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And I did put a sponge in my saltwater tank. It looks really nice in there. Sponges are from the ocean so figured it was safe. If it doesn't hurt a shrimp who are super senstive to anything how could it be bad for anything else. I might even give my beta one to sit on since ...

Hi,
I haven't posted in a long time but I still have shrimp. Finally made it to my Walmart to get a bag of these sponges last night. Soaked one in treated water overnight, Just put it in my tank a few minutes ago. It looks nice and has shrimp checking it out. None have gone crazy.

This particular ...

So does this plantless tank have a substrate and rocks or anything or is it just bare with oak leaves on the bottom? Don't the shrimp like to have something to climb on or hide under?

Just a question about the leaf litter.
What would be the maximum # of oak leaves you can add to a 10 gal. without effecting the PH of the water ?


It all depends on how long the leaves had been lying on the ground before you collected them and how long you soaked them. The longer a leaf has ...

Java moss is not so slow growing .Here's a quote from another site and there were many more like this indicating how much it grows and how quickly:

A little bit goes a long way: the thinner this is spread over rocks and driftwood, the better it will root itself and the prettier and healthier it ...

I have java moss and christmas moss that has really taken over my tank. I thought all this nice moss was good for them. Is this another case of too much of a good thing? My shrimp do ok but don't thrive and I don't have nearly as many as I think I should at this stage based on the numbers some of ...

I don't use any fertilizer and I have several heavily planted tanks .Java fern does well. I also have java moss and Christmas moss and peacock moss. They all grow so much I have to remove some . It gets so thick even the shrimp have trouble getting thru it.
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I also have moss balls.

In another ...

I am thinking about getting my Hawaiian shrimp a bigger tank but would like to have some of the other little inverts too.

Does anyone know if these can co-exist?

Could I put the following in a tank with my Hawaiian shrimp?

amphipods, copepods, isopods, skeleton shrimp, possible worms, tiny tiny ...

Could I put the following in a tank with my Hawaiian shrimp?

amphipods, copepods, isopods, skeleton shrimp, possible worms, tiny tiny crabs, nudibranchs.

I have a bubble powered under gravel filter. Most of the shrimp live under the filter, but they do come out once in a while. Since I put in the Chaetomorpha I see them much more often.


I want to be able to see them. I have them right near where I eat and I like watching them even though they are ...

What about calcium hardness? Basalt is pretty low in calcium. I'm wondering if high calcium will effect color or reproduction.


I don't think you have to worry about calcium or anthing. If you're worried about it, you can always put some crushed coral into the tank. All I know is that my H. rubra ...

Thanks for the tip on how you feed the powder. Mixing it does seem like a good idea. I am going to try that next feeding day for my opae ula

You can also find this powder at almost any health food/ vitamin place.

I suck them out with a turkey baster .

I use the turkey baster to clean small areas of gravel too. Don't have room to use a vacuum of any kind because of plants . But I have one area where I feed algae wafers and I use the baster to remove the leftovers

I like the eclipse systems. They are quiet and I seem to have a very stable tank now that is has been running for a while. You will need to put something around the intake to keep babys from being sucked up. Everything is nicely contained. Mine is sitting where I can see it from all sides so that ...

I have a planted tank with RCS. I would like to have a snail or two to help clean the bottom. Any recommendations. I've been searching but there seem to be conficting views. I want them to help keep the tank conditions good for the shrimp by removing excess food etc

Are ramshorns ok? I am willing ...