What Colour light is best for shrimp?

Table of Contents:

1. What Colour light is best for shrimp?
2. Why would shrimp die if there was no sunlight?
3. Will Amano shrimp kill cherry shrimp?
4. Can I keep cherry shrimp and Amano shrimp together?
5. How many shrimp can I put in a 10 gallon tank?
6. Should I get Amano or cherry shrimp?

What Colour light is best for shrimp?

white blue

Why would shrimp die if there was no sunlight?

This chemistry is affected by algae and microorganism growth. If you allow more than this amount of algae to grow you will raise the pH of the water. This higher pH will kill the shrimp. If you are not providing enough light you can also harm the system.

Will Amano shrimp kill cherry shrimp?

They are fine together. Amano shrimp shouldn't outcompete cherry shrimp in the long run, imo, because the amano shrimp larvae will not survive in freshwater, and cherry shrimp will.

Can I keep cherry shrimp and Amano shrimp together?

Amano Shrimp and Red Cherry Shrimp will live just fine together, although Amano Shrimp are quite aggressive about gathering food at feeding time so it is important to put enough food to fill the Amano Shrimp and allow the Cherries to get some as well.

How many shrimp can I put in a 10 gallon tank?

How many shrimp can I put in my aquarium? You can have up to 10 dwarf shrimp per 1 gallon of water. For example: A 10 gallon aquarium COULD house up to 100 dwarf shrimp. However, a great starting point could be 5 shrimp per 1 gallon of water.

Should I get Amano or cherry shrimp?

Amano is often described as the best algae eating shrimp, but how is it compared with Cherry shrimp. Do Amano eat more variety of algae than cherry or the same and if so, there is no benefit to keep Amano with Cherry.