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I know this sounds like an odd question, but many of us who have fish have found specific meds for things like parasites. I was just wondering if there is any info or if anyone has tried to use meds to get rid of parasites or other shrimp problems? Invererts are more sensitive, so I would assume som...

Ok, some clarification on my question. I red slime algae I was referring to is very common problem in salt water tanks. It is actually not algae, it is really a bacterium as the name states but common name is red slime for some reason. I do know from my own observation that some critters eat this st...

I set my tank up with brackish water actually a little more closer to 50/50 and cycled for the shrimp since I read this was closer then true brackish. However, when the shrimp arived, to my surprise, after testing the water it was amost full salt. I tred to asimilate as slow as possable but I still ...

Link dose not work for me either, all I see is a moticon. Using the newest Internet Explorer 7, first time I have had a problem.

I have been keeping a clean tank for my Vocano Shrimp feeding Spirialina but I know many of you say you can put an algae covered rock from another tank for them to munch on. Just wondering, if I do indroduce a rock, the one I have has some red slime (cyanobacteria) would this be ok for them to eat?

I got a tank full of Red Volcano Shrimp (Halocaridina ruba) that have seemed to settle in and swimming around. I feed ever other day. But I have to go out of town for about 6 days. Will it be ok if they dont get fed for that amount of time since I dont have anything else in the new tank for them to ...

Thanks guys, both of you make a lot more sense then my local fish store. They said seomthing like red is bad, black is good? I knew it could not be that simple. It makes sense to me that different parts of the world would have different chemical make ups. The thing is, when you buy BBQ rock its not ...

Talking to myself here and found out some info I wanted to pass on. :lol: ICH needs a vertebrate host like most fish but as you guys know, shrimps are Inverts so they do not ususaly get that particular sickness. I guess thats why cleaner shrimp never get sick. I suppose they could get other things t...

Thanks guys, I plan to keep everything as close as possable to what they would actually live in. Unfortuantly for me, that basicly means no plants. They dont really live in brackish water, its more of a 50/50 mix wich is much to high for most freash water plants, and too low for corals or Macro alga...

I am setting up a clean shrimp tank for the tiny Red Volcano Shrimp. These are kind of brackis living in both salt and freash. I read that some people feed them Spiralina, Shrimpgro while other put in a algae covered rock from another tank. I want to keep these shrimp as healthy as possable. So if I...

I know black lava rock is sold for grills, what are you saying? Is is really safe for aquairums? Dose it contain metal? Do you know of an aquairum source? Will it mess with te PH? Did you read my post?

I want to set up a small tank for this shimp that simulate the anchialine ponds of Hawaii. Can anyone suggest a black rock that would simulate the lava ponds they live in? I cant seem to find small lava rock and other fish sites tell me its not good for a tank because it can contain metals and mess ...