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Aww, I bet your shrimp is very happy! I'm in much the same boat (har har har); I started researching for a betta because they're pretty, and next thing I know I'm planning a 29g for a betta and some corydoras, horrified at the ecosphere, and planning a good-sized tank for my remaining shrimp and pla...

I'm still here every now and then! (Unless you meant physical location, in which case I'm in the southeast USA) Thanks for the information on your experiences, Jayjayel. The bit about liking round edges is interesting. I'll have to think on that! I did end up ordering some limestone and crushed cora...

Could the platys have eaten the shrimp? It seems like the male/female divide could be just plain luck.

Edit: Unless you found the shrimps' bodies, whoops, forgot about that. The tank sounds like it could be getting a bit crowded though - how are the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate levels?

Hello all! I'm Erica. I got an ecosphere for my birthday about ten years ago...out of four shrimp, one (Jaques) is still alive. (Two of the shrimp died within a month of my receiving them; the third died about 6 months ago.) I've recently been researching aquariums and fishkeeping so I could set up ...