I went from 15 to 100 RCS in my first 10g Shrimp tank with 3 Otos.
Sand substrate
HOB filter with Fluval prefilter sponge over intake
Screw in CFLs 6,500K for my plants.
They love live plants. PWCs every week. Use Prime in the bucket before adding new water.
I feed a variety. Spinach, Romaine, Zucchini, Carrot, Omega One is main brand, also specialized Shrimp foods. Current favorite is Rapashy Gel foods.
No heater. Tank stays in the 70's
Lots of Plants
I added CRS later and still have some. Breeding never took off, due to my only male dying.
Added a variety of Nano fish and now never see baby Shrimp, but see a few new juveniles that survive.
Some days I wish I'd stuck with Otos. I miss seeing the baby Shrimp.
Fish:
Cory habrosus
Threadfin Rainbows
CPDs
Scarlet Badis
Cory hastatus ( too young, didn't make it)
Snails; MTS, Pond and Ramshorn
Before adding Fish other than Otos
http://youtu.be/2dxCfQK6jBg
After adding fish, looks great , but not a Shrimp tank anymore. Adult Shrimp are fine. Babies are thinned out a lot. These are OLD vids
http://youtu.be/aptmdICahvM
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