New Tank setup

[luyisamor]

HI Guys,

I had just set up a new tank but I am not sure if I had set it up correctly. bought a few opae ula from someone and also transfer my current eco system to this 2ft tank. I had mixed the water with marine salt and distilled water. making it salinity at 1.010. also I had add in some lava rock and volcano rock. not sure if the rock is suitable for those shrimps. I had added some seafan and coral. I had white fine sand as my base. I wash it many time with tap water and dry it under the sun. hope the chlorine will be gone before I put in my tank. also I have this over head filter. not sure if the filter suit the shrimps. I notice the shrimps like to go to the water and get flush down by the current. some time I see that happen, I scared the shrimp will die because of the impact. I put a net with java moss inside the net. hope when the java moss grow then the shrimp will be block by the current. Need help to guide if I am doing it correctly. I had a photo of my current tank.

need help on this few question:
1) any issue if I put this 2 rock in the tank? (Lava rock & volcano rock)
2) what kind of filter to use to reduce the shrimps been flush down by the current?
3) any other thing I need to take note also ?
4) light is on for 2 hours at night. morning there is light from the window but no direct sunlight. hoping it will reproduce.

[Stalker]

The rock are ok but take off the filter: it only stress the shrimps!

[luyisamor]

The rock are ok but take off the filter: it only stress the shrimps!

so I don't need a filter at all? I thought if there is a filter will be better for them. then they can reproduce better?

[Stalker]

Read Mustafa's article about Opae Ula setup:
http://www.petshrimp.com/opaesetup.php

[luyisamor]

Read Mustafa's article about Opae Ula setup:
http://www.petshrimp.com/opaesetup.php

Bro Mustafa's article did not say anything about filter. so I assume no filter was added to the tank. hmm... interesting.

any bro here put a filter in the tank and successfully reproduce?

I remove my filter already.. hehe..

thanks Stalker

[Stalker]

They dont need a filter

In fact no shrimp need a filter.

[luyisamor]

They dont need a filter

In fact no shrimp need a filter.

ok ok .. thanks thanks.

I will observe them for now.

[luyisamor]

hello bros,

After removing the filter from the tank. i notice that the shrimp like to crawl on top of the water. any idea what is the reason? why suddenly the shrimp will behavoir like that?

[Stalker]

Because they are no longer stressed bby the vibration af the filter

[luyisamor]

Because they are no longer stressed bby the vibration af the filter

so that is consider normal? but they are like hanging on top of the water crawling.. I thought they should be swimming around normally and hiding around...

[luyisamor]

Hi all,

till date after I remove my filter. today I finally saw 1 of my berry shrimps..

thanks for all the advice.

but just wanted to ask. do I still continue to feed as usual? I scared when I feed, the female will also rush over to fight for the food. then my berried shrimp will be injured due to the fighting of food.

do I still feed ?

need your advice.

thanks.

[Stalker]

Dont worry, the berried shrimp is as resistant as others.