So..setting up a hillstream tank at last
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Unfortunately one of the cherry shrimp has died. Hoping it isn't the start of a trend.
On the subject of keeping shrimp, Mad Duff mentioned this shrimp-compatibility chart at the last loach meet. Thought people might be interested to see it:
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/dwarf_shri ... hart.shtml
On the subject of keeping shrimp, Mad Duff mentioned this shrimp-compatibility chart at the last loach meet. Thought people might be interested to see it:
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/dwarf_shri ... hart.shtml
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Ah, I think the one you've posted is better. The main thing I was after was to see that cherry shrimp can be kept with red crystals. I'll wait and see how the cherries do before sinking money into crystals though.
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At last, baby shrimp!
I know breeding cherries is hardly an achievement but we're pretty excited about it all the same.
Counted 10 individuals, most of which are about 2mm but one was around half a millimetre, so we reckon there must have been more than one spawning and that means there are probably more than I've managed to count!
Also noticed some strange behaviour from the snails. Found them dangling off a piece of wood one day when I got home from work. Sorry for the bad picture.
I can't think what they would be up to but it was fun to watch them swinging in the current for a while. The big one dropped down but the little one ate its way back up the mucus thread and continued off along the wood.
I know breeding cherries is hardly an achievement but we're pretty excited about it all the same.
Counted 10 individuals, most of which are about 2mm but one was around half a millimetre, so we reckon there must have been more than one spawning and that means there are probably more than I've managed to count!
Also noticed some strange behaviour from the snails. Found them dangling off a piece of wood one day when I got home from work. Sorry for the bad picture.
I can't think what they would be up to but it was fun to watch them swinging in the current for a while. The big one dropped down but the little one ate its way back up the mucus thread and continued off along the wood.
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I was trying to get Red Cherries to breed forever, because I could have sold them at a good price. Now the store where I planned to sell them is closed, and I have shrimp galore. I love them, so no problem.
I would like to know how compatible those shrimp on the chart are with very common shrimp like Amanos and Ghost.
I have a huge Whisker Shrimp that isn't living up to its reputation.
I would like to know how compatible those shrimp on the chart are with very common shrimp like Amanos and Ghost.
I have a huge Whisker Shrimp that isn't living up to its reputation.
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If you have a look at the chart in the link I posted above, it lists both amano and ghost shrimp.
If our population really gets out of control, once we've given shrimp to every fishkeeper we know, we'll probably try to sell a few to a fish shop.
If our population really gets out of control, once we've given shrimp to every fishkeeper we know, we'll probably try to sell a few to a fish shop.
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You'll have to find some patience, it's going to be a while! We've got a bit of a fungus problem on the wood so we're waiting for that to clear up as well as getting a decent shrimp population explosion going, before we start adding any more fish. Strangely, we're quite content at the moment with just our minnows and shrimp!
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Very, very sad to hear about the fungus problem. It was a demon fungus that scared me away from real wood years ago - broke my heart and nearly my mind trying to eradicate the stuff. Heavy salt brine soaking (1 month) and sunshine finally fixed the wood, but it was a 3 month ordeal. It was a silvery ocean driftwood looking piece by the end of this too.
The tank is amazing in it's current form - it has me paying more attention to shrimp than I ever had before.
Good luck on the fungus - once you kill it - I'd kill it again.
The tank is amazing in it's current form - it has me paying more attention to shrimp than I ever had before.
Good luck on the fungus - once you kill it - I'd kill it again.
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