Recent content by Starkkj

I’d try for an amano shrimp instead. They help with algae and are easy to take care of.

Sorry for getting back to YOU late! I think the hardness is probably the biggest issue. I’d switch to buying and using bottled spring water and treating it with bacteria and quick/safe start. That’s what I use! I’ve noticed my females tend to have molting problems and die after a few hatches so...

Shrimp tend to do well at ph levels of 7.0-7.4, gh levels of 7-10, kh levels of 2-6, tds of 180-300, and temps of 70-72. Ammonia needs to stay below 0.02, nitrite and nitrates need to stay fairly low as well.

From what I’ve gathered improper water conditions can cause this. What’s the ph, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and if you have a measuring tool... the tds? Tds will always be the one to get you especially if you top off the water level rather than doing a change once it evaporates enough. When...

As far as i know, they feed off any type of bacteria. I’d vinegar your tank and start new just to be safe

Don’t quote me, could be wrong but to me they look like planaria. Do not put fish or other life in the tank without ridding these worms. They will kill everything. A good wash with equal parts white vinegar and water will do the trick.

Turbo hasn’t had snail interaction since before I got her so she really has no reason to lay. Is this snails form of a period? Lol. Every time she’s laid eggs now (at least 4 clutches on the glass spread across 3 days or so) I’ve removed them but she keeps coming out of the water as if to check...

please help. I thought I had a male mystery snail! There’s no other snails in my possession and I’ve had Turbo since May. How the heck is this happening?! There’s an egg sack in my tank!!

Eggs are still there so all is well. I’m using spring water I can get from the store in 2.5 gallon jugs and I put conditioner in it as well as bacteria. I think she’s fine, her color has returned. Parameters are all in check too.

My mystery snail does the same thing sometimes when there’s too much light on the tank. Turn the light off for a while and let him relax. He’ll come out of his shell soon enough. Also, I would lower the ph to like 7.5.

So originally, this berried shrimp was supposedly a blue velvet but appeared more black colored and now she seems to be red? Attached are some pictures starting with the day I got her, last night, and a few minutes ago. Please tell me she’s okay.

That’s okay, it was my fault. I added a piece of wood and dropped the ph dramatically. Luckily, I have some ph up and got it back up as soon as I noticed her being unresponsive. Today I went and got an orange sunburst or a neon yellow (they didn’t have them marked properly) so I can have my...

Thank you very much! Unfortunately, one of the yellow moms passed away this evening which is absolutely devastating. Everyone else seems to be doing just fine.

Okay so, I had 4 pregnant shrimp and this morning found some babies! I’m so excited to see what they turn into! They’re either black carbon, red rili, or neon yellow. They’ve been bred with blue rili so we’ll see what happens! ATTACH]317383[/ATTACH]

I recommend getting a bigger tank... ten liters is a little small... I would try getting some brown/black shrimp/plant substrate, makes it a little bit easier to see cherries. Like mentioned before, get some more hides in the tank. Love prepacked plants from stores for hides, be careful with...