sera guide - Shrimps and crayfish

28 Reproduction If you wish to breed shrimps you should already take it into account when choosing the shrimps. Some shrimps, such as the Amano shrimp, require saltwater for their larvae (primitive type), and therefore are rather unsuitable for breeding. Shrimps that can easily be bred in an aquarium include, e.g., Crystal Red Bee shrimps (Caridina cf. cantonensis), Red Cherry shrimps (Neocaridina heteropoda var. “Red”) and Tiger shrimps (Caridina cf. canto- nensis var. “Tiger”). The particularly easy-to- breed crayfish species include Florida lob- sters (Procambarus alleni), Mexican Orange dwarf crayfish (Cambarellus patzcuarensis var. “Orange”) and Asian Tiger lobsters (Cherax sp. var. “Tiger”). Please consider the following advice for successfully breeding shrimps or crayfish: Do not keep too many animals in too small tanks. Always feed a high quality diet. Ensure proper water quality with a suffi- ciently high oxygen level, and carry out weekly water changes. Your animals will reward you with plenty of offspring. Especially the juveniles require numerous suitable shelters as to prevent canni- balism. Please be aware that unde- sired cross-breeding among shrimp species may occur due to their sometimes close relationships. Bee, Tiger and Bumblebee shrimps should not be kept together as to prevent this from happening. Red Cherry shrimp (Neocaridina heteropoda var. “Red”) Tiger shrimp (Caridina cf. cantonensis var. “Tiger”) Mexican Orange dwarf crayfish (Cambarellus patzcuarensis var. “Orange”) Crystal Red Bee shrimp (Caridina cf. cantonensis) Asian Tiger lobster (Cherax sp. var. “Tiger”) 28 Amano shrimp (Caridina multidentata)