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- Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:17 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: Best lighting for opae tank?
- Replies: 2
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Best lighting for opae tank?
I have always used a standard (warm) light on my tank. I recently purchased a full spectrum grow light, thinking it will aid in the growth of algae needed for the shrimp and snails. I am wondering if there is a specific light that would be best for the opae?
- Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:00 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: Should I leave dead snail shells in tank
- Replies: 2
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Re: Should I leave dead snail shells in tank
I believe they provide calcium, which growing shrimp and snails both need.
- Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:11 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: How to safely clean glass
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1899
Re: How to safely clean glass
A few nerite snails will totally clean your glass! I have three of them in a 2.7 gallon aquarium. They just love to feed on the algae on the glass. The attached photo shows a nerite on the back wall of the jar. The other two are hiding somewhere. They work at keeping the glass clean.
- Mon Feb 13, 2023 2:39 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: Overpopulation?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 746
Overpopulation?
I have had a "hands off" attitude toward my 2.7 gallon tank. And it has taken off! I now see many baby shrimp swimming around and lots of larvae floating everywhere. Will they know when to stop? When I was a child, a friend had a guppy tank. The guppies overpopulated to a very high degree ...
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:21 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: It's been a while ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3492
Re: It's been a while ...
I will work on taking some good photos. In the interim, I see many larvae floating around as well as many small fry (if fry is the right word). It seems that the tank (large 2.7 gallon jar) is really taking off. I will occasionally see a berried female, but not too often. I have built the shrimp som...
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 6:53 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: Dried sea fans?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2343
Re: Dried sea fans?
Are you sure the "microscopic" babies are not new ones? A year is a long time for larvae to stay small. I suspect there are continuous larvae forming if the water conditions are good. And yes, many years ago I had a sea fan that decomposed very slowly over time. But it did not seem to do a...
- Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:52 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: Marimo balls prefer brackish water?
- Replies: 1
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Marimo balls prefer brackish water?
I have read that Marimo moss balls prefer brackish water. The article I read also says to add salt to freshwater if the Marimo ball gets brown spots. I am hoping this is correct.
- Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:51 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: Snails dead, but shrimp are fine.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3012
Re: Snails dead, but shrimp are fine.
Sometimes they just lay there for days, and then they are back in action. Are you quite sure they are dead?
- Sun Jan 29, 2023 12:06 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: Finally, floating Larvae
- Replies: 0
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Finally, floating Larvae
My tank has been established for ten years and I have never seen floating larvae until today. I have seen berried females and tiny fry swimming around from time to time. Today, I finally saw a few floating larvae. I understand why I never saw them before; it is because they are so very tiny. I'm gla...
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:20 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: Dried sea fans?
- Replies: 6
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Dried sea fans?
I see that most "ecospheres" use sea fans. I am wondering if it is okay to place a small sea fan in my established tank. The tank holds about 2-1/2 gallons and approximately 50 shrimp.
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:13 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: java moss question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4797
Re: java moss question
Sorry, "good' information.
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:12 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: java moss question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4797
Re: java moss question
Thanks for the food information.
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:24 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: java moss question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4797
Re: java moss question
I have read as follows: "Taxiphyllum barbieri, better known as Java moss, is one of the most popular plants for brackish aquariums. It can make a decorative cover for rocks or wood or even be left free-floating to provide refuge for fry and other shy aquarium inhabitants. Specific water values ...
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:45 am
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: java moss question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4797
java moss question
I was thinking of adding java moss to my opae ula tank. It is a two gallon tank and has been established for ten years. I often see new fry, so I know the tank is healthy. Java moss appears to be widely available and inexpensive. But I have read that it may contain many hitchhikers. And I have heard...
- Sat Jan 21, 2023 2:40 pm
- Forum: Supershrimp!
- Topic: It's been a while ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3492
It's been a while ...
I haven't posted here in about ten years. So I wanted to stop by and say hello. My tank is now 10 years old and flourishing. This week I have seen one berried female and several new fry. I will post some photos soon. And I want to pass on the secret to my success: Do nothing! Don't overfeed, don't c...