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Pink sea urchin, plastic grass, and white shells without messing up the water parameters?
I should probably avoid dried small starfish is that right?
Sorry if we discussed this before I just want to start off with no problems when I set up a new small tank.

Enjoy the pictures!

Wow! Looks like the mother load of eggs. Congratulations Rob!

Jill here is an answer to a similar question I had from a grad student of Scott Santos: Are your H. rubra reproducing reliably? -Most of the tanks we have in culture have been reproducing for the last several years now, but it depends on what you consider "reliably". Some tanks seem to co...

Hi Rob and Ken, I think you're right it's just a wait and see. I was just hoping people have been set up for much longer then me could tell me an average. Maybe every tank is different.
My little larvae are doing well just about two in a half weeks old and looking like really tiny shrimp.

Three months after setup I saw my first berried shrimp but was wondering how often on average in a five gallon tank of 65-70 shrimp should I see a berried shrimp?
The first berried shrimp was discovered in early February but there hasn't been any more since. Her eggs hatched just fine.

Was wondering where my post went.LOL! Thought I was going crazy. I'm just going to post it again. Thanks for the info.

It's clearly biofilm, Jill. After a while all those "specks" will connect and you'll probably have a continuous layer on the surface. I would not recommend the hermit crab for your setup, as it can't sustain itself on the biofilm (algae, bacteria, fungi that grow on surfaces), but needs l...

Thanks guys! Maybe it's time to get a blue legged crab now that I have enough algae to support everyone. Hope they have one at Petco.

Mine is a bit green too. It's evenly dispersed. My shrimp hang upside down under it as well feeding. I'm just not sure what I should do with it, skim it off or just leave it.

If it's algae will it get thicker? Should I use the shrimp net and skim some of it out?
Do you guys have a problem with it in your tanks?

No, it will probably be shrimp training like they have for goldfish.

Looking good!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't you just love the blue light? It feels like I'm under the water.

I thought I would share a current photo of my two desktop "tanks". The first is a 1/2 gallon glass hurricane jar from Target at $2.50, which has about 20 Opae. The second is a 1-1/4 gallon plastic pretzel jar which has about 40 Opae. I added fake plants and flora for visual appeal and inc...

The "Kids" are Home!.. Seem to be settling in just fine.. About 1/3 inch in "TINNINESS"...lol home.jpg Congrates on your new shrimp kids!! They look nice and red. When I got mine they took a day or so to color up. I guess I would take some time to color up if I just flew 5000 mi...