Bill's 10 Gallon Cool Water Tank

[Goldfish loach boy]

Very nice! I've been thinking in a 10 gallon coldwater tank too, think I know what I'm doing now!
Very nice!, I don't how how you found those rocks!

 

[Billbug68]

Went on a spontaneous road trip to an LFS and picked up 6 of these...



He gave me two berried females, here's to hoping they do well... TDS down to 203. Got my fingers crossed!

I also got some amano shrimp for the 12L. I'll update that thread tomorrow.

 

[Jkeating8]

Awesome, Bill! Are the white clouds still in there? If they are, I wouldn't count on seeing any babies.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Jesus, those are some pretty sexy shrimp!
How much we're they?

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

Very nice shrimp.. The tiger stripes are prominent. Can't wait to try shrimp again.

 

[Jkeating8]

Brian, do they look like super tigers or regulars to you?

 

[Billbug68]

They're super tigers.

Yeah, I still have the white clouds in there. Hopefully all the rocks crevasses and DHG provide enough cover for the shrimplets.

I had RCS survive with neons, but they had a nice mat of HC to hide in.

So far the, I have seen them nip at the shrimp. We'll see, I suppose.

 

[Billbug68]

Jesus, those are some pretty sexy shrimp!
How much we're they?

Thanks man!

I believe they were something like $3.98 a piece. But then I got a 10% off that because that particular store is a supporter of my local club.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Nice! Not a bad price at all!
How's the HG doing?

 

[Billbug68]

Nice! Not a bad price at all!
How's the HG doing?

It's growing so slow, it's driving me nuts!

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Oh really! Jesus, I thought it would be growing like crazy, don't you have high light?

 

[Billbug68]

Oh really! Jesus, I thought it would be growing like crazy, don't you have high light?

I had turned the co2 down for a while, so that may be why growth has been slow. I'd consider it medium light.

I think next week I'll give the DHG a trim. I've been reading that trimming it low will help to encourage new growth.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

It might be the co2, but still I'm pretty surprised about that

 

[Billbug68]

Yeah. Well, I turned the co2 back up, and I'll trim next week. Hopefully things perk up soon!

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Yea, I heard that trimming it helped too

 

[Billbug68]

Yeah, I'm gonna give the shrimp some time to settle in before I mess with tank. I'll keep ya guys updated.

On another note. I was finally able to count all 6 of the tigers I added. They're pretty good at hiding! I found my first molt, so I'm taking that as a good sign that the shrimp survived the molting process. I wish they'd come out in the open a bit more!

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Don't worry, if they breed, you'll see a lot more

 

[Billbug68]

Yeah, it'll be a few months before I notice any new mature shrimp. Two of them were already berried, so I hope to see shrimplets soon!

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

That's pretty great! So that means you won't have to wait too long before you see any

 

[Billbug68]

Finally found a group of shrimplets hiding between the pre filter sponge and the glass. I seriously thought they were fish turds...