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by pipefish
Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:02 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: breeding ghost shrimp
Replies: 6
Views: 2098

thanks for the reply, i went to my lfs today and i got some of the liquifry made by wardley, is this safe and a good diet for the baby shrimp? thanks.
by pipefish
Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:35 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: caves
Replies: 3
Views: 1207

ok thanks a lot for the reply, i'll have to look into this :) but the problem is i only have one shrimp tank and its either the shrimp tank or the angel tank... and i'm sure the angels would love hunting some amanos down. Anyways, thanks for the reply :)
by pipefish
Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:41 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: caves
Replies: 3
Views: 1207

caves

hey everyone,
i was wondering if caves under driftwood and stuff was important for shrimp cause i noticed my amanos area always under it but none of my cherrys were, is this cuase they kicked the cherrys out of the spots? or do cherry shrimp just dont need any hiding spots.
by pipefish
Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:30 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: breeding ghost shrimp
Replies: 6
Views: 2098

ok thanks :) how long do you think i'll have to keep feeding them like that? and should i spread it all around my tank or just like i would feed normal fish which is throwing food in one spot? and will i be able to see them easily?
by pipefish
Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:57 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: breeding ghost shrimp
Replies: 6
Views: 2098

ok thanks a lot for the reply, i was starting to worry about not being able to feed them the right food. Tommorow i am probably gonna be spending most of the day trying to catch all the remaining fish in the tank and moving them to my other tank. Other then the guppy fry do you think anything else i...
by pipefish
Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:15 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: breeding ghost shrimp
Replies: 6
Views: 2098

breeding ghost shrimp

hey everyone, I just got 6 to 8 ghost shrimp today and 2 of the shrimp was already carrying eggs. Anyways i am planning on breeding them and i need some extra info on what to feed when they are free floating in the water and if there are any predators in my tank. Heres some info about my tank, its a...
by pipefish
Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:07 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: cherry reds and breeding baskets
Replies: 8
Views: 2089

oh ok i know what you mean, i might buy a meshbag then make my own cause i used to have one of those breeding baskets but it was way to big for my little 20g and its a nicely planted tank so it annoys me to have to look at that big basket for so long
by pipefish
Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:33 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: cherry reds and breeding baskets
Replies: 8
Views: 2089

ok thanks, would something like this work? http://bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=19211;category_id=2829;pcid1=1537;pcid2= and yes i was refering to the plastic baskets with the vertical openings. Also do you think if i got a sponge filter and stuck it in one of those 1g totes you ca...
by pipefish
Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:17 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: cherry reds and breeding baskets
Replies: 8
Views: 2089

ok thanks for the reply, does anyone have an answer for the first question about the breeding basket? thanks
by pipefish
Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:53 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: red cherry shrimp and amanos
Replies: 6
Views: 1920

the body of the my angels are 1 1/2 inches in diameter and they are scalare :( i guesss i'll find a solution
by pipefish
Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:40 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: cherry red babies
Replies: 2
Views: 1007

then how come everytime someone says there cherry shrimps are multiplying by the hundreds and thousands and they only have 1 shrimp tank?
by pipefish
Sun Jul 03, 2005 8:36 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: cherry red babies
Replies: 2
Views: 1007

cherry red babies

how many babies does cherry reds have everytime? thanks
by pipefish
Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:26 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: cherry reds and breeding baskets
Replies: 8
Views: 2089

cherry reds and breeding baskets

hey everyone, i am still trying to find a way to save all my baby cherry shrimp when i do get some but i can't leave them to be born in the 20g cause its full of neons which have really really good eye sight. Sooo i am thinking about putting them into one of those livebearer breeding traps, what do ...
by pipefish
Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:36 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: spinach and cherry reds
Replies: 3
Views: 1581

spinach and cherry reds

hey everyone, I've decided to start feeding my cherry reds some spinach to get more iodine in there diets and also for my amanos. I am wondering what i need to do to the spinach before i put it into the tank like boiling it, washing it, etc. Also is there a certain kind of spinach i should buy or wo...
by pipefish
Fri Jul 01, 2005 9:06 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: reef iodide
Replies: 6
Views: 2297

ok well ijust did a search on all the iodine related threads and i have changed my mind :) if i have time in the next couple of days i am going to return the bottle of reef iodide to petsmart. Does anyone know petsmart return policy on open bottles? i hope they let me return it :-/. I'll probably st...