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It's been 6 weeks since I set up the 1 gallon jar. The ammonia levels have dropped, but no definite algae yet. Reflected light from Mustafa's macroalgae makes things nearby look a little greenish.

Meanwhile, the shrimp in the bag have been doing fine for 10 days on the shelf. Amazing.

Really eye-popping images and movies! The shrimp must be very close to the glass for you to get such nice magnified images!

Love your photos! All were taken through the glass of the aquarium (none are with camera immersed inside the tank?) Please post more!

The bag of 20 shrimp weighs 185 grams, which is a little less than 1/20th of a gallon. So if 1 gallon can support 50 shrimp, then this bag should support 2.5 shrimp -- it is way over crowded! My little vase looks like it is about 2 to 3 times bigger. So probably I can safely put move 2 to 4 of the n...

Sometimes us newbies make mistakes...including ordering shrimp before the tank is fully cycled. This must happen on a regular basis -- many people express how hard it is to wait until the tank is cycled. I'm stuck in a similar situation. Really appreciate any additional strategies anyone can offer t...

Question to anyone: After I eventually put the shrimp into the tank in like 2-3 weeks, should I feed them right away? They will have been in their little shipping bag for a long time. Or would it be better if I poured them into my little vase with my other 2 opae Ula? (the vase is small, but about t...

Hi pelletube -- Misery loves company! Hope your shrimp do well! I know that oxygen can diffuse fairly well through most plastic bags (I used to study oxygen and the best way to prevent oxygen diffusing into a liquid is to put it into glass, not plastic). I think those shrimp will be on my shelf for ...

Any advice is welcome! Here is my story so far: The short of it is that I foolishly ordered my Opa Ulae before my tank was fully cycled, then realized my mistake. Now I'm stuck with a bag of 20 supershrimp that I'm afraid to put into their new 1 gallon home. My current sad plan: wait for a couple of...