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by Caridina sp.
Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:34 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Blue Shrimp
Replies: 6
Views: 1524

Neocaridina sp. blue are pretty much blue versions of red cherry shrimp. They are frequently available in my area and are just as easy to keep as rcs. The only other blue colored shrimp I know of is Atya gabonensis aka vampire shrimp in which most are blue but some are cream colored... they do get q...
by Caridina sp.
Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:28 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Got New Cherry Shrimps. Have Questions
Replies: 17
Views: 4291

Marisa cornuarietis aka ramshorn snail does infact eat plants.. A lot of plants, so do be careful with their numbers. They could easily overpopulate and destroy all of those plants. They are also diggers.
by Caridina sp.
Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:08 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Filter shrimps and babies...
Replies: 2
Views: 993

This shrimp should be kept in community tanks with small, peaceful fish and/or shrimp and sufficient current. This is preferable to a species tank as its tank mates produce the detritus necessary for the microorganisms in the filter to thrive and reproduce. The microorganisms, in turn, are carried ...
by Caridina sp.
Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:57 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: shrimpmates?
Replies: 14
Views: 3488

What exactly are you going to do with 1000 young adult FW prawns when your done? Sounds like dinner time to me :lol:
by Caridina sp.
Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:04 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: shrimpmates?
Replies: 14
Views: 3488

Yep, read the shrimp varieties pages. Keep species seperate so they don't hybridize.
by Caridina sp.
Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:59 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: RIP Atya gabonensis
Replies: 3
Views: 1605

RIP Atya gabonensis

Two shots of the same shrimp lost in transit, the others all seem healthy and are eating normaly. What a bummer. :cry: :x :cry:

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by Caridina sp.
Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:28 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Glass and Cherries....
Replies: 4
Views: 1714

Your cherry shrimp would take care of that algae problem in high enough numbers and veeery limited feeding. Get a good population going and reduce feeding, help them with the battle by cutting as much algae out as you can. Then reduce lighting for a week or so. The point is to get the amount of alga...
by Caridina sp.
Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:40 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Quality of Shrimp
Replies: 15
Views: 5216

Stick your brain in a woodchipper and feed them whatever flies out the other end.. it would be cheaper. Feed $3.50 shrimp to $0.50 fish... BRILIANT! :lol:
by Caridina sp.
Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:36 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: Digital Camera Advice
Replies: 28
Views: 47882

The second photo is breathtaking man, each strand of moss is visable and the old shell is cristal clear.. Very nice!
by Caridina sp.
Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:23 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: New to the forum need help please
Replies: 5
Views: 1540

give him some water flow and a piece of driftwood it looks like he's picking the gravel for food. He should fan the water for food. Nice pickup :-D
by Caridina sp.
Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:14 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: M. Rosenbergii Growth
Replies: 46
Views: 9932

I love these little aquatic battletanks.. Nice shots badflash share your tank and water specs please.
by Caridina sp.
Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:07 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Dual question: Extended Leave * Moving - Water quality
Replies: 8
Views: 2449

Put your lights on a timer, the algae will sustain them and the water quality won't decline very quickly because your not adding nutrients on a daily basis. Don't get an automatic feeder or one of those crappy vacation feeder blocks they will hurt your water quality... It would take a long time to s...
by Caridina sp.
Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:01 pm
Forum: Supershrimp!
Topic: Hawaiian Red Shrimp...my turn.
Replies: 68
Views: 28874

Your shrimp are very interesting especially the bright red eggs.. they are beautiful. Congrats on your success, I hope to raise hrs at some point in the near future. Keep the updates coming! :-D
by Caridina sp.
Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:56 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: New Shrimp tank suggestions and feeding help please
Replies: 37
Views: 26584

The poison gas myth is just that.. a myth. I have used standard home depot sand in all of my tanks for years and a 75/25 flourite/sand blend for planted tanks and have never had any reason to believe poison gas could build up and kill your livestock. I have never heard of anyone losing livestock bec...
by Caridina sp.
Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:01 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: New Shrimp tank suggestions and feeding help please
Replies: 37
Views: 26584

Thanks everyone for your replies, Badflash, I was under the impression that it would not be possible to use an undergravel filter with sand - is this not the case? :? white play sand on top with platic door screening on top of the filter to kep the play sand from clogging it up.:? It all depends on...