Well the Omega One Veggie Rounds are a definate hit with the shrimp. I put a small piece in the tank a bit ago, and now there are at least 6 of the shrimp gathered around it. That's the first food I've tried so far that got any kind of response. I can see why they're one of the recommended foods for them.
No baby shrimp yet.
Trust me I would have been shouting it from the rafters if there were. Right now we're still in the saddle stage. Should see some eggs in the next week.
I have no idea how I make the tanks seem so large. I just go with what looks good to me. There's nothing scientific to it all (except the water parms, lighting, ferts, etc...) I just pick plants that I think will look good in the tank and play with how they're arranged. I think that it really helps to pick more delicate looking plants with smaller leaves (which I happen to like anyway) with some smaller crypts and anubias for contrast. I would think that they probably act the same way that swords do in larger tanks visually.
I'll definately check to see if any of the stores are interested in them once I've got a healthy supply going. If I can get that kind of credit going, it would be well worth my while. Could even pay for that dream 40 gallon tank eventually. That would be really sweet. Initially I'll definately be sharing them with the members of my fish club. Hopefully some of them will enjoy the shrimp as much as I do.
Right now the new Anubias is just floating in the tank. I hooked the rhizome under one of pieces of driftwood to help keep it in place. I plan to tie it on to one of the pieces of driftwood during the water changes this week.
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Well I think I've finally figured out why my Elatine Triandre has decided to grow up instead of forming a nice carpet. It's a combination of the positioning of the light more towards the back of the tank so that I can open the cover without removing the light, and the rampant growth of the Rotalas and Ludwigia arching over the driftwood to steal a good portion of the light.
I'm trying to decide whether or not it's worth fighting with the ET to get it to form a carpet or not. With the last couple of trims I've managed to encourage some lateral growth, unfortunately the greater part still wants to go up. I think I'll leave it for now and wait to see how it's doing once the Marsilea Minuta has finished filling in the foreground of my 5.5 gallon. If I'm still struggling with the ET, I'll probably snitch some of the clover to replace it with.
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Eggs!!! I just saw the first female carrying eggs. This is so cool. I had to log back in just so I could share with everyone. There are at least three more females that have a saddle, so I'm sure this is just the first of many. There was also evidence that at least one shrimp if not two have recently molted which means they're continuing to grow well. Okay, time to go back and watch them some more.
The Cherry Red Shrimp arrived today!!! 
