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by zapisto
Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:11 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Baby cherry shrimp question
Replies: 20
Views: 5279

Caridina sp. wrote:they are halarious to watch swimming like they drank too much. :lol:
specially when you have hundred in the tank :)
i can stay there observ them for 15 to 20 min :)
dont call me crazy :)
by zapisto
Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:08 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Help setting up an acidic tank
Replies: 14
Views: 4611

i really want to know the PH of
- the output of your R/O unit
- your tap water

do not make any sens e to me.

i setup tank like that so many time , it is hard for me to reach 7.
what is the maintenance of your R/O unit ?
by zapisto
Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:50 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: I finally got tiger shrimp (Caridina sp. "Tiger")
Replies: 15
Views: 4650

about the temp, my temp is close to 23~25 usually in my tanks, because i dont like the hot temp, and found it is more easy to raise the temp than lower it :) and i found the fish more healthy , and when i have special requierement i raise the temp. and i see in the varieties species that most of sub...
by zapisto
Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:46 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: I finally got tiger shrimp (Caridina sp. "Tiger")
Replies: 15
Views: 4650

Hey Zap! Incase you ever want more tigers Big Als near point claire has a tank full of healthy ones. Cool to see another montreal area person here :) Hi lullaby, where di you go there i think i took all their tiger already, or they receive some other :) fishgeek, you are rigth bee varieties ie crs/...
by zapisto
Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:02 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: I finally got tiger shrimp (Caridina sp. "Tiger")
Replies: 15
Views: 4650

i am in the process of making a list of shrimp who will be easier for me to keep with the water i have. so if someone more expert can give us a hand :) that's will be great. Hi guys, You might want to go through the shrimp varities page and read the profiles. I have added water parameter informatio...
by zapisto
Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:12 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: shrimp newbie.
Replies: 10
Views: 2557

In my experiences, 4 or 5 gallon is very hard to breed since the water parameters change very easily. Frequent water changes are more necessary instead of the 10 or 20 gallon tanks. So far I did not manage to breed shrimps in 5 gallon tanks but I do have some that have died (especially the young on...
by zapisto
Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:30 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: shrimp newbie.
Replies: 10
Views: 2557

first of all
cory and tetra will most probably eat any shrimplet , so if you want to breed shrimp , forget about fish in there tank.


here is a good link to start with : http://www.petshrimp.com/shrimpspecies.html
by zapisto
Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:21 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: I finally got tiger shrimp (Caridina sp. "Tiger")
Replies: 15
Views: 4650

sorry to piggy back a question into this thread i too like zapisto have dwarf's and am interested in which shrimp species will be most suitable for soft waters at present i have cherry and bee i was looking at mostly bee relative ie crs etc are they any specific hardness/alkalinty levels that are t...
by zapisto
Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:26 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: I finally got tiger shrimp (Caridina sp. "Tiger")
Replies: 15
Views: 4650

Re: I finally got tiger shrimp (Caridina sp. "Tiger&

Ahhh...I see, then you should do very well with the tiger shrimp. :) You can actually go down to PH 5.5 with Tiger shrimp (and probably even a little lower). By the way, I love both south american and african dwarf cichlids and have kept and bred a few myself before. I am not surprised at all that ...
by zapisto
Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:03 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: probably stupid question but....
Replies: 2
Views: 820

badflash wrote:This has been answered many times, so I ask you next time (before you ask ANOTHER not so stupid question) to go look first. :-D
My bad :(
i forget check , stupid me ....

thanks for the answer anyway.
by zapisto
Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:25 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: probably stupid question but....
Replies: 2
Views: 820

probably stupid question but....

Let go i will probably learn something. when the molted , what is the best thing to do ? remove the old skin laying at the bottom of the tank or let them there ? i dont know if the shrimp will get rid of them or if i have to remove them when i do water change ? and what is the frequence a shrimp hav...
by zapisto
Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:21 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Population Question
Replies: 13
Views: 3310

Re: Thanks

You're probably right. I do have alot of plants in there and a coconut hut with java moss on it that they could crawl into the edges of. no matter what hiding place you have the betta will snack them one after one. i am new in shrimp but i am not new with fish, and let me tell badflash give you the...
by zapisto
Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:50 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: question about sex ratio
Replies: 9
Views: 2025

Bonjour, With small shrimp like your Tigers it does not matter... think of them as tetras or schooling fish were sex ratio does not matter. :-D TKD hi it is not problem of matter just a case of study :) when i am doing something i usually go deeper then general :) for now i am beginner so i cannot ...
by zapisto
Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:17 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: question about sex ratio
Replies: 9
Views: 2025

question about sex ratio

as i say before i am a breeder of apistogramma.
with apistogramma the temp/PH impact on the sex ratio.

what will be the parameters who impact shrimp sex ratio if any do ?
by zapisto
Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:04 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: I finally got tiger shrimp (Caridina sp. "Tiger")
Replies: 15
Views: 4650

Re: I finally got tiger shrimp (Caridina sp. "Tiger&

My only concern is that you just got red cherry shrimp and have not gathered enough experience with them yet . I would not rush to quickly into keeping other species, especially ones that need special water parameters like the tiger shrimp, as you are bound to experience disappointment when your sh...