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Guys, Has anyone kept them in aquariums? For those guys who are new to them, just type fairy shrimp in the goggle then you will get to know what I am referring to. I got hold of 15 of them from my friend. Need help from guys who have successfully kept them in aquariums. They are a close relative of ...

Yes, my tanks consists of HC, some moss (don’t know the name), lily, Pogostemon helferi and Anubias. This tank was a full fledged planted tank. But as I was getting more pulled towards shrimp, I dismantled the planted tanks and converted it into the shrimp tank (housing pearl shrimp and Red nose shr...

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I have kept these pearl shrimp along with these red nose shrimps and so far I have faced no problems with them. Earlier I had kept them with cherry red shrimps, but then I saw that number of babies of cherry shrimp were less, though I have never seen them attack anybody. But they really helped me to...

Hi,

After i put the photos in the photobucket, i donot know how to post it in the forum. Can you please tell how to do that.

I am sure that they are red nose shrimps. But i am seeing the red colour only in one or two of them, in the others there are no red colour.

Regards,

Sridhar.P

Guys, At last I was able to take some photos of my pearl shrimp and red nose shrimp. I do not know how to post them in the forum. Hence I am giving you the link to yahoo photos where I have uploaded the photos of the shrimp. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/sridharp110577/album/576460762392320588 Let me ...

Hi, Infact I managed to get some from the eastern part of India sometime back. But unfortunately none of them survived. So I am sure that they are available in eastern part. I got them along with the Pearl/sand Shrimp and the green shrimp. In that lot only some pearl shrimp and green shrimp survived...

I have a small query. The shrimps in my tank are of two different types. Some of them are darker in colour similar to the ones in the bottom of the pearl shrimp varieties page while the other ones are slightly lighter in colour. But all of them are active and eating the food. Is this their normal co...

thanks a lot. I will keep you guys posted.

Regards,

Sridhar.P

Mustafa, Right now I have put them in a temporary tank so that they can get acclimatized to my water. Since they all are wild caught I think I may need to condition them to my water for a few days. Because I am pretty sure that the shrimps that I have got have not been conditioned at all. Is there a...

Hi, I was lucky enough to get around 50 numbers of the pearl shrimp from a dealer in Eastern part of India. Lost a few of them during shipping (about 6-7). I think they are all wild caught ones. I have read the details given in the Shrimp Varieties page. Can someone please help me with more details ...

Hi,

The following are the mosses that are in my tank.

1) Christmas Moss
2) Peacock Moss
3) Spiky Moss
4) Two Fissiden Species ( I donot know their name)

Regards,

Sridhar.P

Guys,

I have a quick question. Is it advisable only to use Java moss or will it be ok if i use other types of moss also.

I currently have RCS, CRS and Tiger shrimps. I am setting a new tank for them and in that i have other types of moss including java moss. Please advise.

Regards,

Sridhar.P

Hi, I have CRS, Tiger and Red Cherry shrimps. Plan to add more varieties in future. I have a couple of questions regarding shrimps. What is the average life span of a healthy shrimp? Another thing I wanted to ask you is that has anyone been feeding beef heart mix to shrimps. Does it harm the shrimp ...