"Planted" supershrimp tank

[Stalker]

Hello.

I finaly found a french breeder of Opae Ula, so i'm setting up my tank.

I want it to be planted so I bought a portion of Caloglossa beccari, a red algae glowing in mangroves and tolerating all kinds of salinity. I also put some pieces of marimo balls, I hope they will survive or transform into small ball like Mustafa's (ho wait... I dont mean that). Two other vegetable are growing in the tank: round pellia and epiphyte Cladophora, but I dont think they will survive the long shot. For the moment the tank is shrimpless and freshwater, I will salt it slowly and then bye shrimps. I also put several MTS and some Mieniplotia scabra. When the tank will be brackish, I will introduce other algae, may be Chaetomorpha and something called Dichtya in the french reef hobby. Both are growing in my friend's opae-ula tank.

[KenCotigirl]

Great news you found a local supplier.

Ken

[Stalker]

Introducing Chaetomorpha, three species of Caulerpa and some hitchhicker brittle stars and amphipods/isopods.

[Mustafa]

What's the salinity in your tank? Also, depending on the species the amphipods/isopods may actually bother the shrimp by climbing all over them. Let us know how it goes though. (And I doubt you actually found a french "breeder" as opposed to imported shrimp, but that's a different matter altogether).

[Stalker]

It's a french hobbyist with an old and full of shrimps tank, no import only home breeding. Starfish and amphipods died during aclimatation. The tank is still in salting.

[Stalker]

My conductimeter take time to measure salt water conductivity, wich is 7.69mS/cm. Converted in density I have 1.003 or 4ppt at the moment.

[KenCotigirl]

Your Salinity seems a bit low. I aim for 1.010.

Ken

[Stalker]

I know, i'm still salting my tank (I have no salt left, i have to go to the petshop)

[Mustafa]

It's a french hobbyist with an old and full of shrimps tank, no import only home breeding.

In that case, good!

[Stalker]

A photo of the breeding. Sadly I cant contact him, he is a student an he is probably working for exams.

[Stalker]

At the beginning I introduced some sediments from my sea monkey's tank. Now I see 2 or 3 nauplii swiming.

[Mustafa]

I see...thanks for the info!

[Stalker]

Next monday... Supershrimps!

[Ace]

Hurray!

[Stalker]