I recently got a vampire shrimp that LPS "expert" said that it would eat misis (cannibal veal, how barbaric) and Blood worms. using multiple dusting arms...
Hi My Macrobrachium shrimps after dieting for couple of days start eating. I fed them with: flakes, reptile sticks, freeze-dried tubifex worms, spirulina...
Hi Sean I have Atya gabonensie for some time. What colour are yours? They eat flake food and other edible material from the bottom. But if your filter produces...
Sean, I need mine enriched live baby brine shrimp, finely crushed flake food, OSI Artemia diet...any fine particled food. You do not need to place the food in...
<<what is the different between male and female of Atya Gabonensis?>> The only info I found is as follows: "The genital openings of female crustaceans are...
Hi Everyone I am new to this groupe and would like to get imformation about Australian Shrimps. Can any one help. They are interesting creatures and would like...
Ken, I don't know of a site dedicated specifically to Aussie shrimp. You might want to take a look at http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.html, though. It might be...
Hello new presumptive shrimp chums: I've been a brackish enthusiast for a while and have switched my interests to F.water shrimp. I have ghost shrimp,...
... My little shelled friends will thrive to their full potential while enjoying their stay in my Five bubble resort (aquarium)? << Iodine. Add some iodine to...
<<Is there anything out of the obvious that I must do to ensure that My little shelled friends will thrive to their full potential while enjoying their stay in...
In a message dated 3/5/2003 5:14:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, leigh@... writes: Great, thanks for the tip Leigh :) What does Iodine do for creme de la...
... I've heard of doing this). << He's probably adding the traces for the plants. It's a very common practice for planted tank keepers. "Trace elements"...
... << It seems to help them molt. You see this with ghost shrimp especially. They turn opaque, which usually means their shells are loosening, and they're...
Hello again Frank! The reason why I add trace elements is that they contain calcium and magnesium (plus 7 or eight other minerals) for the well being of my...
... elements (Fresh Trace by Seachem), seem to have the full variety that fish gain via osmosis. I figure that it can only do good for the shrimp aswell ... ...
<< The reason why I add trace elements is that they contain calcium and magnesium (plus 7 or eight other minerals) for the well being of my creatures>> I've...
In a message dated 05/03/2003 4:06:05 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... nope, not for the plants, that's the carbon and a third dose of flourish (plant...
<<so they don't acquire trace mineral poisoning.>> It is unlikely that you could add enough of hobbyist grade trace element mixtures to cause this problem. The...
this is my first log-in. i recently converted my 30 gallon tanganyika tank to a palludarium, retaining much of the stones and the silica sand gravel. I then...
Sounds like you have a wood shrimp, Atyopsis moluccensis. They like some water movement, as they are filter feeders. The 4" water depth should not bother them,...
thank you for the info. the store owner labeled it as rock shrimp and said that it was from the amazon. I looked it up in the internet and found out that it...
Hi: I'm new to this group, but after having searched the archive, haven't yet found the answer to my problem: I have a fully planted 30-gallon tank, which has...
... Are you sure that's right? Nitrate should not be zero in a planted tank. But your tank sure doesn't look like it's suffering a nitrate deficiency. It's...
... nitrate ... The NH3 = 0 is ammonia, not nitrate. The nitrate level is 3-5 ppm. My tank uses about 1 ppm per day of NO3. ... While ... 30 ... The problem is...
... ppm. My tank uses about 1 ppm per day of NO3. << Sorry, misread it. That's a good level. ... controller, which keeps the pH at 6.9 during lights on (CO2 ~...
... fish to ... I may be able to test this. I have a 3-gal. Eclipse with no CO2 injection. I'll put a few Ghost shrimp in that and see how they make out. ......
Hello, I've had 3 amano shrimp for 2 months now, and they are doing good. I recently added another one in my 12 gal. I now remember that the Amano shrimps at...
Hello I am trying to breed the red cherry shrimp, I have had two females that were carrying eggs. well they are no longer carrying eggs but I cant seem to see...
... injection. I'll put a few Ghost shrimp in that and see how they make out. << That sounds like a good plan. ... airstone or a powerhead. I'd appreciate it...
Did you buy them already carrying eggs or did they appear after you'd had the shrimp awhile? Do you have lots of Java Moss or somekind of hiding places for wee...