3.5 Gal Shrimp Tank Build

[Jason7894561230]

Hey All
So I have a 3.5 gal empty since my 3 year old Betta died () So now im making it a Shrimp tank. I have always wanted some red cherry shrimp in a small tank and now i can do it!
So im going to be using some white sand for the substratre and may or may not be doing live plants. If i do do live plants then i am going to need a light and i light i do not have So thats might be another expense. I have some black rocks to decorate it and hopefully make it look good.
So here are some pictures i ahve only got water in the tank so far and the heater and filter.

 

[siva]

You could some marimo/moss ball, if you'd like. Most shrimp enjoy them and they do not require any kind of light.

 

[Jason7894561230]

I would Siva but i cant find them in Australia

 

[marchmaxima]

I would Siva but i cant find them in Australia

You can find them online. They go in and out of availability but if you look around, they do pop up.

 

[Jason7894561230]

Oh, well I was thinking of making a few moss balls myself but how can I do that? I have mass but I dot know how to make the ball, so any seggustions will be very helpful

 

[Jason7894561230]

So no one knows how too? But today I'm going to bet my sand for the tank

 

[iDream]

Not sure but I'm following! Love nano shrimp tank builds!


Definitely looking forward to seeing this come together

 

[jetajockey]

marimo moss balls are actually a type of algae.

 

[Jason7894561230]

Yeah i thought so, i am thinking maybe some sort of carpet of moss.

 

[jetajockey]

get some plastic mesh canvas and sandwich the moss between two pieces and put it in place, it will eventually grow through it and make a nice carpet.

 

[iDream]

marsilea minuta I think is a good carpet plant, easy too IIRC

 

[Jason7894561230]

Lol, yeah i can try and find that, but i like the carpet thing

 

[Jason7894561230]

Is it okay to have ghost shrimp and Red cherry shrimp in the same tank?

 

[alLexX]

im pretty sure ghost shrimp will eat RCS.

 

[fort384]

Regular ghost shrimp will not eat RCS. They should be fine together.

 

[Mr. Limpet]

im pretty sure ghost shrimp will eat RCS.

It's fine. I have ghost, RCS and AES all in the same tank as my Betta and everyone is doing good. My RCS eat the exoskeleton of the ghosties lol.

 

[alLexX]

hmmmm,seeing as they dont eat them,i wonder if i can find RCS locally...

 

[MABJ]

I've never found em locally, but siva says you can buy em online at CL or eBay for about 1$ a piece including shipping.

 

[Coleallensmom]

Jason, do you have access to java moss? It is a very prolific grower and does well IME even with very little light. I have some RCS in my 37 gal now and they love hiding in it. Best thing about it is you can attatch to just about anything.

 

[Jason7894561230]

I have some java moss and got some gravel going to be doing something very funky with it so stay tuned for pictures