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My only recommendation is to make sure you have a liquid test kit to check your water. It sounds like you are on the right track. :) And hopefully you can save the shrimps from your dad's ecosphere soon. I wish they didn't sell those awful things! If a shrimp in there does die, you need to release t...

The first thing you should purchase is a test kit to check the water parameters. Do not buy the strips, as they can be inaccurate, but instead the liquid kits with test tubes. I would check your ammonia and nitrite levels daily. Purchase a bottle of Seachem Prime, which will detoxify nitrite and amm...

I would expect you would run into trouble getting decorations into the bottle and arranged. You would need a long pair of tweezers in case a shrimp were to die, otherwise I don't think you could remove the body. Like jonesinfershrimp already mentioned, marimo balls are no good in brackish water. In ...

Varanus, you were right and some of the shrimp are getting darker, although it seems like about half are still pale. Tonight I noticed a baby snail. It's about 2 mm long. I'm very excited that this tank is doing well enough to support new life. ETA: I have seen 5 molts in the past week, so I think t...

My temp is 68F.
It was interesting to see the shrimp react to me putting in my thermometer, and later when I removed it. I heard they are drama queens but I had no idea! They all freaked out and swam around all herky jerky.

Ken you are right, it's not 1/2 gallon, but 1/4. I shouldn't post so late at night; I think I was just too tired. So the lightbulb container is really too small for them. Mandapandad, I read that you were trying to acclimate marimo to brackish, so I thought the vase was brackish. Are those mini mari...

Brad, your tank looks great! It inspires me to remove some of the decorations in my tank. Or maybe set up a second tank.

4-5 cups of water is around 1/2 gallon, so 10 shrimps would be fine in there. Marimo balls do not last in brackish water and will eventually die. It takes a while but it will happen. I strongly recommend you remove them. They are attractive in a vase with plain water by themselves if you don't have ...

Wow, that is really cold! I'll check my temp for you.

I see Mech recommended a fan coral, which is some great advice. My shrimp LOVE my fan coral. And it is very becoming in the tank.
I think 30-40 shrimp would be fine for a tank your size, especially if you wait awhile after your snails and algae arrive.

Tank is cycled and shrimp have been added! They seem happy enough and there is so much algae they almost never move at all. I noticed that I have copepods so I guess the tank is doing well. Some shrimps are a very bright red (one was even bright red when they arrived and it is one of the darkest one...

I don't have a heater in my tank, but our house never gets colder than about 60F. I don't even know what the temp of my tank is because I don't have a thermometer. They can stand a wide range in temps as far as I know, from about 60F-85F or so.

My ph is also at 8.2. I use aragonite sand and several dead corals. I also know that marine salt contains something to help maintain a constant ph. I do not know how that works though.

You may have said already, but what substrate are you using? Do you have any coral skeletons in your tank? Crushed coral or aragonite sand/substrate is really important to help maintain a nice ph for these shrimps.

Mech, I'm not really sure. I think they are crustaceans and a form of phytoplankton. They are found in fresh or saltwater. Mine are, so far, only in my freshwater shrimp tank, which is also planted. I think they may had been introduced on my marimos or plants I bought from the LFS. I only noticed th...