shrimp and crayfish in aquariums

You surely know about freshwater aquarium with fish in it. Depending on the race of fish you will find stones or plants and driftwood in that tanks. Shrimp and crayfish have reachd more and more popularity. Many aquarium friends are interested in that kind of invertebrates in the aquarium. In most cases you are able to keep fish and shrimp together in one tank, if the fish is not too big and hunting shrimp for food.

Shrimp like plants and espacially moss in their environment. They need to hide after the molt. Shrimp and crayfish are kind of invertebrates who molt when growing. The younger the shrimp the more in molts. The older they get the interval of molting gets longer. Most of the shrimp are easy to breed and you are able to keep a continuous population of shrimp or crayfish in your tank.

The shrimp and crayfish can be kept in livingrooms with a temperature around 20° Celsius. Some special shrimp need warmer temperatures and some other need around 23°C for best results in breeding. If the eggs of the mother shrimp are going to eclosion you will find fully developed baby shrimp. They are hiding very well and not seldom to see them after ten days.

Keeping shrimp and cryfish is really easy and you should give it a try. It is a very nice hobby and the shrimp are nice to watch while they are crawling in the aquarium.

To the right you see a picture of the Crystal red shrimp. This is a very popular shrimp keot by many breeders all around the world. This shrimp is a mutation from the bee shrimp without black color pigments. There are also bee shrimps available distinguished by more white colorings. The best temperature to keep and breed this shrimp is about 23° Celsius.