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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:11 pm
by The Fisherman
Hi, I got pictures!
What the tank looks like now.
Here is the tank that has the dwarf puffer, 2 ghosts, and 2 amanos in it. This is an experimiental tank...
Shinobi, says hi to a ghost. He almost pecked at it in this pic, usually he just looks at the shrimp. He started pecking at a couple ghosts today, so i'm a little nervous. He ignores the 2 amanos though. I'll see how it goes.
Best pic I could get of a "super red-ish" Cherrie.
An Amano, which is in with the cherries and ghosts. (I have 3 total amanos, 7 ghosts, and a huge amount of cherries)
-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:31 pm
by Neonshrimp
Thank you for the pictures and introducing us to the members of your tanks

. Please let us know how it goes.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:28 pm
by The Fisherman
Everything continues to go well, and I have also isolated a egg bearing super red into a breeding trap. I'll remove her after the eggs hatch.
The Amanos are doing well, the dwarf puffer leaves them alone.
I'll get more pictures too!
-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:29 pm
by Newjohn
It is good to hear, that every thing is going well with the new tank.
How big is the puffer ?
I hope he does not get the taste for Inverts.
John
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:50 pm
by The Fisherman
The puffer is about 1/2 " long. I only have the 2 amanos and ghosts in with him. So far its going fine, he just ignores the shrimp. If I see any agression though, the shrimp will get moved. They are doing a fantastic job of cleaning.
-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:10 pm
by Neonshrimp
It sounds like Shinobi is well behaved and content with conditions as is. Keep doing what it is you are doing and let's hope it stays this way

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:48 am
by The Fisherman
All still gos well with both tanks.
I moved the Amano back from the 10g into the 6g, so there is 3 Amanos in the 6g. I haven't seen the 2 ghosts in a while, in the 6g. Last time I did see them, they didn't look so good (A little white). I don't think they made it
The Amanos and cherries are doing great though. One thing I notice about the Amanos, is that they seem to be very social, and like to stay in groups.
I think i've got a male and female as well. The first thing they did after first going into the 6g was mate, at least thats what it looked like.
Shinobi just ignores them
Oh, i'm getting a refugium for my saltwater tank soon, and i'm going to put saltwater shrimp in there
-John
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:11 pm
by Neonshrimp
Good news about your tanks, sorry to hear about the 2 ghost shrimp but that is most likely due to stress caused by conditions prior to you getting them. I think amanos are hyperactive and yes social, they always are the first to eat! Hope things go well with the salt water tank, post pictures when ready

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:58 pm
by The Fisherman
All is still going great, although no cherries have hatched yet.
Here are some Caridina Multidentata pictures:
I'm happy with how they turned out. They are pretty good for my camera.
-John
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:31 pm
by Neonshrimp
Great looking amanos

How long have the cherries been carrying eggs?
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:44 pm
by The Fisherman
Neonshrimp wrote:Great looking amanos

How long have the cherries been carrying eggs?
Thanks
Well, they were carrying eggs when I got them, which was maybe 2 weeks ago? I don't know before that.
-John
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:55 pm
by Neonshrimp

Okay so any day now since the eggs hatch about 3-4 weeks after being carried! Be sure to take pictures of your babies and post them up for us

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 3:07 pm
by The Fisherman
I'll definitely post pics
I found a dead ghost in there today
-John
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 3:16 pm
by Newjohn
The Fisherman
I would buy 20 at a time, and I would be lucky to have 5 survive.
Not very good odds.
Your eggs should be hatching any time.
Most of your Females were carring eggs for about a week, before you received them.
If all goes well, you will soon be over run with little Shrimp.
Good luck
And keep us updated
The other John
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:45 pm
by The Fisherman
I spotted 3 little shrimplets tonight, each about 1/8" long
-John