinating creatures. They possess unique characteristics that set them apart from other fish in an aquarium. In this article, I’ll talk about some of the interesting facts regarding cherry shrimps. I have collected all these facts after hours of research and about 7 cups of black coffee. All these facts amazed…
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This is the most common question I receive from shrimp keepers. Not only new keepers, but even experienced ones face the death of cherry shrimp in their tanks. Cherry shrimp can die for many reasons. Cherry shrimp can die for various reasons: sudden changes in water parameters (pH, temperature, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate), exposure to toxins…
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