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I can't really tell from the photo. Personally I am not fond of fuzzy stuff in my tanks ;) FYI, I was also not fond of keeping ghosties with my RCS. The ghosties are so much bigger and pretty aggressive. Also the CPD are commonly said to be 'safe' with shrimps but I have seen it reported plenty...

Not that I have personally measured bb levels, but I thought most people consider filter media a prime location of bb. :confused:

My first foray into planting is for my 10 gal shrimp tank. 2 x 13W CFL,6500K, directly on the glass. I currently have java fern & java moss, and they are doing fine. I don't really need to soak up the excess nutrients or provide shading, but I think floaters are cool (in particular: red root...

And CPDs are often said to be fairly safe with shrimps. What is your plant density? But yeah, I do lean towards thinking shrimps need their own tank.

Well good, I am glad you are aware tanks need to be cycled. I also suggest you perhaps post the stock question in another sub-forum if you don't get the answers here. I am not at all sure about cichlids, if those are suitable for beginners? Plus knowing what fish you will stock can affect...

I have been occasionally skimming local classifieds to see what tank prices are. First, I noticed most listings are for complete setups (pump, etc), which is fine, but I'd rather use my own equip. I am surprised about the prices on the few bare tanks I have found...people want almost $1/gallon...

How thoughtful of you! I can't help much, since I just have standard glass tanks. Did you want something fancier than that? Do you have a budget? What kinds of fish (or shrimps! ) do you think it will house? This may affect tank size. Plants? So you are new, does that mean you do not know how...

I just found one of those 'fish room' listings. Too far away for me to consider, tho. More tanks than I need, but such a nice price. The rest of the listings I saw seemed rather pricey; I don't get it. I mean , I know price can be reduced if you ask, but...

I just finished treating my tank with No Planaria product. I was pretty nervous about it. I was able to remove a few shrimps and put in another tank (yes, possibly spreading hydra with them) for insurance. I actually only dosed for one day; killed the hydra and a lot more planaria than I ever...

Once I got my cherry shrimp and saw how different in size they are to the ghosties, I made sure to keep them in separate tanks. Maybe with enough cover they'd be OK, but... My ghosties are also more aggressive than the cherries. Plus, since your ghostie is already traumatized, he might have an...

That is good advice. I have also kept fish in buckets and muck buckets (15-20gal) for short term, emergency type situations. Not ideal, of course, and I'm sure some fish do better than others in such conditions. It's good to think about what you might have to use in an emergency. Hopefully...

wow, congrats! I believe Fishfur recently posted some info on how to feed the babies, if you are interested.

Well I guess regular java fern is cool, too. Just thought the narrow leaf one would be better for the 'small' 10 gal size. I am interested in making more of it and spreading it around. The roots take up the full length of the coco husk now. Is it OK to cut off a few stems from the ends and...

Are there any fish in the tank? If so, the shrimp will get what the fish leave behind. I would use the smallest amount of wafer you can put in. I think 2-3 times a week, max. I ended up with hydra & planaria in my tank after feeding algae wafer - I don't think the shrimp had any, and it ended...

Just starting to plant my tank(s). Want low light, no fert/CO2 for my shrimp and shrimp/fish tanks. Picked these up from petco - the first looks like java fern...hopefully narrow leaf java, tied onto coco husk? The other thing, I have never seen before, is a bendable stick with moss (I think it...

Well I am certainly no expert, but it does look like cordyline to me, as well.

Aw, thanks. I have been meaning to update, anyway. Fish is doing OK now. Schooling with the other bloodfins again. Eating food better than he was, but I still think he has a slight issue keeping the food in his mouth.

Still haven't decided what to do. Haven't found any hydra for 24 hours, altho pretty sure I saw a planaria zooming around on the glass. Have come across the No Planaria product. It does treat hydra, right? Not sure how one would choose between Fenbendazole and No Planaria? Is NP more of a...

I just checked the planetinverts site and read their info about using Fenbendazole. I guess I will resort to this if I have to. Would still like to know what people think about vacuuming gravel with baby shrimps. Obviously I would do it slow and careful and check the drain bucket for babies. I...

Cool. I haven't seen it take place yet. But I just saw a female lying 'upside down' in a plant and fanning her eggs. Funny!

So I have just started seeing baby RCS shrimplets. Yea! But I also found some hydra. I suspect I got the hydra from a marimo ball I got for the shrimps. I rinsed it, but not a lot. I know it had copepods for a while. I also do not overfeed, especially since the shrimps are not very interested...

That is always a possibility, but this was not full size shrimp. However, I found some hydra today, so that could be an issue.

Don't know what you plan is, but if you just get 10 or so, assuming you have M&F, they are likely to breed and fill up you tank in short order.

No, this is all shrimps. This little guy didn't make it, really wish I knew what happened.

wow, that substrate is pretty