Cherries in an unfiltered tank?

Shrimp&Snails · Post by **Shrimp&Snails** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:09 pm

I'm also a UK-er....nice to see you aboard.

JK · Post by JK » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:38 pm

Shrimp&Snails wrote:I'm also a UK-er....nice to see you aboard.

Sorry I hadn't noticed you were also from the U.K.

T · Post by T » Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:43 pm

Hi thanks for the welcome.

I wont be keeping any fish in there just the shrimps.I set the tank up tonight with the mangroves and a handfull of java moss and i'll put in my lucky bamboo and the c02 thingy tomorrow.Is there absolutely no way of leaving it unfiltered if the plant growth is really good and I only have maybe a half dozen shrimps?(I know the answer but I just thought I would ask again

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Heres the ebay link for the blue shrimps, I only wanted cherries but the guy messed me about and sent me 4 blues as compensation.

[link to commercial website deleted]

Oh and no my GF is not a member of the snail forum(dont think so anyway).

Post by **Mustafa** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:17 pm

"T", posting commercial links is not allowed here. Please, go read the rules int he rules section of this forum before you make any further posts. This is an official warning and further rule breaks will not be tolerated.

T · Post by T » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:50 pm

Ooops sorry

Anyhoo it looks like its Neocaridina sp.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:20 pm

Is there absolutely no way of leaving it unfiltered if the plant growth is really good and I only have maybe a half dozen shrimps?(I know the answer but I just thought I would ask again ).

Hi T, although it is not recommended you can keep a tank without a filter if you do more frequent and thorough water change/cleaning! The use of a filter is always best

crazie.eddie · Post by **crazie.eddie** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:35 pm

I belong to a plant forum and I know there is a "El natural" method where a tank is heavily planted with no filtration. It is possible, but not too many people do it. Unfortunately, shrimps will not produce enough waste in order to plants to thrive off of the decaying waste. Plus, it's a delicate balance, which mother nature is a pro at.

Would I do it? No. If not done incorrectly would cause harm to shrimp or fish.

T · Post by T » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:11 pm

Ok well I put in the little fluval to clear the water a little so it might just end up staying in there.The substrate had previously been used with apple snails and was a bit stinky.I stuffed some filter floss in the bottom so should I get any baby shrimp they should be safe from getting sucked in.I was surprised to spot a half dozen little baby apple snails this norning even after I had rinsed the gravel in warm tap water to clear the gunk out last night.So will keeping the blue and cherry shrimps together cause any problems?(im clueless when it comes to inverts, cichilds and pl*cos are what I know....[Admin: sentence offering fish deleted]).

bochr · Post by **bochr** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:18 am

Hi T

I'm just writing this to help you.
You really should read the forum rules as Mutafa writes to you.
They can be found here: viewtopic.php?t=1615

carbon etc · Post by **carbon etc** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:33 pm

This thread will probably be toast soon, but I thought I'd mention that though filtration might not be absolutely necessary in a planted tank, water movement is still important. The organisms that are working for you, including the plants, need their food brought to them after all. Unfiltered may seem more "natural", but in nature still water is called "stagnant" for a reason.

You also don't have enough plants for the tank to classify as "planted", really.

Post by **Mustafa** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:03 pm

"T2" and his post deleted (he broke a few more rules in his post). This thread will be closed. Some people just can't learn....This guy keeps trying to join the forum despite being banned for good reason and AFTER writing emails to me using obscene language. It's like someone coming to your house, pees all over the place..you throw him out and he keeps trying to break in to pee some more. Some people are like a pest...

Anyway...thread closed.