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Hello fellow shrimpers. I just wanted to give an update to my opae ula tank which I started over 5 years ago. I just recently did a 10% water change after not touching it for 5 years. I actually didn't do anything to the tank during the 5 years, no feeding, no cleaning, no water changes, etc only to...

I dont feed them at all, i dont add anything to thw water, no water changes, i just test the water every once in a while. Where would all these nutrients be coming from? Also, i realize there are lots of microorganisms i the household, ive looked at various things in the house, but what i saw in the...

Hey guys, my opae tank is still doing well, except... I have a lot of angel hair algae and they are growing rapidly. I cant seem to get rid of it, and its tough to grab hold of and pull out. They are starting to look like cobwebs. The poor opaes get stuck in it and have a hard time getting out of it...

Whoa now ive got like 15 baby larvae swimming around, happy little buggers. Ill post pics when i can.

Ive got 4 berried shrimp and one is giving birth, i now see 4-5 larvae swimming about. This is so darn interesting! I love these little guys.

Theres just so many of them, and i dont even feed my opaes at all..

Sorry for the loss, i hate losing shrimp as well.

Im actually seeing more and more of them, a lot of them are just under waters surface too. This is starting to concern me. I wish someone knew a safe way to get rid of these buggers!

They say the bioload is very minimal (even though it seems like theyre dropping poop every other minute) i would say in a well established tank ex: 5 gallon 200 opaes should be okay. But having said that, i think the opaes might feel a bit uncomforatble it being that crowded.

When your tank cycles, you will usually see a noticable spike in ammonia, nitrite, then nitrates, in that order. You probably have another 4 weeks to go. Are you using anything to help boost the process?

Does anyone know how the eggs in the berried females clutch are held together? ive been observing a berried female and sometimes it looks like the eggs might fall loose.

I cant believe it but ive got another berried female! I think there might be more, what luck, to have berried females with a 2 month old tank. I owe my success to knowlege gained on this forum, its members and to information obtained through fukubonsai. :smt004 I hope they all hatch well and survive!

That's rather fast for a new setup. Congrats! If this is her first batch she may actually drop most eggs...and/or the larvae won't make it. But maybe you'll get lucky. :) Yes, i think this is her first batch, i havent seen her today, im guessing shes hiding in the rocks. I hope she doesnt drop her ...

Mech wrote:Congratulations! How long has your tank been setup for if I may ask?

About 2 months now

And honestly, 82 degrees probably wont kill them, but will be uncomfortable for them and can affect their longevity and breeding. Nope, doesn't. That temp is totally fine. My tanks get to over 88-92 degrees in the summer. At that point reproduction slows, but below that everything is fine. 80-82 is...