shrimp tank help!

[Cliffz]

Folks,
I bought a 3.5 gal Eclipse tank to start a small shrimp tank. I bought black sand as a substrate. Is this ok for the shrimp tank? I thought the black would loook good against the Red shrimp.
I know I have to put some moss in and a piece of driftwood.
Thanks

 

[JustOneMore20]

Black sand should be fine. Congrats on the new tank!

 

[mgamer20o0]

the moon sand like at petsmart? if thats it it will be fine.

 

[fort384]

If it is ADA aquasoil or ecocomplete, make sure you fishless cycle the tank and check it for a few days. These nutrient rich substrates are GREAT for planted tanks, but they do leach ammonia into the water for a time after adding to the tank. This problem with be exacerbated in a 3.5G tank.

 

[Purrbox]

Be careful with the filter on the Eclipse... it may be strong enough to suck in the shrimp.

 

[Zagz]

I agree put a prefilter on the tank or a sponge over the intake of the filter tube.

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

I suggest blocking the filter on the Eclipse with some kind of filter sock so the RCS and their babies don't get sucked into the intake. Even if it doesn't suck them in, they will go near it to get food off it and then get sucked in.

I use black sand in my 20G Long yellow shrimp breeder and it brings their color out amazingly. I'm sure it will do the same for your RCS.

Also they do love moss but it isn't a requirement. They love my hornwort too. Anything they can relax and get tangeled in is what they like. Haha.