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Well I got 6 of them. I have had them in my 2.5 gallons fully cycled tank. It's been 6 days and 5 of them have died. There was a huge ammonia spike to 3ppm. So I have no idea what the help happened.

I am asking mustafa who I thought was also I charge of the store and breeding side.

I think I may have one juvi male. Do you stock these shrimp or have a suggestion on where to obtain a male or 2

Alright that sounds good. Just wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to poison my shrimp by putting the wrong kind of leaf in there for them to munch on. I ended up getting orange sakuras from my lfs as the owner said that he has a lot of requests for them and never has them in stock. He gave them...

Are dried oak leaves Alright to put in the tank with any type of shrimp? Or is is the dried leaves more of a red cherry thing? I have gotten established filter water from my lfs and I should be ready from shrimp this weekend. I just want to make sure I am actually "ready" for them.

What is best decor for cherries as I am not finding much in the way of decor on the forums. Also how long should the leaves stay in the tank before I pull them out and replace them. Is there any concern about new leaves changing the water chemestry too much?

Seems to make sense and they do I just do a normal weekly water change? Also how long do I leave the leaves in the bottom before I change them out. I live in Florida so is there a type of tree that is better to harvest the leaves from? Also if I'm not going to be using drift wood or live plants what...

The driftwood came from my lfs and it already been soaked to remove the tannins as well as boiled. Are cherrys the best option for the shrimp. And should I use "wild caught" leaves ontop of the substrate or ones obtained from an other source

I have a 2.5 gallon walk mount tank that I would like to make a shrimp only tank. It will be a completely new set up so I am looking for suggestions as far as substrate and which type of shrimp will do best in this setting. I have a piece of drift wood attached to a small piece of slate that i will ...