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So I noticed one of my bigger red cherrys has eggs last week and I was in the process of cleaning the tank and she either got stressed or startled and dropped all her eggs
But this time I see two females with loads of eggs now
What's the do's and dont's at this stage not sure if this is day 1 -2-3
Thanks
The other female I couldn't get a picture but she had a shit ton of eggs 🤣
What are the little white dots on my ghost shrimp, and if so what should i do with the shrimp (not the eggs)
Got 6 micro crabs and 5 shrimps. A lot already sold so I got the end of the lot but 3 of the shrimp are pregnant so that was a win. They are all going in my 15 gal which has a colony of blues, 3 amano and a bamboo
I just came back from the store with 3 amano shrimp. The lady there told me they were hard to sex so she didn't know if they were male, female, or both. I figured I'd see if anyone here can tell.
Also, how many amano would be recommended for a 10 gallon planted tank. She said 6 and I thought that sounded like a lot. I'm happy to go back for more if it's not. I have alge galore for them and plan on adding snails at a future time as well.
Bad photo aha, but is the darker colour at the bottom her eggs?
Hey gang. I have not had an aquarium for 40 years. I have been watching a dude on YouTube for years and he recently posted a a build that interested me because I live in a tiny-ish home and space is at a premium. I want to do a 2 gallon and, before I get started, I'd be interested in what folks with more recent experience thought about it, and any suggestions you might have. Thanks in advance!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm_2db5tdr4
*cross posted with r/Aquariums
I don’t have the right set up to raise them, but look! Little eyeballs!
So as I was watching my fishtank I noticed that my largest shrimp called Tiger(prawn) was chasing the second biggest shrimp Crusta(Shawn) and was almost jumping on him chasing him out of his spot. I just managed to record the tail end of the “fight”. But when I googled vampire shrimp aggression or if they can be territorial and I can’t find anything that suggests they can be. There is absolutely no shortage of food and they stay in the high flow area of the tank. Has anyone who owns this species ever seen one shrimp chasing around another? I spend a considerable amount of time watching my fish and shrimp living their best lives but it’s the first time I’ve seen this behaviour in the 7 months I’ve had them
Hello all. This is my new tank. Water para is good. Been going for about 1 month with no loss of life. My question is how do I make the water clearer. I understand the dragon rock, leaf and drift wood can cloudy the water. I’ve tried some water clarifier but it did not do much. Is it a waiting game? If so, how long does it take for the Katapa leaf driftwood and dragon rock to stop leaching into the water?
Side note, it looks more hazy in person
As title says, I’d love to get some shrimp but it doesn’t feel like I should because of the log coming out the back. I get quite a bit of green hair algae and I’ve tried many things and it seems like shrimp are the way forward
Had to reset my 75g due to a winter power outage wiping everything out.
Decided I wanted to try something more simple this time. Just plants, snails and shrimp. Would this work in a 75g?
Would appreciate any tips on what shrimp would do well in a larger tank with snails.
I know for sure she is a female and i am 95% sure she is not eggnant but my mind won't settle with that idea and i see 2 "eggs" which i know can't be real but yea need you guys to convince my mind
Over the past week one shrimp has been dying only at night. Waking up to a dead shrimp a day and not sure why. I have a 3 gallon tank with 10 Neocaridina shrimp running for a month no deaths. Lightly planted. I only top off with RO water. I’ve seen them molt successfully.
Parameters seem fine
0 ammonia
0 nitrite
0 nitrate
5 KH
13 GH
7.8 PH
No CO2
Regular gravel for substrate
Feed once a week a combination of pellets and Bacter Ae.
Stressing over these deaths and hoping to save the remaining. Any and all advice for things to check appreciated.
No body warned me about how satisfying and addictive it could be to keep shrimp. Also how meditative it is to watch them just going about their day! Is there such thing as too many? They just keep doing what shrimp do best! Haha
I've noticed detritus worms in my tank before and I'm not bothered by them, but now I'm seeing large numbers of these guys on the glass.
Planaria or detritus worm? I thought they might be too thin and threadlike to be planaria, but the pointy head is making me doubt. Need to know if I need to buy some treatment😭 Any guesses?
He’s so cool! Sorry but the previos video was bloked don’t have clue way.
I’ve had my 3 gallon neo tank for about 3-4 months, it currently has 5 red, 4 blue, and one yellow. The blue velvet were the most recently added, about a week and a half ago. Yesterday I spotted one single tiny baby shrimp in the tank. One of the blue females is berried, but she’s only been for a few days and she was my first berried shrimp. Where did this little baby come from lol.