Help: I got 2 cherry shrimps with eggs

Like to ask, after they are hatched, how long do they take to be adult?

[luigi545]

Originally Posted by bryant_16

Like to ask, after they are hatched, how long do they take to be adult?

Originally Posted by millenium

so once the shrimplets first appear, they are about 0.3cm size? What to feed them with?

Originally Posted by EvolutionZ

no.. once shrimplets is released out. it takes up to 1 or 2weeks to reach the size of 0.5cm big.
my shrimplets is around 1.5week old. so its around 0.3cm now.shrimplets will find their own food among moss..

Originally Posted by bryant_16

Like to ask, after they are hatched, how long do they take to be adult?

Again with the same issue of double posting on different threads???
are you trying to post count chase???

it takes up to 1 or 2weeks to reach the size of 0.5cm big.
and a adult is about 2 to 2.5 cm
roughly it takes about two months for a shrimplet to adult
but it's subjective for various reasons too.

[EvolutionZ]

for crs.. iguess its much longer.

Originally Posted by millenium

Can I ask, do you feed them with anything or just let them feed on the plants?

Hi bro, when there were fewer numbers its always good to "underfeed" them. ie: 15 shrimps I fed one-fifth or one-sixth of a Hikari algae wafer every alternate day. Cause in the wild, some of these shrimps have to go hungry for days before finding food. So in terms of hunger, they are more hardy than you think.

Most hobbyists tend to overfeed, I used to overfeed too. Can you imagine 1 algae wafer everyday for 15 shrimps?? hahaha... On top of that I also feed them with frozen tubifex which was a big mistake cause the end result is I had lotsa fat white worms in the tank (also dunno where they came from, maybe the tubefex babies or something). Had a darn hard time getting rid of the worms afterwards. Almost tore down the tank and start all over again.

Now with close to 200 pieces its abt 1 to 1.5 wafer per day and on some days I'll delibrately skip. IMHO it's good for the water condition, good for the shrimps and less possibility of having unwelcomed pesticides from appearing.

Resisting the urge to feed is super difficult especially when we really love our shrimps. But sometimes must really control.

[EvolutionZ]

yea.. i feed once a day.. but sometimes cannot resist i feed one more time at night i simply love to see them chiong and crowd around the food..

[Exotic_chew]

Originally Posted by EvolutionZ

for crs.. iguess its much longer.

nobody ask about crs .

[EvolutionZ]

Originally Posted by Exotic_chew

nobody ask about crs .

so? you can just ignore my post

[millenium]

My shrimp tank now got lots of small dots, some small organisms. Do I need to change water or these are good live food for my shrimps?

[millenium]

My Shrimplets are out! I can see 5 white ones, 0.3mm swimmming around.

[silane]

Originally Posted by millenium

My Shrimplets are out! I can see 5 white ones, 0.3mm swimmming around.

You sure??? new born shrimplet is just 0.3mm?? And not 3mm???