Petshrimp.com Discussion Forum

Hey all, I've had my tank at work for about 2 years now and it's doing well. No babies yet, but shrimp seem content. However, my snails keep dying and I don't know why. I've had 4 snails in there so far (not at the same time; when one dies, I bring another one over from my tanks at home). They seem ...

From another Opae tank?

When in doubt, it never hurts to clean everything before adding it to the tank.

Are you sure it's poop? It looks like some sort of gelatinous fungus.

There are posts on here from people who can explain it better than me. But, if you're worried about it, I know some people also use snails early on in the cycling process to help things along. You could try that.

Agree with Ula Hula. I just did what was recommended on this site. I have three small jar tanks. Once I filled them with water I just sat them near a window until I saw algae growth; no chemicals. The one in my office I didn't have a window for so I got a cheap led light off Amazon and had it runnin...

I think Roger is looking for an upgrade.

Sorry to hear about your shrimp.

One small shrimp in a two-gallon tank shouldn't pose a problem. It's more likely the other shrimp will find it and eat it before it decays (gross, but it's what they do). I wouldn't worry about it.

The ambling about and feeding on the surfaces is their normal pace.

I only used distilled water for top offs and have had no issues. Brand doesn't matter. I buy whatever the store has at the time.

Depends on how big your tank is. For the jar I have on my work desk I just use a toothbrush to scrub down the front-facing portion of the glass.

Sorry for the double post. Not sure what happened there but I don't see a way to delete it.

Pretty sure. I never saw any other berried females. It's a small tank with nowhere to really hide and I check in on them almost everyday, so I'm pretty confident they are from the last batch if babies. They aren't larval anymore just really, really tiny shrimp.

Pretty sure. I never saw any other berried females. It's a small tank with nowhere to really hide and I check in on them almost everyday, so I'm pretty confident they are from the last batch if babies. They aren't larval anymore just really, really tiny shrimp.