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Thanks. I'll try that.

A few months back I was in the process of setting up a tank for H. rubra using a 3G picotope tank with a gravel substrate, volcanic rock, and brackish water. At that time I had a hard time establishing a cycle, so I took the tank down and made a few changes. Now I'm using a 10G tank with a black san...

I was away from the computer for a few days, so I just noticed the additional responses just now. Thanks. I was able to access the paper that Mustafa referred to from an institutional computer. If anyone is interested, just PM me and I'll forward you a copy. I've not had a chance to read the paper t...

Thank you all for the information. I have updated my profile to include my location (Texas, USA). If someone can PM me about obtaining some gravel from a brackish tank, that would be great. If not, I'm considering setting up my tank either as fresh water or marine, getting it cycled under one of tho...

I'm in the process of setting up a tank for H. rubra, and I'm having trouble getting it to cycle. Since I don't have access to other brackish tanks, I didn't inoculate my tank with any material containing the bacteria necessary to get the cycle started. Not surprisingly none of the ammonia, which I ...

Thanks for your responses, and yes I've read the articles about keeping shrimp. In fact, it was when I was first browsing through the "shrimp varieties" section that I became interested in keeping H. rubra. I was just browsing around some more, and I belive I found the answer to my questio...

I'm a newbe who's been bitten by the shrimp bug, and I'm in the process of setting up a tank for H. rubra. The tank is a 3g Picotope with a black gravel substrate and several pieces of volcanic rock. The SG is about 1.012 and the tank is in the process of cycling (shrimp have not been ordered yet). ...