While browsing the web I found this site selling a setup for Hawaiian red shrimp ("opae-ula") and I noticed that the care requirements and the overall setup looked quite minimal (feed and add water once in awhile). I was wondering, is this really an acceptable setup? I know these shrimp are quite hardy, but is what the site is advocating *too* simplistic for the species?
The site refers to the shrimp as their line of "micro-lobsters":
http://www.fukubonsai.com/M-L1e.html
Thoughts?
Shrimp Setup Question
Moderator: Mustafa
Re: Shrimp Setup Question
IMO opinion it's not acceptable. Makes me think of of a concentration campCrabbyShrimp wrote:I was wondering, is this really an acceptable setup?
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Concentration camp, eh? That doesn't sound good...
What would you say are some of the most obvious things wrong with the setup (realize I know very little about shrimp, just starting to investigate it)? Just looking I notice that the size is small, there are no filters and no suggested water changes. Also noticed there's no mention of pH, ammonia, nitrates, etc. which I see a lot of on this site.
What would you say are some of the most obvious things wrong with the setup (realize I know very little about shrimp, just starting to investigate it)? Just looking I notice that the size is small, there are no filters and no suggested water changes. Also noticed there's no mention of pH, ammonia, nitrates, etc. which I see a lot of on this site.