Show off your shrimp tank!

[cherokeeluvr]

Oh.. I was wanted to post a video from my camera roll ? and ok well it sure looked nice!


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[Fresh2o]

Oh.. I was wanted to post a video from my camera roll ? and ok well it sure looked nice!


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Not sure if you can post directly. I had to post videos from my camera roll to YouTube and then grab the link for the videos.
Nice job on the floss pad.


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[cherokeeluvr]

Oh ok.. Never mind then.. And thanks! The shrimp won't all gather so I cant get a pic...


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[Fresh2o]

Oh ok.. Never mind then.. And thanks! The shrimp won't all gather so I cant get a pic...


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I take pics at dinner time. Also, I think the wafers promote social time as opposed to the granules (which can spread all over the tank).


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[cherokeeluvr]

I guess they weren't very hungry... Only one tried to eat it. I will go look again in a few min! Just one was eating it and seemed pretty happy!!


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[cherokeeluvr]

LONER o thought they would be hungry!! Lol two back there one there and I think he last one is hiding in my plant in the corner


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[cherokeeluvr]

here is everybody in one pic! The three in the front and two on the moss ball


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[Rodeo one]

Nice pic of them! Glad they re all safe.


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[cherokeeluvr]

just added the little pebbles and 3 neon tetras! And the water level is low base I took it out to try to fix the tank... The lid doesn't fit on the tank, I really hope I won't have to get a new one from the company and redo everything :| all the neons want their picture taken! And I also added the snail on the right side! love how this turned out!!!


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[Tbox]

The paper clips will get rusty kinda quick.
I broke a few plastic forks to the appropriate length to press the pad up against the intake. Seems to work, but inevitably a few savvy shrimp will find a way through. Also, I just wedged some filter pad in the lower intake.

 

[cherokeeluvr]

This paper clips have a coating and won't rust. I wasn't able to fit anything into the intake..


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[NatureFish]

Since there's so many shrimp hobbyists here I thought I would ask, what does a dead shrimp look like? I saw a picture of one and it was black...


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[10gal_nano]

Can be white, crispy ( I had ghost shrimp jump out!), upside down. Make sure you know the difference between a mount and a dead shrimp!


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[lilme]

how would you set up a cherry shrimp tank

 

[treemanone2003]

how would you set up a cherry shrimp tank

Plenty of self explanatory photos in this thread. It's pretty simple.
1-cycled mature tank
2-substrate
3-filter (sponge is easiest)
4-shrimp
5-plants



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[NatureFish]

Plenty of self explanatory photos in this thread. It's pretty simple.
1-cycled mature tank
2-substrate
3-filter (sponge is easiest)
4-shrimp
5-plants



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This shrimp channel on YouTube said you have to get ALL these products so I'm glad to hear its so simple. Right now the only thing stopping me from getting some would be...."gross it's dead!" Since, you know, they don't live too long...


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[Fresh2o]

This shrimp channel on YouTube said you have to get ALL these products so I'm glad to hear its so simple. Right now the only thing stopping me from getting some would be...."gross it's dead!" Since, you know, they don't live too long...


NatureFish
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Define "don't live too long"? I believe the average lifespan is anywhere from 1-1.5 years which is pretty decent considering they are best suited as a self-sustaining colony where breeding and death is a part of the cycle. In a heavily planted well populated tank you might not see any dead shrimp. Being scavengers, they will "take care of their own" so to speak.


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[NatureFish]

Define "don't live too long"? I believe the average lifespan is anywhere from 1-1.5 years which is pretty decent considering they are best suited as a self-sustaining colony where breeding and death is a part of the cycle. In a heavily planted well populated tank you might not see any dead shrimp. Being scavengers, they will "take care of their own" so to speak.


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I consider anything that lives less than 5 years to be something that doesn't live long. It just grosses me out too much to see any dead creature whether it be a cockroach or a shrimp. It just gives me the chills! Too gross for NatureFish!


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[treemanone2003]

This shrimp channel on YouTube said you have to get ALL these products so I'm glad to hear its so simple. Right now the only thing stopping me from getting some would be...."gross it's dead!" Since, you know, they don't live too long...


NatureFish
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You've done some good research. Digging deeper will show that chances are you're not gonna see the dead ones. Unless you can sit in front of the tank all day. They are scavengers and will eat just about anything. That's another reason it's recommended to leave the molts in the tank as they do get some beneficial protein from it. Also, if you happen to see a bunch of dead ones, there's a problem. As we all know, shrimp only tanks are generally smaller and smaller tanks can suffer adverse conditions more quickly. They are also way more fragile than fish, so acclimation has to be 100% spot on. If you can handle seeing a dead fish (although I agree, yuk) you can handle a dead shrimp.



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[NatureFish]

You've done some good research. Digging deeper will show that chances are you're not gonna see the dead ones. Unless you can sit in front of the tank all day. They are scavengers and will eat just about anything. That's another reason it's recommended to leave the molts in the tank as they do get some beneficial protein from it. Also, if you happen to see a bunch of dead ones, there's a problem. As we all know, shrimp only tanks are generally smaller and smaller tanks can suffer adverse conditions more quickly. They are also way more fragile than fish, so acclimation has to be 100% spot on. If you can handle seeing a dead fish (although I agree, yuk) you can handle a dead shrimp.



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It hard to look at a dead fish for more than 5 seconds. If there's a dead fish I just say dead fish and someone in the house throws it out. It's just too yucky for me. However I'm glad you said that they will eat the dead bodies. It's just that...what if they leave the head or something? Eww I need to stop thinking about this!


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