My First Shrimp-only Tank Journal

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:59 pm

Yeah, I can't wait till they hatch! i'm about seperate the mom into a seperate container with some Java moss.

I grinded up algae wafers, and am dissolving it in a bottle of water. I don't know if that will work for food...

Hehe, I got a male and female cherrie shrimp today too. I just couldn't resist

pics later!

-john (AKA: The puffer Ninja)

YuccaPatrol · Post by **YuccaPatrol** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:03 pm

If you are grinding those algae wafers for a micro food, make sure to do it fresh each day. If you store that algae wafer water for very long, it will go bad and could become toxic to your shrimp.

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:36 pm

Good advice.
No need to disolve it in water. Just sprinkle a pinch on the surface- a small pinch.

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:29 am

It was pretty late, so I decided to wait till the morning to move the female...It was too late, they already hatched. I don't see any young, so i'm guessing they were all eating, or they escaped into the main tank, i'm sure they were small enough to fit through the grating.

I guess I just have to hope that they are hidden somewhere in the Java Moss.

NitrItes are down to 1 ppm today

I think itll be 2 days and I can put the shrimp in there

-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:37 pm

Heres one of the two cherrie shrimp that I got:

Thats about the limit of what my camera can do.

-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:38 pm

Dont worry about the babies.
Even if they were not eaten, They are Hardto find.
Give them a few days, and do alot of staring.

You will see them, and after a few hatch outs.
You will be able to spot them alot easier.
It just takes practice.

Thank You For The Photo
John

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:51 pm

Hope all goes well with your two cherry shrimp. Where are you keeping them now?

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:00 pm

Your welcome Newjohn

I actually think that that cherry is one of yours...lol

Neonshrimp, currently I am keeping them in multiple breeding traps inside a puffer tank. Its a little cramped for them I will admit...although they will be moving to the 10 gallon quite soon--its almost ready. I just couldnt resist buying them

My guess is the ghosts would apreciate being in too small of a space for a few days, then being a feeder lol

Although one of the ghosts escaped, the puffer doesnt even bother the ghost. He is just a dwarf puffer, he doesnt really try to eat shrimp. I am probably going to put amanos in with him. i'll see how the ghost does though. Since crusteacians and moluscs are their natural diet.... Although dwarves seem to only attack very tiny shrimp, or if the puffer is starving.

-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)

JohnPaul · Post by **JohnPaul** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:33 pm

FWIW, I've kept multiple ghost shrimp with a dwarf puffer for 6+ months now and he's never seemed the slightest bit interested in them. And it's not that he doesn't see them, he certainly does. Just isn't interested in them as food. Note that not all the ghosts were even full size; I've had ones as small as about a half inch in there and he's ignored them entirely.

However, puffers have a reputation for having very individual personalities. Others here have introduced ghost shrimp into DP tanks and seen the shrimps shredded within seconds. YMMV.

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:46 pm

JohnPaul wrote:
However, puffers have a reputation for having very individual personalities.

Yeah, thats why I like them so much. They interact with you so much.

So far, this dwarf (His name is Shinobi. Hehe, incase you haven't noticed, I like ninjas.

) hasn't bothered the ghost at all, infact he examined and watched the ghost for a while, then continued on his way. It would be really cool if he was ok with cherrie shrimp being in the tank.

I even got lucky, and my SW puffer doesn't bother my corals or macro algae

-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:46 am

I have good news!

NitrItes read 0 today

I'm gonna do a small water change, and put some ghosts in there

Pics later

If only I had a light fixture for the tank right now...i'll have to borrow a light fixture from another tank so I can take pictures.

-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:05 am

Great, hope it goes well for you

. I am looking forward to the pictures!

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:48 pm

Good news!

As some of you might have figured out, me and NewJohn are nearly neighbors! He also had some extra cherries, and so i've got about 20 or 25 cherries acclimating right now

Many of them are egg bearing as well

I also couldnt resist picking up 3 amanos

Thanks NewJohn!

Pics later.

-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:55 pm

Wow, you are planting your garden and soon you will have a tank full of shrimp. Best wishes and I will be waiting for the pictures

!

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:07 pm

I believe somewhere in this 7 page thread

The FisherMan said he wanted a tankful of RCS.

I was just being neighorly.
Just wanted to give him a good head start.

It never hurts
Being nice once in awhile

John