The Nursery

[TMaier]

It's funny when all the little shrimp are sitting up there like tiny red birds.

I decided Davy Jones is toxic and not tank appropriate without sealing. So being a total Disney geek I am going a different direction. I can't even look at it without the song "Poor Unfortunate Souls" playing in my head.

 

[aseradyn]

?The boss is on a roll!?

I love it!

 

[TMaier]

The shrimplettes are growing fast!

 

[Autumnsky]

The shrimplettes are growing fast!View attachment 295785

Wow, you aren't kidding, I see a lot of red there!

 

[TMaier]

Ursula and her domain.

 

[aseradyn]

Ursula and her domain. View attachment 295855View attachment 295856

That is all kinds of awesome [emoji41]

 

[Autumnsky]

Looks like Ursula made herself at home and has 2 friends already! lol.

 

[TMaier]

I moved this lace Java from my main tank to the nursery and the shrimplettes are cleaning it.

More are perched in the Nana Tree.

As soon as I have loads of these industrious critters I think I'll put some males in my main tank and see if the tetras leave them alone.

 

[Autumnsky]

It is adorable how they flock to a new item to eat all the things we can't even see!

 

[nirbhao]

Omnomnom

 

[TMaier]

50% PWC and sand vacuum today. Fed all the critters in the back and tried to shoo them away while I vacuumed. I did find one shrimplette in the bucket about the size of a mosquito larvae. Put in back in with his cousins.

Some of them continued to snack even when I moved the feed dishes back to the front of the tank.

 

[TMaier]

PWC, canister rinse today.

The cool kids are hanging out on the fern today.

 

[TMaier]

Spotted 3 new expectant mothers.

 

[nirbhao]

That's a lot of eggs!

 

[Autumnsky]

Heavy ladened! Wow, they are so happy!

 

[itsabadjoey]

Those are some amazing shots and loving the snails! The tank is so clear [emoji106]

 

[TMaier]

Thx. Can't wait for more busy little shrimp!

 

[TMaier]

Moved this Buce from my main tank today. It must need cleaning.

 

[TMaier]

Today I changed the garnet sand out for black diamond. It's still clearing up but I love how much the shrimp pop now. This wasn't easy or fast. And the guppy grass exploded into millions of pieces so...out with it.



One problem though... while moving things around I found many empty young snail shells.

This tank was originally set up for the snails and I added a few shrimp. I was worried the snails would hog the food but it may be the other way around. I should start seeing egg clutches soon, as the days are longer and warmer the snails usually start laying more. I worry the shrimp are keeping them from eating?

 

[Autumnsky]

Looks beautiful!