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I have never seen nitrites without some level of measurable ammonia in my tanks. Of all the listed water quality information, I would be very worried about the level of nitrites. They are incredibly toxic if not being converted into nitrate. Although I know it is best to do smaller water changes wit...

As part of my advanced invertebrate zoology course I am taking right now, I will be attending a lecture on April 7th on genetic diversity in Halocaridina rubra. I will have the opportunity to ask the researcher some questions afterwards and would be willing to ask a couple questions that some of you...

bulrush, your description of cyclops is exactly what I have. Thanks! I had noticed the teardrop shaped ones and thought they were cyclops but did not know what the ones with the little bags behind them were the same. I do think it is interesting and neat to have the diversity of organisms just show ...

I've had my shrimp tank going for almost a month now. My Cherry shrimp are growing and reproducing and have had the first batch of shrimplets hatch this past week. All in all, they seem very healthy and happy. I feed them very minimally and do a 20% water change each week. Water conditions are good:...

I've spent the past month reading shrimp info on 4 different forums and have concluded that these shrimp are opportunistic detrivores, meaning that they will basically eat whatever they can find. The good news is that they will eat whatever they can find. In an established planted aquarium they will...

I know that some are injected like the painted glass fish, but others are dipped in dyes such as the parrot cichlids.

Regardless of how it is done, I am not interested in artificially colored pets. Nature and odd mutations provide enough pleasant colors for me.

I wonder if this is similar to the dyed parrot fish in the fishkeeping hobby?

Good to know that these blue shrimp are not naturally colored.

Get a real sponge to cover the filter intake. It will be less likely for baby shrimp to get sucked through it.

As for landscaping, I would add some driftwood and other plants.

I would use something to naturally lower the pH. Placing some peat in your filter can both soften the water and lower pH. It won't work all that well if you have very high KH or substrate that acts as a buffer. If you search cichlid forums for information about keeping south american cichlids like d...

You said the gravel was white? :D Your camera might have a setting which takes into account the use of fluorescent lighting. That can help get the colors to look better. I've been playing around a lot lately with very basic photo editing software (just the free stuff that comes with windows XP) tryi...

They do not usually burst suddenly. They start leaking very slowly and then burst later. I don't know the exact details of the tank bursting scenario you mentioned, but I would guess that those 3 children may have had something to do with it if it was a sudden shattering event. If you want to be 99%...

With the exception of just a very few small fish with specialized mouths for eating algae, ANY fish is going to eat your shrimp if it can fit it into its mouth. Also, most any fish is going to bother your shrimp and you will be unlikely to have a successful breeding colony if fish are present. Most ...

Definitely drooling here! I am looking forward to these becoming more readily available in the future in the US.

Petsmart is often wrong with their labeling and their employees rarely know anything more than the label states. Sometimes it can be an advantage to a well informed customer. I bought a huge mislabeled Synodontis eupterus that was in a tank with the more common small Synodointis nigriventis (upside ...

I saw them at petsmart last week for the first time too. Previously I have seen them at Petco where I bought mine.

Petco calls them Bamboo Shrimp. I don't remember what Petsmart labeled them as.

But they are the same Atyopsis moluccensis Asian Filter Feeder at both stores near me.

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