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looks pretty sh###y compared to amanda's tank. but it's still pretty fresh (i mean everything has to grow some more)

what species of shrimp would be suitable for a coldwater (not heated) tank. the tank allready has goldfish in it....


B

what i could recommend you is "the german yellow pages"

http://www.gelbeseiten.de/yp/quick.yp

enter "aquarium" and the city or region you're staying ..... and check it out.

with some luck they have e-mail and you can contact them in advance ....

greetz
B

allright i see ....

thanks for the information and the quick reply.... i think it will work out just fine!

wow, big move to new york from germany.... getting used to it, or do you miss the european land??....

vriendelijke groetjes
B

i see, maybe my translation was bad .... in dutch we call them 'bijengarnaal" (aha : just bee-shrimp?)

anyway it's this one
http://aquaworld.netfirms.com/Invertebrates/Caridina/Caridina_serrata5.jpg

so breeding wil not be a problem, i presume....

i also have "japonicas" but i was told they ...

:-D :-D :-D whoopee!!!!

i finally found me 8 bumble-bee shrimps. they're very hard to find in belgium. i never saw them in a shop before....and i'm looking long time allready!

now i bought them from a shrimp-lover.... approx. 1,5$ / piece

i allready saw 2 females carrying eggs :-D

can anybody ...

you should try http://www.wirbellose.de

also try a google search .... i'm sure you can get some shrimps in germany

greetz from belgium

i used an old fan out of a refrigerator (frigo) this summer. lights out and heater turned of. lifted up the cover and got the fan blowing under the cover. worked well .... temp. dropped 2 °celcius in 1 hour.

Also placed a circulation pump ricght under the fan, so water was always moving , and ...

i see

can you provide some information about the shrimp? i mean size and stuff like that...

Thanks for the reply, i'm lokking forward to get to know the real species name.

Hi,
Can anyone provide me some info about macrobrachium species (shrimps). I think i have Macrobrachium Lar.(according to a german site but they are not sure, but mine look the same as the pic there). I want to know as much as possible about this species....
thanx
B

PS i have experience keeping ...