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@hardware_failure, I've had mine for 11 months, and just noticed today little larva kicking around in there! I have done NOTHING with this setup all year. I haven't fed them anything, other than the microalgae I got from Mustafa, which is getting just enough light to grow slow and steady. I also inc...

shrimpy4, what species of hermit crab do you have? And is your bowl stagnant filtered or aerated?

Do these snails (Tarebia granifera or Melanoides tuberculata) survive ok with unfiltered, low temp (65-70), low oxgen extremes like a stagnant container the shrimp are fine with?

I've been reading a lot on cycling and my head is spinning. The suggestions on petshrimp.com pretty much say throw some water in and let it sit for 3 weeks. But many articles I've read elsewhere talk all about how ammonia is needed else the healthy bacteria will never grow (nothing to "eat"...