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over the last few months i have noticed that my shrimps have been more active and the little bit of color they do have is extrordinary. the black and white stripes across their backs is very noticeable and the orange/red spots on their tails is very vibrant. i occasionally find the shrimp crawling a...

no exp. with them, but im assuming that if they live in the exact same space as the opae's it cant be too hard to rear them. an alpha only tank would be ideal for them (you, and a breeding program) thought i would think so because theres no competition for the algae. it may be wise to remove the par...

you have no idea how jelly i am. lmao. i need to order mine already! i want to be like the rest of you and post about how i have berries and babies!!!

if the snails arent moving, the ammonia levels may be a little high. my suggestion is a 50% water change. some might object, but from the minuet i put my snails in my tank they have been NONSTOP moving and eating.

ive seen it a few more times since the first sighting. its a nice bright red color. i did turn the little pump back on, but i turned it down to about half of what it was at. the shrimp actually seems happier with a small bit of movement in the tank. it casually strolls along and picks at food. ive s...

id wait till after the diatoms appear then a little bit of algae

:O :O :O WOW!!! observing the snails in the 40B today, and BAM!!!! a small Opae come swimming out from the rockwork! i must have gotten a hitchhiker or the conditions are so perfect they are randomly spawning! OMG IM SO EXCITED!!! its a nice deep red color and very active. i had just turned off the ...

Mustafa wrote:And I wouldn't use rainwater, especially if it came from a roof. I'd go with RO water.

this is gold. roofs contain an amount of copper (for anti algae purposes) which will leach into the water and kill your shrimp.

i've been super busy the last couple months. but more updates are coming soon (when my tax return gets in). lots of changes. CBS and Rili's are going to have to wait. theres been unexpected financial set-backs. that tub of oreos was a great little filter! lmao

have you checked the ammonia/nitrite levels?

wow! congrats on all the berried females. and 3 years with no added food?! thats awesome. whats the water change schedule for them? 6 months with top ups between?

red eyes its an albino

are the trace elements in reef salt "bad" for the shrimp? they live in it naturally, no?

you're better off with smaller tanks so they are more visible. from what i understand they arent the most active shrimps. im gona do an experiment with them when i get mine, with a 40B, 20L, 10, 5, 2.5 and see what works best for viewing and best for breeding. might be a good experiment in the class...

I vote for 20. In 2.5 gallons 10 will get lost even 20 is not a lot. Given time the 20 will turn into 100. I would not worry about ammonia from 10 or 20 shrimp. Most of the ammonia problems stem from over feeding. I started with 25 in a gallon tank but they were babies from my main tank. 10 per gal...