4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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Most likely oxygen or co2 produced by the plant life. The biofilm in the tank can form a thin slime coating that makes them last longer.
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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It's quite a bit of bubbles, i've rotated the tank barely and a bunch rise up from underneath the rocks. You were right bout the biofilm being there, i don't normally see it unless water has evaporated. Any reason to attempt to remove it? I've got 2 of these plant balls and one of the macroalgea, that's it for plants.
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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Remove the biofilm on the surface? No need, the shrimp like to graze on it.
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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My shrimp also seem to like skimming along just under the biofilm on the water surface. Fun to watch
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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OMG, I just noticed today that I have at least 1 berried shrimp. I guess that means i'm going it right!
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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Check it out
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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Woo Hoo !!! Congratulations 🎊🎉😎
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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So I haven't seen the berried shrimp today. When they release the babies, do they sink down into the substrate for a few days before becoming floaters?
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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ShrimpyShrimpShrimp wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:29 am So I haven't seen the berried shrimp today. When they release the babies, do they sink down into the substrate for a few days before becoming floaters?
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They float from the get go. The berried shrimp is probably hiding.
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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I was actually able to watch one of mine releasing her young. They twitched and broke free, sunk for just a few seconds and then started moving upwards.
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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I just saw her again today, wasn't able to confirm how many berries but looked like a few more, not sure if that is possible.
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Re: 4 gallon Bio Orb Crystal Looking Ball

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First Molt that I've seen too!
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