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by rugie
Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:29 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Tiger eggs good or no?
Replies: 10
Views: 3472

Good post Kenshin! My heart goes out to those folks who buy shrimp as you indicated, have them die and then have a serious problem with themselves "thinking they did something wrong" When in fact there was little to nothing they could do to stop the die off. :cry:
by rugie
Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:13 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Just got some Tiger Shrimp!
Replies: 25
Views: 8581

Hi Ryan, What is this great media you refer to? thanks.
by rugie
Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:42 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Red Cherry Shrimp Dieoff and potassium
Replies: 16
Views: 6746

It seems logical to assume it is a problem with the new water, Test the water from the tap, for Nh,no2, no3 & heavy metals. Also you can quize the water co as to what they are putting in the water. They are required by law to tell you. Also,----- did you recycle the tank after the move?
by rugie
Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:53 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Cherry/Snowball Hybrid
Replies: 16
Views: 8433

I agree that most (if not all of us do not have the time or expertise to interbreed shrimp) hoping for a new shrimp in doing this is I believe fool hardy several of our shrimp are inbred (CRS) that there exists some problems in the strains, interbreeding would most likely compound problems and reall...
by rugie
Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:10 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Shrimp Meds?
Replies: 14
Views: 7194

Meds used for shrimp most always do more harm than good, There are no specific meds mfg'd for shrimp. Wild caught shrimp will often have problems, so, like fish, etc quarantine of new animals is a good practice. When shrimp are well cared for, closely monitored parameters, fed well with proper foods...
by rugie
Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:01 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: My new Hinomaru's
Replies: 4
Views: 1518

Heather, a thought, when a seasoned sponge filter is used with a high bubble count sometimes very small food particles and minute water fauna/flora are sucked out of the sponge and scattered into the water column. I witnessed this in some of my tanks, my solutions were, rinse the sponge more often &...
by rugie
Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:33 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Need Help with a Difficult Fish/Shrimp mixing
Replies: 17
Views: 6964

Also drakken, salt is not used for freshwater animals esp shrimp. that is why they are called freshwater, salt in freshwater skews the osmotic equilibrium of the animals and over time will damage their internal organs and usually result in their early death. :(
by rugie
Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:24 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Need Help with a Difficult Fish/Shrimp mixing
Replies: 17
Views: 6964

catfish

Drakken, in my 71 year lifespan I have been doing freshwater for 48 yrs, and salt tanks for 22 yrs and reef for 14 yrs. I can understand your liking the catfish, but the rest of your story is unbelievable if you had $35,000 worth of stock in that small a tank everything must have been stacked on top...
by rugie
Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:32 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: raising tiger shrimp
Replies: 43
Views: 14759

gabs, it is not a good idea to house different shrimp in the same tank, as they will interbreed and produce hybrids and then your ongoing shrimp population will end.
by rugie
Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:48 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: sigh...
Replies: 18
Views: 6940

sigh

no the lacquered gravel would not elevate no3 because of something from the lacquer itself but it could as I stated produce no3 in that there is no real area for bacteria to populate due to the smooth surfaces. water, particularly tank water is capable of absorbing many contaminates from the ambient...
by rugie
Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:18 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: raising newly-hatched ghost shrimp
Replies: 14
Views: 4355

lunch

badflash, lampeye stated the use of a 2 1/2 gal tank. at the start of the thread. my error in getting the posters mixed, sorry
by rugie
Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:08 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: sigh...
Replies: 18
Views: 6940

mantis

your question about cross seeding bacteria--- no you can not seed a salt setup with bacteria from a fresh set up & vice versa. osmotic shock would occur in the bacteria the same as it would an other life form. you may be able to secure some live sand and live rock from the place you are buying t...
by rugie
Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:14 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: sigh...
Replies: 18
Views: 6940

nitrate

I see your very pretty gravel. that gravel has a coating of lacquer like substance to keep it shiny. it is not a good gravel for beneficial bacteria to colonize due to its lack of porosity and smoothness/slippery surface so chances are good that it was not functioning as a bio filter.
by rugie
Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:05 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: sigh...
Replies: 18
Views: 6940

nitrate

I may be grasping at straws here but, what if the same conditions abound ( & logic says it would) in your salt tank as did in your fresh tank. salt is far less forgiving than fresh. the way it strikes me is, it happened to one tank, so why would another be spared. my thought would be to find the...
by rugie
Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:56 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: sigh...
Replies: 18
Views: 6940

mantis

sorry for the confusion, problem is much is being referred to rather than a definite one liner reply. of course I wish you well with your mantis I indicate their method of procuring food compared to the smashers to show how they can and do kill other lifeforms. lets take a golf ball size mexican tur...