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Ok thank you for the advice. I looked into it. For a mag 18 pump, they run about $180. That's a bit expensive. I really wouldn't mind pumping very slowly uphill if it's just for water changes. Is there a weaker pump that would do it? For example, most weaker pumps say there is an auto shut...

I am thinking to install several tanks in my cellar/basement. I don't have drainage in this cellar. For water changes, I was wondering if anyone knows of products or DIY setup that could reliably carry the water up one flight of stairs. Preferably looking for an electric water changer that can...

All right, I'm convinced that it was this accidental contamination then. Permethrin is known to be extremely toxic to aquatic inverts in low quantities. I hope that your tank recovers soon...

Oh no! I did that the first time I bought my red neos. If you want some tips to make sure you have a bulletproof setup the next time you try, reply here and I'll try to help you not repeat the same mistakes I made.

Found some online. Please delete. And thanks for the tips everyone!

Nice CPO Autumnsky! $12.50 is a steal here in the Bay area. Seen em listed $15-20. All that Google/Apple/Facebook money pushing the prices sky high.

+1 to this. Autumnsky really knows inverts. I completely agree that CPOs get really reclusive when they molt. If you didn't see the dead body, it's maybe not dead CPOs try and canabalize each when they molt, so they're good at hiding. I once "lost" a single CPO in a bare 5 gallon with a...

Welcome to the shrimp keeping hobby! Neocaridinas breed readily with other neocaridinas. You certainly could buy some blue neos and put them in with your red neos, but then you'd potentially revert to wild type coloration in their offspring. You definitely will not get an additive color...

Are you 100% sure it was the medicine residue on your hands? What is the chemical name of the medicine? Some of these medicines are actually purposely used in shrimp tanks in small doses, so there's a chance that this may not have been the cause. I've read reports of shrimp and fish freaking...

Looking for a decent sized chunk of snail-free Java moss for newly cycled aquarium. Thanks! [Oh and if you know someone with Green Babaulti Shrimp, pass me their info. Can't find any online.]

Hi Dallas! I'm looking for snail-free Java moss. Is yours snail-free and do you have any left? Thanks, Kazin.

Bump. I am still looking for Green Babaulti Shrimp to restart my colony. Thanks!

Fast moving, moving its head around looking for something, opaque white - darker in the middle: You almost certainly have planaria! Does its head look an arrow point? Maybe type planaria into google images to confirm, but I think that's gotta be it. If you do think you have planaria and hydra...

HAHA by rearrange I more was thinking along the lines of dig up and remove from the substrate. They for whatever reason pulled up my dwarf hairgrass strand by strand until it was all floating at the top of my tank! They even try to eat the roots of DHG sometimes. I think that you CAN keep CPOs...

Any private breeders out there? I just want a few so I can start my colony back up. Moved and sold off my previous. Finally have a tank cycled and free for them. Thanks, Kazin

Nice tank! Maybe consider some cholla wood or other caves if you're going to add more. Even if you have less CPO than the recommended limit per gallon, you also usually want to have one more cave than the CPO you have so they don't have to fight all the time. CPO will rearrange smaller plants...

I'm not quite sure what you have from the pictures, but I think you may have planaria. If you post some close ups I can confirm. Fenbendazole is the only way to destroy them in my experience. You can cut down feeding, sure, but the planaria I have dealt with just start hunting shrimp when...

Looking for green babaulti shrimp! If you are selling or know someone who is, let's get in touch! Thanks, Kazin

I sold them off when I moved from San Diego a few months back. I have just been cycling a new tank long enough to consider buying some more and getting that started. Really fun and interesting shrimp. Thanks for the interest.

I think I've read that some anubias if cut in the tank can lead to problems. Though I've also read that many have done that without the problems. I am thinking to compile a list of truly smart plants to have in a shrimp tank. While plants are usually fine, long term a lot of them shed a lot...

I bought from them recently. Shrimp shipped were a bit smaller than expected. Free candy included in the package. Not a bad seller, but the shrimp could have been larger.

I have a strong feeling that amano shrimp do hunt shrimplets once they learn how. I had one that seemed to be sort of running around a lot so I checked it out and lo and behold an RCS seemed to give birth to a lot of shrimplets in that area. I didn't catch it in the act, but that was...

Nitrates are super deadly to shrimp at those levels, PJFISH. I don't know what PPS is, if it's a nitrate rich fertilizer I'd stop dosing it. 50% water change may be a good idea to cut down the nitrates. Afterwards, skip feeding the shrimp for a few days. If water quality is already weird...

I had a betta with an orange CPO crayfish for years. In my opinion, they're the best companions. The bettas, even the most aggressive, learn not to tangle with the CPO and the CPO won't catch the betta. Provides both of them stimulation. Easy to feed: floating pellets for betta, sinking...

Cecibella, the best way to insert a picture is to click "manage attachments" link below the text box when replying.