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Help with stocking bottom layer critters?

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#1 ·
Hi All, I have recently remodeled my 10 gallon tank to be accomodating for hybrid endlers. I plan on getting 2 or 3 pairs of Adrian HDs Hybrid Tiger Endlers. But I am facing a delimma. I would like some bottom dwellers. I have researched a few different kinds. I love the look of the crystal reds, but they would not breed well in a p.h. of 7.8, which is what my water is. My water is about 150 ppm in hardness and between 80 and 120 in alkalinity. This is a planted tank, So I have ruled out a marmakoreb, which I was considering getting one. The substrate is sand, and I will be adding a piece or two of maylasian driftwood to this tank at some point. I'd really rather not get Ghost Shrimp again, so please help me out with this. I would prefer some kind of shrimp or crayfish Etc. that would stay on the bottom and be perfectly happy in this type of water. I would rather not get any loaches, cats, or any other fish as I want this tank to be Hybrid Tiger Endlers only. I have ruled out snails for the reasons, they munch on my living plants and don't tend to stay to the bottom the majority of the time.

Thanks in advance!
 
#4 ·
Hmmmm. I have done research on both species and after much research have decided to get two of the MTS and 10 of the Cherry Shrimp. I will be lowering my p.h. to 7.6 for the absolute best breeding of the shrimp.

I have also decided to set up a 2.5 gallon in the near future with assasin snails and ramshorn snails, in case the MTS's get out of hand.

Jen, Thanks for recommending them. I love the fact that they will aerate my sand and won't eat my plants.

And Moli, Thanks for recommending the cherrys, they seem pretty small, So I can have quite a few of them. And due to myself having a sponge filter, I may be able to breed them ^_^
 
#5 ·
If you want a shrimp that is a great algae eater, get amano shrimp. They are my very favorite kind of shrimp. They eat algae better than the red cherry shrimp you are getting. You could still get the reds, and also add some amanos- they would get along well, and both have small bio-loads so no worry of overstocking!
 
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