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It all depends on how many shrimp you want to be able to see at any given point in time. You can start out with 10 and let them breed and fill in the tank over time, but you will probably only see about 4-5 at any given point in time, especially if there are a lot of hiding spaces. In a 2.5 gallon I...

Yep, you got lucky!

Not sure what that is, but it looks like cyanobacteria. I'd remove as much of it as possible. Also, if you really used "aquarium salt" meant for freshwater, it will kill your Supershrimp. You need to set up the tank with the appropriate salt meant for Supershrimp and/or marine tanks. So, i...

Your one gallon will be more than adequate for many years to come.

It's fine, but it won't provide any buffering and the shrimp won't pop out as much as on a dark substrate.

They are most likely hiding. You only see at most half of your shrimp at any given time anyway unless you have literally no decoration/hiding spots in your tank. Can you post of a picture of your tank?

Don't put any food in there...probably for months. If you see algae growth in there, they have enough to eat. The fact that they don't go for the spirulina means that you are overfeeding and the tank has enough to eat for them.

It really doesn't matter. Just choose what you like!

Yes, you can lower it that way if you want. Have they been breeding the last two years? If yes, then there's no need to change anything.

Nice looking tanks! However, you made two of the most common mistakes that lead to "sudden and mysterious" shrimp deaths. You put those fan corals and marimo balls in your tank. Do a search on them here in the forum and you'll find more information about why they cause problems. In short, ...

Do you know how cold the water got? It's normal for them to sit around and wait when the water is cold...they are fine in the 50s and upper 40s, but shouldn't be kept at those temps over the long term of course.

You can do it, but you have to acclimate them slowly over a day or two...i.e. put them in a jar with their original water and slowly keep adding the freshwater over several hours or days.

Thanks for the update, Jack! It's always great to hear about long term experiences with these shrimp!

Today brought a delightful surprise as seven new larvae emerged from the female that bore eggs at the end of last November. Initially, she was carrying approximately 12 eggs. Interestingly, it seems this batch took a bit longer to hatch, likely due to cooler water temperatures. My tank remains unhe...

Thanks for the update! I'm happy to see the orange larvae floating around, especially since you had only three shrimp left and could have ended up with shrimp that are all the same gender! As for the nitrate in your tank...you must be feeding too much or something is leaching nutrients into your tan...