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I have been struggling with the fact that no matter what I did my dwarf shrimp population was dwindling! I tried everything over the past 12 months, then yesterday, i think i finally discovered what was killing my shrimp! LOTION!!! About 12 months ago I started using a body lotion that contained...

HELP! My dwarf shrimp keep dwindling down to just a few, yet there are no bodies to indicate that they have died. All of the water parameters in my 10 gallon RCS tank are correct. I run 2 filters: a sponge filter and an Aquaclear 30 filter with a filter cover on the intake. I do a 25% water...

I have read a lot of differing opinions online regarding water changes in dwarf shrimp tanks. How much and how often should I do a water change in my 10 gallon dwarf shrimp tanks? Some people recommend changing 20% to 30% of the water every week, while others say to change the same amount every...

Hello! I am really stumped! The pH in my 2 freshwater tanks that have sand as a substrate dropped down to 6.0, although the pH in all of my other freshwater tanks is 7.6! What could cause such a difference in pH? Anyway, I used crushed coral to stabilize my pH at 7.0, using 1/4 cup of crushed...

Hi! I'm trying to find out about the best heaters for my 10 and 5 gallon tanks. I almost lost a whole aquarium of Tangerine Tiger shrimp when my Tetra 50 heater malfunctioned and heated my water to 87 degrees instead of shutting off at 78 degrees! Now I am very leery about the Tetra heaters that...

I have the following setups: A 10 gallon tank with RCS and Malawa shrimp, a 10 gal tank with red rili and Malawa shrimp, a 5 gal tank with tangerine tiger shrimp, and a 10 gal tank with red-blue rili and green Babaulti shrimp. All of the tanks have a sponge filter and a hob filter with a filter...

I love these little cat fish, but can't seem to keep them all alive! I have 3 in my 20 gallon tank which also contain neon yellow shrimp, Amano shrimp, and nerite snails. It is a planted tank with a large 2 sided sponge filter. All of the inhabitants are doing well, but every time the I add #4...

Question: Since Java moss and Java ferns are low light plants, how long should the aquarium lights be left on, daily, in my 10 gallon and 20 gallon aquariums so that these plants will continue to thrive? :fish2:

I just discovered new babies in 2 of my tanks! In my 20 gallon tank, in which I have neon yellow shrimp, Amano shrimp, and 4 ottos, there are neon yellow baby shrimp for the first time!!! Yea! I also discovered that I have 2 baby cory catfish that hatched from the many eggs that were laid all...

Hi fellow AA site members! I'm a new member, and I have been searching high and low for someone who is selling Caridina Babaulti shrimp and Malawa shrimp. If you know of anyone who is selling these 2 kinds of dwarf freshwater shrimp, please let me know. I am located in northern California...

Hello to everyone! This is Jazzy cap, and:) I'm brand new to this site, and I'm so glad to meet you all and be a part of it! I've been keeping fish since I was a kid, but just recently started raising dwarf shrimp. I find it very fascinating and I've been reading everything I can find about...