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by Mitch
Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:36 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Need help identifying the type of shrimp I have
Replies: 4
Views: 1439

Re:

kevin t wrote:here is a pic of the huge shrimp
Thats a crayfish buddy, they don't do well with shrimp.
by Mitch
Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:48 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: New Hikari shrimp food (with copper)
Replies: 9
Views: 6444

Re: New Hikari shrimp food (with copper)

Does anyone know if this food is good? I might want to try it out.
by Mitch
Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:48 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Shimp ID plese?
Replies: 2
Views: 1257

Re: Shimp ID plese?

Yep they seem to be Neocaridina sp. "blue"... they are nice looking shrimp.
by Mitch
Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:47 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Malawa and Sri Lanka shrimp
Replies: 10
Views: 4417

Re: Malawa and Sri Lanka shrimp

Nice shrimp! They are very nice looking. :wink:
by Mitch
Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:46 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: all my shrimp are dead
Replies: 4
Views: 2663

Re: all my shrimp are dead

Could have been an ammonia spike... and no you can't use a protein skimmer for freshwater... well you could but it wouldn't do much. :lol:
by Mitch
Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:43 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Positive ID of CRS Please
Replies: 5
Views: 1715

Re: Positive ID of CRS Please

Infopimp, thx for the info! What do you mean by ... "sx of my ~40 cherries berried in the past week" ? He means that some of his female cherries now have eggs on the underside of their tail which should hatch in a few weeks... on another note I have no problem in mixing my cherries and my...
by Mitch
Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:40 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: First RCS Tank - Question
Replies: 4
Views: 3530

Re: First RCS Tank - Question

Sounds good to me too... My CRS are pretty hardy so i think you will be fine... You should invest in some high quality shrimp. It will pay off in the long run if you sell any fry. :mrgreen:
by Mitch
Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:52 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Do you feed if there are old "molts" still on substrate?
Replies: 4
Views: 1743

Re: Do you feed if there are old "molts" still on substrate?

Neonshrimp wrote:I still feed also, if the shrimp don't eat the molts the snails do.
Yea my ramshorns or Zebra Nerites eat the molts too.
by Mitch
Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:38 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Do you worry about clear, but brownish "colored" water?
Replies: 1
Views: 899

Re: Do you worry about clear, but brownish "colored" water?

Nope, the color does not matter as long as the shrimp are fine. If you don't like It it can be removed from water changes. Seachem Purigen works well too.
by Mitch
Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:21 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: In need of a little help
Replies: 3
Views: 1770

Re: In need of a little help

Wow nice shrimp. Lucky you got him!
by Mitch
Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:20 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Do you feed if there are old "molts" still on substrate?
Replies: 4
Views: 1743

Re: Do you feed if there are old "molts" still on substrate?

Yea I still feed my shrimps even I there is a molt. It can't hurt, just some extra food.