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The Tale of Shrimpy & The Jar Here's a story about how I freed my opae ula from the evil "Shrimp Bubble" three months ago. Sadly, two of its three inhabitants died just before the rescue. Now we have one, aptly named Shrimpy, living all alone in what appears to be a two gallon jar w/a ...

Late to the game here but that Shrimpcinnati video is officially my new favorite thing!

I knew it! You're a math whiz :D Good to know about the calcium carbonate levels and the artificial aquarium plants. I'm buying my stuff tonight and will style it all up and cycle the tank and take some pics to show here. One last question for now - why keep the substrate under 1"? Any particul...

I love the textures in your aquascape!

Congratulations! Actually, it looks like the jar you linked has a volume of about 3.5 US gallons, which will make a nice home for your shrimp. For sand/substrate, both of the options you linked would work. Aragonite is essentially crushed calcium carbonate, and both are inert unless labeled "l...

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Hey all! First-time shrimp bubble liberator here. I looked all around the forum for some specifics on sand and I'd so appreciate your help. I'm gathering supplies to upgrade my four Opae Ula currently contained in a shrimp bubble into a two-gallon Opae Ula Self-Sustaining Jarrarium using Mustafa's s...