🧰Accessories for a Cherry shrimp: tests, upkeep and budget
Cherry shrimp : A sponge filter or an intake guard on the pump to avoid sucking in juveniles, GH/KH tests and a drip acclimation kit. A complete nano tank can be equipped for around 50 to 100 euros.
In short: 2 to 3 cm as an adult, 20 L minimum for a colony of 10, water between 18 and 25 °C. A peaceful, gregarious invertebrate that grazes the decor in a colony and is kept ten or more strong. Copper is lethal to it even in tiny doses: ban any fertilizer or medication containing it, and acclimate it drip by drip.
Water tests: your dashboard
A drop-test kit (€15-30) is THE first accessory for a Cherry shrimp tank: NO2 and NO3 weekly, GH-KH-pH at any doubt. Then come the net sized for 3 cm, the substrate siphon and the dedicated bucket — never the cleaning one, whose detergent traces contaminate the water.
The Cherry shrimp specifics
a fine sponge pre-filter on the intake, or the colony ends up touring the pump; a battery backup air pump: at full stocking, a filtration failure is measured in hours; plant tongs and weighted wafers to feed the bottom without scattering everything.
The full budget, no surprises
An equipped 20 L setup (tank, filter, heater, lighting, substrate, decor, tests): expect €100 to 250 upfront, then €10 to 25 a month (food, electricity, conditioner). Second-hand often halves the tank price — only the filter and heater deserve to be new. Details on the full Cherry shrimp profile.
Frequently asked questions
Which accessories are essential for a Cherry shrimp tank?
Drop tests, siphon, net, dedicated bucket, an independent thermometer: the whole kit stays under €60.
What budget for keeping a Cherry shrimp?
€100 to 250 to set up an equipped 20 L tank, then €10 to 25 a month in routine costs.
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