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I thought the black things looked like eggs..however that shrimp has had the black spots for months now. How long does it take for them?

I had gotten an ecosphere for a gift and then realized how awful that they really are. Long story short I broke it open and now have my shrimp in a new larger aquarium. I've noticed lately that two of my shrimp look very different from each other. One has a huge white thing in it- and the other has ...

REALLY?! Well that is exciting ! I will be happily waiting! Thank you!

Hello! I have been gone for 3 months at an internship, and I came home To this one shrimp looking completely different then it did when I left. The large white thing in the abdomen wasn't there before. I thought maybe it ment that it was preggers, however from what pictures I've seen, it doesn't loo...

MY SNAILS WONT MOVE. I live in a colder climate area, so to buy the snails from this site would have cost me around 45 dollars in shipping.. SO me being the penny hoarder that I am, went to PetSmart and bought two black racer snails. I wasn't sure how to acclimate them from fresh water to brackish s...

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I have bought instant ocean to use in my tank to add the salt! Anyone have experience with this brand? I'm hoping I bought the right stuff!

Hello all! Looking for any feedback! Below is my tank that I have set up! (I haven't mixed the water up or anything yet, as I am still figuring out how much to add salt wise.) I guess what I am wondering is if that is enough surface space to grow the algae properly? Also is it enough for the shrill ...

Thank you everyone for all the help! I'm about ready to get my tank up a ready but I just have a couple more questions! I'm going to soak all the fake plants and rocks I got in distilled water for a couple days. I was unsuccessful at finding any real coral or limestone to add to the tank. I know tha...

Okay thank you guys!
I will post updates of my tank as I get it started!
One other question! Does anyone know how you tell a male from a female shrimp?

Hello everyone! I got an ecosphere from my boyfriend for Christmas because I really wanted one! After I got it I was doing some research and realized how awful they are and now I want to free my shrimp! Anyone know how to go about opening one of these without hurting the shrimp? Also I know I need c...