Recent content by JJenna

I use the term cull to mean that I am going to put the less desirable shrimp in another tank. Just trying to breed dark colored shrimp. Thanks for your concern, I was not aware that some people use it to mean slaughter.

It is inevitable that you get pest snails along with any plant. I've purchased plants from 'reputable' companies and I get snails. I treat every plant before it goes into the tank with Reverse Respiration. www.reverserespiration.com It places plants in a high pressure, pure-CO2 solution that...

I'm not quite sure what you mean. Are you asking me, 'do you need to cull?' I'm moving the shrimp that don't meet the characteristics that I want to another tank with mixed colors.

You might ask the LFS that you are going to get your betta at...what PH they keep theirs in. I heartily agree with everyone else, don't chase the PH...in a 10 gallon tank, small changes are likely to cause large swings in addition that pH fluctuates depending on time of day. My tank runs...

I've read articles about culling shrimp but looking for specific culling recommendations for my tank. Currently I have ~14 Jade neocardinias and I'm looking to have the dark color preserved. At what age do I cull shrimp (not that I quite know how old any of my shrimp are, lol), meaning at...

Update on the hazy Shrimp tank and thanks to everyone who made suggestions! Had a significant amount of mulm under the gravel and had to resort to removing all the gravel and siphoning up the detritus over the course of the past couple of weeks until the bottom was clean. Sorted the gravel and...

This makes sense, I have a gravel bottom and it's possible that debris is falling into cracks, will start more frequent siphoning of gravel. Thanks!

I'm new to sponge filters and wonder if my expectations are too high for getting clear water. I have a 10 gal tank with a small sponge filter from ACO in it. It's been set up for a couple of months now and has ~25 neos and 4 Mystery Snails in it. I also have a 125 gal and 40 breeder that have...

No worries!

I'll bite...it has the shape of a reticulated hillstream loach.

Here's a nifty tool for you to get an idea if your tank is overstocked as well as seeing how changes in filtration will look for adding additional fish to the tank. You just put in your info, add fish and it will give you a percentage of how stocked your tank is. It's not perfect because the...

Do you have a source for R/O water? If you've had heavy rains in your area it wreaks havoc on water systems including ammonia and nitrates. If you put in some fast growing plants they will consume ammonia and nitrates and converting them into new leaves and roots. Once your tank is cycled you...

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