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I have about 100 shrimp in a tank that is about 1.25 gallons. For the last year there has been about one instance of larvae production that successfully produced new shrimp. Meanwhile there are almost always one or two berried shrimp in the tank, but the eggs either end up getting dropped or if the...

SuperProofer wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 8:46 am Any kind of "led" light would work, right?

Yes.

My opae ula jar is cycling, so I don't have any shrimp, yet. But I'm already worrying about their long-term well-being. Today it's 40-something degrees and we don't have any heat because it's so late in the season. (I'm wearing my heavy hoodie with the hood up.) I think the change of seasons, when ...

My opae ula jar is cycling, so I don't have any shrimp, yet. But I'm already worrying about their long-term well-being. Today it's 40-something degrees and we don't have any heat because it's so late in the season. (I'm wearing my heavy hoodie with the hood up.) I think the change of seasons, when ...

Neoma wrote: ↑Sat May 07, 2022 2:49 pm When I get my shrimp (many weeks from now), how do I acclimate them to their jar? Do I just place the bag in the jar to bring them to the same temperature? Or do I need to drip acclimate them?

I have the same question about snails.

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Bag in jar to bring to temp and then release.
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Yes

You can leave them alone or cut them.

908EE274-9406-4366-9AC3-745921E422BE.jpeg I attached a photo of my new 2 gal tank. About a week into setup, just waiting until the new shrimp move in. .. Looks good. I suggest something more than netting for a top because you will lose alot of water due to evaporation. Not really a big deal as long...

brantman19 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:38 am

sliphorn wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:53 am
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Overkill.
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Overkill in what way? Weeks 1-4 are the general cycle. Weeks 5-9 are just follow on feeding schedule considering algae takes a while to grow.

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I missed your week #5 where you added shrimp. That's good. Apologies.
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Hawaiishrimp wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 6:59 pm Can someone please tell me what the brown looking stuff is below? Is that brown mold? Should I clean the substrate? Thanks

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Not mold. Cyanobacteria, algae. Shrimp and snails will eat it.
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Droyed wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:02 pm Thanks, want to give the shrimp their best chance to survive.

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After 2-4 weeks get ten shrimp and ten snails from Mustafa, and you will be good to go.
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Cycling the tank is super important but not all that hard considering the hardiness of this species. Here was my process recently for a new tank. Week 1: Set up tank. Add macroalgae. Add moss ball. Both ordered from Mustafa so they had some bacteria already growing on them. Add a pinch of Spirulina...

That pH sounds high, even for Opae Ula. I don't know what the range is for them to be healthy, but I had my freshwater tank spike up to 7.8 and it sadly killed off some of the less hardy species I had in there. (I never did figure out why, I had used distilled water to fill and top it off, all the ...

Ph is fine. Ammonia is nil. Buy some shrimp. How long has it been since the shrimp died?

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Nice photos.
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