Waited absolutely ages until the water parameters were just right, and then in with 5 Harlequins and a week later 4 RCS.

They seem to get along quite well now, although the fish were at first a bit curious.... even my cat ignores them all !

Love the swimming technique of the shrimps....reminiscent of a Chihuahua being pursued in a swimming pool by a shark, but they do get around !

One question though.....when I bought the shrimp, I noticed that one of them was not only a lot smaller than the rest, but also a lot darker in colour.
This one doesn't appear to have grown at all and the colour is still a very dark shade of red compared to the others. Did I buy the runt of the litter I wonder ?
It's feeding well and trogs around the tank like a good un, so no worries there just wondered !



Before the shrimps moved in ...

30L.mp4 video by bilzin1 - Photobucket

and now...

Shrimps :: DSCF0899.mp4 video by bilzin1 - Photobucket

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It could be a different species of shrimp, or it could be a different sex to the others.

They look like Taiwan Fire Red shrimp or Red Cherry Shrimp to me rather than Harlequins but then I'm only familiar with the saltwater type.

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Thanks for your reply, but the Harlequins I mentioned are in fact Rasbora fish, just to keep the shrimpies company on dark evenings !

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and the one that was a very much darker shade than the rest sadly passed away within 2 weeks, although all the others are fine and occasionally galloping round the tank, as they do !

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