potential shrimp tank?
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I'll throw my .02 your way.
In regards to breeding. I used really big fish bowls. Put parents in, female with berries take the male out, babies hatch, take the mom out. Only a small sponge filter. Once the babies are larger, put them where you please.
Excellent feeding technique. Take some thin broadleafed plant leaf (I used Amazon Sword) and pluck it off, stick it on your lights for a few days to dry and then throw it in. It will be micro-critter heaven in no time.
I try to stick away from fast growing plants (najas grass and hygro mentioned here). I use a mixture of slow and mildly fast growing plants. This will help keep the water quality stable, which they like more then anything. The only problem I have found with things like hygro is that they are nitrate sponges, which sounds like a good thing. Then you do a trim and you don't have as much sponge. See where I'm going? Now if you only do small trims, you'll be fine. But I find it easier to be able to do as I please and not worrying about wiping out my shrimp.
In regards to breeding. I used really big fish bowls. Put parents in, female with berries take the male out, babies hatch, take the mom out. Only a small sponge filter. Once the babies are larger, put them where you please.
Excellent feeding technique. Take some thin broadleafed plant leaf (I used Amazon Sword) and pluck it off, stick it on your lights for a few days to dry and then throw it in. It will be micro-critter heaven in no time.
I try to stick away from fast growing plants (najas grass and hygro mentioned here). I use a mixture of slow and mildly fast growing plants. This will help keep the water quality stable, which they like more then anything. The only problem I have found with things like hygro is that they are nitrate sponges, which sounds like a good thing. Then you do a trim and you don't have as much sponge. See where I'm going? Now if you only do small trims, you'll be fine. But I find it easier to be able to do as I please and not worrying about wiping out my shrimp.
cassharper;2230096; said:
all that sounds great. now about this .02 thing...what is it. sorry im a noob
so shrimp tank is up an running as of last night. i got 4 red cherries and 4 zebras. those guys are hide and go seek experts. id try to look for them and it would take me 5 minutes to find and id only be able to find like 4 of them. will post pics later tonight.
heh. they will get less nervous over time, just like fish. you can encourage them to 'come out of their shells', ha-ha bad pun, by always putting the food at the front of the tank. eventually they get used to seeing your mug up against the glass. when they are nervous the best time to spot them is right when you turn the lights on.
