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by edmund1138
Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:46 am
Forum: Crayfish Forum
Topic: Temperature range for Dwarf Crayfish?
Replies: 6
Views: 6234

Re: Temperature range for Dwarf Crayfish?

...but after reading some of the posts, I'm wondering if it was the Flourish Excel that I've been fertilizing my plants with that did them in.
I started a new tank for the dwarf crays last week: this week three of the females are carrying eggs! :-D
by edmund1138
Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:41 am
Forum: Crayfish Forum
Topic: Temperature range for Dwarf Crayfish?
Replies: 6
Views: 6234

Re: Temperature range for Dwarf Crayfish?

I am trying to keep them in my discus tank which is in the 84F - 86F range. They seemed to be doing well for awhile, then they started to die off. Of the original ten I put in the tank, there are two left.
Anyone have experience with them at these temperatures?
by edmund1138
Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:00 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Vampire shrimp feeding?
Replies: 15
Views: 8910

I have a 20 gal XH tank with an Eclipse hood/filter. My bamboos station themselves in the outflow current of the filter to catch whatever drifts into their mitts. I grind up algae flakes for them, they also eat mini-pellets and appear to eat frozen bloodworms that drift in the current. I also find t...
by edmund1138
Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:51 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Post your experiences that killed your shrimps!
Replies: 15
Views: 11272

I used plant tablet fertilizer and wiped out a tank of RCS
by edmund1138
Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:59 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: HYDRA!!!!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 3853

Thank you, Gnatster, for your reproach :oops: and for looking up the link for me :-)
Still new to this forum, but I'll learn ;-)
by edmund1138
Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:54 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: HYDRA!!!!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 3853

HYDRA!!!!!!

Myred cherries are breeding like guppies now, but I discovered some hydra on the front glass pne of the tank. Can they possibly catch and eat newly-hatched baby RCS? And if yes, besides tearing down the tank and starting again, what can I do to get rid of them?
by edmund1138
Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:44 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: PolyFilter
Replies: 1
Views: 1234

PolyFilter

Does anyone use this product as a filter medium in their shrimp tanks?
by edmund1138
Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:05 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: A lot of Shrimply Questions
Replies: 5
Views: 2449

I keep my RCS in a 20 xtra high with an Eclipse hood. I replaced the strainer on the filter intake pipe with a sponge and it seems to work great. When I notice the return flow of the filter getting slow I know it's time to rinse the sponge. The tank is fairly heavily planted, has no fish, with five ...
by edmund1138
Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:00 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Just a fluke...or did I kill 'em?
Replies: 4
Views: 1793

Thanks for your reply... Actually I put 20 in the Eclipse and the remaining 10 in a 125 and I aclimated them all slowly using the drip method. Is 20 crowded for a 6 gal Eclipse? The shrimp are so small (1/2"). As they grew I planned to farm them out to my other tanks... I appreciate your insigh...
by edmund1138
Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:54 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Just a fluke...or did I kill 'em?
Replies: 4
Views: 1793

Just a fluke...or did I kill 'em?

I recently re'cd 30 red cherry shrimp form a guy through AquaBid. They arrived peppy and heallthy. I installed them in a well-established, heavily planted 6 gal Eclipse tank, and I guess they were fine -I say 'guess' because this is my first experience with this particular species of shrimp, previou...