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Vorteil wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:50 am Also the shrimp are used to a wide range in fluctuations. Salinity changes won't affect the shrimp.

Thank you, Vorteil. That's very helpful.

Yes, I forget that, in the wild, their water conditions change regularly.

Salt doesn't evaporate. As the water evaporates, the salt in the water remains the same amount, which increases the percentage of salt to water, i.e. the salinity goes up a little. When you add more RO water, there is no salt in it, which will then reduce the percentage of salt to water, i.e. the s...

I'm very confused... I have a one-gallon tank. The lid has a hole for feeding, etc., so water evaporates. I have been topping it off with RO water per Petshrimp.com: Add RO or distilled water whenever the level of your tank drops by more than about 10%. You do not need to add any more salt because t...

The new tanks still needs to wait to be ready after setting it up, but you can accelerate things by moving the old substrate/decoration/plants etc. over to the new tank. You should be able to shorten the whole process down to maybe a week or so. Thank you, Mustafa! I moved the black lava and the mi...

I just received my opae ula a few days ago. I love them! I'm not happy with my setup, a one-gallon jar. I don't like the way the curved glass distorts the shrimp. Also, I can't get a good angle with the lights. So, long story short, I want to buy a one-gallon tank with a light and lid. I'm open to s...

I just wanted to mention how impressed I was with all three shipments I received from supershrimp.com. I ordered all the basics for my tank setup first. Then I ordered snails and microalgae. Finally, I ordered opae ula. The two shipments with live creatures were so beautifully and securely packaged....

I received my opae ula yesterday. I am utterly fascinated with them and could watch them swim all day. For the most part, they're pale, which I expected. At least one looks like it has a red saddle. They seem to be obsessed with the maidenhair algae that someone on another opae ula forum sent me. I ...

Rosiepink89 wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 4:31 pm They stay pretty small. The algae growth won't be super obvious at first and it'll show up on any surface basically.

Thank you, Rosiepink89!

I received my snails today. From time to time I see one or more climbing the walls, so I know they're alive and kicking, so to speak. :) I named them all Shelly. They're teeny. How big will they grow in a 1-gallon jar? The main website says that a tank is ready for shrimp when you see the first sign...

Fortunately, our apt. is bigger than a postage stamp. We're very lucky!

You probably wouldn't recognize Hell's Kitchen anymore. It's changed dramatically.

When I get my shrimp (many weeks from now), how do I acclimate them to their jar? Do I just place the bag in the jar to bring them to the same temperature? Or do I need to drip acclimate them? I have the same question about snails. .. Bag in jar to bring to temp and then release. .. Thank you, slip...

My opae ula jar is cycling, so I don't have any shrimp, yet. But I'm already worrying about their long-term well-being. Today it's 40-something degrees and we don't have any heat because it's so late in the season. (I'm wearing my heavy hoodie with the hood up.) I think the change of seasons, when ...

When I get my shrimp (many weeks from now), how do I acclimate them to their jar? Do I just place the bag in the jar to bring them to the same temperature? Or do I need to drip acclimate them?

I have the same question about snails.

My opae ula jar is cycling, so I don't have any shrimp, yet. But I'm already worrying about their long-term well-being. Today it's 40-something degrees and we don't have any heat because it's so late in the season. (I'm wearing my heavy hoodie with the hood up.) I think the change of seasons, when o...

Today I received my salt, microalgae, calcium pebbles, and black lava rock. I bought another gallon of RO water, too. This is my 1-gallon jar after adding the brackish water and all the other stuff. I piled most of the lava rocks against the back wall behind the fake plants. I wanted to leave a big ...