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Hello: From what I read on this forum and others, you do not need to feed the floaters because they carry food in their yolk sacs. Are you sure the floaters did not make it? They are good hiders. I have 55 shrimp in my tank and no one would know ever know it. The most that I see out and about at one...

Vorteil - Thanks for responding. I will keep the macro algae in the tank and up my feeding so there are more nutrients in the tank. I am still only seeing one floater now and the berried shrimp that was trying to release the babies has not been seen since I last posted. However, I saw my first molt ...

Vorteil: thanks for your response. I added shrimp and have 55 in the tank - though I only see about 20 on any given day. What do you recommend? Should I feed more often? Should I remove some of the macro algae - I divided it into two because it grew in my prior tank. I thought I needed macro algae i...

Great photo! What is the magnification of your jewelry magnifier? So cool that we can see the eyes ...

4th UPDATE: Yup - BABIES!!!!! For the last few weeks I have not seen my berried shrimp. I was worried that she had lost the eggs. Today, I noticed two floaters, but was only able to get a photo of one: 828A56EA-224F-44CF-ABF2-A05B7BD742D1.jpeg I then saw the berried shrimp still carrying 4 eggs thou...

Hello - the black algae does not sound good and I would remove it. However, it would be easier to comment if we saw a photo.

PhilipS - before I upgraded my vase tank to a 5.5 gallon tank, I spent a lot of time reading old posts for set-up ideas. I saw some cool set-ups where people glued together landscaping lava rocks to make a large mound or tower. So, have fun and be artistic and build your own large center piece using...

Yes, you want your ammonia level to be zero. It sounds like what you did is working !

NewShrimp - first buy a liquid test kit for ammonia. It is more accurate than the test strips. But, assuming you have an ammonia spike, yes, you will need to mix more brackish water using distilled water and Instant Ocean. I think you should do a 25% water change and then a day later do another 25% ...

Bluemonk - thanks for commenting. I have been feeding the shrimp Spirulina powder every two weeks. I was doing this because I have no visible algae after 3.5 months: 8C6F7D17-16ED-49AD-8BFB-79479B8BD555.jpeg However, I have noticed that the snails are reproducing so, based on what I read here, I may...

Woo Hoo - great news!

3rd UPDATE: After SEVEN years of having a vase tank and no berried females, today, image my surprise to FINALLY see a berried female!!! :D :D :D 20A17B5B-60D1-4938-9B18-F1F29EE3F90A.jpeg BE3EFC57-34CF-49D3-A8F0-043D6C644AB7.jpeg I about fell out of my chair and it really made my day. I still can’t b...

Congratulations on your success!!! What is your secret......

How long did it take the shrimp to clean the rock?? And how many shrimp in the tank? Pretty cool

I hope others will chime in - but, if you are in no hurry add the shrimp to the new tank, just wait for the ammonia to be zero. You want to get a liquid test kit, not the strips. What is the size of your new tank? Do you have any macro algae/Chaetomorpha in your new tank? That will help with the cyc...