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by poufsmom
Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:08 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: New Member, bee shrimp, questions
Replies: 6
Views: 1582

Re: New Member, bee shrimp, questions

OK thanks will try the fan if necessary - we are already getting days in the upper 30's (celsius!) so i'm starting to get concerned, especially as one of my females is berried again. I'm going to try setting up my own sponge filter, I have noticed that my friend's cherry shrimp spend most of their t...
by poufsmom
Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:02 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: New Member, bee shrimp, questions
Replies: 6
Views: 1582

Re: New Member, bee shrimp, questions

Hi Mustafa (and adimeatatime), thanks for responding! Regarding all the answers and more questions - Water: our water quality is generally dodgy, so I am definitely going to go with purified water. In terms of the coral, how much should I be putting in a 40L/10GAL tank? And will it affect the water ...
by poufsmom
Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:16 am
Forum: Member Galleries
Topic: Poufsmom's Gallery
Replies: 4
Views: 13166

Re: Poufsmom's Gallery

OK these are some of the shrimp descended from a bag full of wild river shrimp caught from a stream near my house 4 years ago. Initially they were all clear and colourless, but during this year we noticed some developing red/brown speckling - interesting development in a closed breeding population!
by poufsmom
Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:56 pm
Forum: Member Galleries
Topic: Poufsmom's Gallery
Replies: 4
Views: 13166

Poufsmom's Gallery

First going to post pics of my bee shrimp
by poufsmom
Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:12 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: New Member, bee shrimp, questions
Replies: 6
Views: 1582

New Member, bee shrimp, questions

Hello everybody, my name is Lisa and I live in South Africa. Fancy shrimp (or any shrimp) are an unknown entity in the fish hobby here, so when a pet store I know got some recently I jumped at the chance to try some. I got 6 bee shrimp and put them in a mature 40L/10G tank with fine pool filter sand...