Setting up additional 50 Gallon Tank

[ShrimpyShrimpShrimp]

Hi everyone,

I've had Supershrimp for 6 years now in a globe shaped aquarium, the biOrb one that I think is the 8 gallon one. They survived a trip to college than came back home after a quarter. All I did for that trip was pull out one decoration. I don't think any died during that whole ordeal. About two years ago they actually (finally) started breeding and I have new babies several times each year.

My 55 gallon aquarium's last surviving fish died. So naturally I decided to turn it into a Supershrimp tank.

It's got drained, cleaned, filled, about a month ago. Bio-film has started, some algae is growing. I put just a few decorations in, no substrate yet, and managed to catch one shrimp. Harder that I thought. I added it today to see what happens. I left a lot of the stuff out of tank so I can track this one little shrimp.

Wish me luck!

I'm not sure exactly how many shrimp I have in the 8 gallon tank (I'd guess 30+, hard to count they hide all the time), but if this little guy survives the transfer I'll be adding more, I think I'll give it a month. The Supershrimp price has skyrocketed in recent years. I'd love an all orange tank but dang they are expensive.

[ShrimpyShrimpShrimp]

Going to remove the smaller similar decoration next time I find the shrimp which has survived the last few hours after transfer. Need tank background ideas! I had no idea that aquarium gravel was painted, at least that's what the bag said when I looked at the options the other day. I think I'm going to the nursery/landscape supply place and going to look for cool looking rock, and do a rock bottom, I'm thinking fist size rocks or slightly smaller, with one or two larger ones. I see what they have!

[ShrimpyShrimpShrimp]

Another day, another single live shrimp. Might move some more sooner rather than later.

[ShrimpyShrimpShrimp]

Total of 5 transfered shrimp, all surviving. Guess it's all good but with 55 gallons a lot of water volume to mask any issues.