... Sounds like the plants have metals in/on them. Copper and silver and no doubt others can kill Shrimps very quickly. Perhaps the supplier had given the...
... Copper and silver and no doubt others can kill Shrimps very quickly. This is a good point. I lost two lots of shrimp each within a day after I put them in...
Copper is not usually used as a plant disinfectant as copper will kill plants (it's a great algaecide). Was it just the Najas that gave you the problem? Frank...
... Of course the supplier may have treated the plants with all sorts of pesticides chemicals. Poly-Filter and a good active-carbon filter is your best bet to...
Well after driving my wholesaler crazy and many others too I was informed that the plants were treated with potassium permanganate . I was wondering why the...
If somebody on this list is involved in commercial aquatic plant production & shipping, could you please shed some light on WHAT substances are being used &...
I'll second that! This thread has frightened the stuff out of me! I have two 10 gallons with shrimp and live plants and a 150g community tank with fish, clams,...
<<Well after driving my wholesaler crazy and many others too I was informed that the plants were treated with potassium permanganate . >> This is puzzling....
... I suggest asking the German Shrimp keepers this on one of their forum web sites. They've been keeping Shrimps for years and probably have a greater ...
... So much for him saying he's not used any treatment! ... Wow, that is some ph drop! I don't know about this chemical. Does it normally do that to the ph of ...
<<I don't know about this chemical. Does it normally do that to the ph of the water? >> I managed to run a 10 sample test at work today. The beginning pH of...
<< I suggest asking the German Shrimp keepers this on one of their forum web sites. They've been keeping Shrimps for years and probably have a greater ...
... informed that the plants were treated with potassium permanganate . I was wondering why the ph droped from 8 to 4 in that short of time. I guess this is my...
My local shop has a large delivery of river shrimp. Has anybody got any advice on how to breed these? I assume they live in brackish water between the ocean...
Any idea where these shrimp were imported from? River shrimp is a rather generic term, so I'm not sure what species you have. Frank ... From: Rob Marston...
... generic term, so I'm not sure what species you have. No unfortunately not, also everything they get a new shipment they look a little different... They...
Rob, if they are that inexpensive, I wonder of they are a type of glass shrimp. See http://chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/spring2001/images/shrimp.jpg for a ...
This past week, my family and I went to Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, and on one outing went crabbing in the brackish 'lakes' behind the outer shore banks. I...
Ghost/glass shrimp are caught as far north as New York, so they deal with the cold somehow. They sold very cheaply as bait for fisherman in this area (upstate...
In the past, there have been shrimp offered in the warm room. LPG _____ From: FreshwaterShrimp@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FreshwaterShrimp@yahoogroups.com] On...
I live in Michigan and could drive there, as could people in other states. What is your problem. ... ____________________________________________________ Start...
No use unless you live in or around Ohio but I have no idea where everyone lives on this list. If you don't live nearby there is a key on your keyboard...
My problem is that the message, while well intentioned no doubt, was not plain text, and not obviously about shrimp (reading it, it could have been about...
You are correct. I should have added more ... I sent it to this list as an afterthought, intending to come back and explain it more. All kinds of small...
You did what you could then, Linda, sorry if I offended you! ... From: Linda Gleisser <gleisser@...> To: FreshwaterShrimp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 8...