Filterless shrimp tank with plant?

[suicune]

So... I feel a bit tempted to start a shrimp tank with some common, fast breeding shrimp to have a life food treat for my fish. I'm getting a pea puffer soon, so I'd like to start a shrimp colony before I get the puffer.

The little tank I have laying around is only 2 gallon, so I'm planning on having plants in there with no filter. maybe dwarf chain sword and a clip on CFL would work?

[Chester]

I don't see why not if you have enough plants it should work fairly well... here is a thread on TPT about filterless tanks well pics of them.

[mistahoo]

My 1.5 is filterless. People breed shrimp in buckets with no plants. It can be done.

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[mnemenoi]

We kept a 1/2 gallon flower vase going with cherries breeding and only 100% weekly water changes, easily doable with a water change schedule dictated by parameters.

[Dien16]

I have a salsa jar with plants a guppy and snails and a clam if he's still alive. And a container with plants and a cloning crayfish

[suicune]

hmm yeah thinking about it. gonna grow out a colony of baby shrimp to have live food treat for my fish.

[Chester]

what shrimp are that easy to keep and reproduce super fast and where can i get some =p

[suicune]

Gonna find a small clip on fixture for the tank then get it going , maybe pygmy chainsword or moss at the bottom, and asian water moss on top.

[mistahoo]

what shrimp are that easy to keep and reproduce super fast and where can i get some =p

Cherry shrimp. If you already have it setup, Amano shrimp produce more offspring.

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[suicune]

Amano tends to run off :( sasha told us cherry shrimp grow like roaches

[mistahoo]

Amano tends to run off :( sasha told us cherry shrimp grow like roaches

Baby Amanos wouldn't run off in time. Amanos would produce much more than cherries, but it takes a lot more than tossing them in a tank and letting nature take its course.

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[LooksLater]

Do it! I think cherry shrimp are your best bet...super easy.

[mistahoo]

Do it! I think cherry shrimp are your best bet...super easy.

This. Minimal effort for great results.

[ItsDubC]

I thought Amano offspring require brackish water to mature to adulthood?

[suicune]

yes, they do =D