Algae in shrimp bowl?

[Jayjayel]

Hi,

My 3 shrimps have been living in this current fishbowl setup for ~1 year now, prior to that they had lived in a flower vase since 2011 (ecosphere rescues). Last year I purchased macroalgae in preparation of moving the three of them from the vase to the fishbowl.

The macroalgae has sort of spread around the fishbowl now, but I am noticing a different type of algae + some clear film in the fish bowl.

Nothing has changed since a year ago. I feed them about once a month, since there's only the 3 of them. The lone snail has been doing well and growing bigger. They get a lot of light, about 10 hours or so? Is that too much?

The dark algae was present before in the vase and carried over on the snails shell to this fishbowl. The clear film starting developing 2-3 months or so ago. Is this anything I should be concerned about?

Another note:

I just ordered 10 more supershrimps from this site, so that my 3 shrimps are not so lonely in this large 1 gallon fishbowl.

I also read that it's not that necessary to acclimate them? I was planning on setting up a second tank and gradually introduce the fishbowl water over to help the new shrimp acclimate?

Please see photos of the algae attached. Thank you!

[Varanus]

Unless it is clouding the water I wouldn't worry about it. My tank developed a green film of algae on the surface, though it eventually became invisible (assuming it is still there) probably due to the snails grazing on it so much.

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And yes, brackish water creatures are adapted to thrive in conditions where ph, salt content, etc. change rapidly, so acclimating them is usually not necessary.

[Jayjayel]

Thank you Varanus. So relieved to hear. Glad I'm not torturing my shrimps and putting newcomers in potential danger.

Yes, the water and the fishbowl are very clear. The lone snail does a really good job.

[JennyPenny]

I don't think 10 hours of light is too much, but if the algae is growing more than you like, cutting back the light will help. And like Varanus mentioned, they don't need acclimation, and that film is just algae.

[Jayjayel]

Good to know. Thank you!

[Jayjayel]

Hi folks,

I received the 10 shrimps just now in the mail. I submerged the bag in the tank and cut open a hole for the shrimps to swim out.

They are exploring now. My next question is, if they die, do they float or do they sink? I'm hoping they will do fine, however I am paranoid and I haven't seen one die before.

Thank you.

[Jayjayel]

There are also a couple tiny white specks swimming around too.

[Varanus]

Hi folks,

I received the 10 shrimps just now in the mail. I submerged the bag in the tank and cut open a hole for the shrimps to swim out.

They are exploring now. My next question is, if they die, do they float or do they sink? I'm hoping they will do fine, however I am paranoid and I haven't seen one die before.

Thank you.

Dead shrimp sink in my experience.

There are also a couple tiny white specks swimming around too.

Probably copepods of some sort, they're harmless unless they overpopulate (which shouldn't happen in a supershrimp tank due to lack of enough food).

[Jayjayel]

Thank you! So far so good. *crossing fingers*

[Jayjayel]

It's been 2 years since I first posted. All the shrimps are doing well and there's many more of them now. Thanks for all the FAQ, instructions and the support from the forums.

[Mustafa]

Thanks for the update! Looks like your shrimp reproduced and are continuing to reproduce. Good job! What's the volume of your fish bowl?