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Just to let you know, with higher temps, shrimp life spans are also shortened. The same is true of snails.

LOL, shrimp baby pictures are a bit more difficult than human baby pictures, though they both tend to get, 'Ohhhh loook at the baaabyyy'. ;)

Bill, I don't know for sure, but if I remember correctly, they lay eggs. I think I chatted with the person in the Netherlands that you purchased your snails from, but it's been six months or so.

Color change, of that sort, is not always indicative of a problem. I've had Amano shrimp turn maroon, dark blue, and light blue, and live a long healthy life. However, a shrimp on it's back is never good (unless you spot a pair breeding ;)). Don't be surprised if it's dead in 24 hours or less.

Sorry guys, I was hoping that the feel good deities were smiling upon me. Alas, I've been masticated and expectorated by the pain gremlins, again. I'll try to join in on the reindeer games, but I'm not up for leading one.

Mavisky, I'm sorry to hear about your loss. IMO, stress is the top killers of tank dwelling shrimp. I've found that species specific, or at least invertebrate specific tanks are the way to go with shrimp. If anyone is interested, I've got more pictures of my shrimp here...

Bill, You can divide a 10g tank into two breeding territories, with two alpha males and two to three adult females per alpha male. The juveniles will not be bothered much, but I use grow-out or nursery tanks to rear my Red Claw shrimp in. The nursery tanks have multiple fake plants to provide...

I've kept mine with the following, without any unusual deaths, Mollies, guppies, Mystery snails, MTS, Ramshorn snails, RCS, Bamboo shrimp, Macrobrachium kulsiense, Cherax quadricarinatus (with pleennnty of room, I don't recommend this), Ghost shrimp, and Amano shrimp. Make sure that there is...

jenratico, It is impossible to say what specific environmental requirements your crayfish have, without knowing the exact species you captured. Here are a few ideas, if you do plan on keeping them. 1 Your profile states you are from Colorado, you can safely assume that the crayfish you...

Oh, and by the way, lobsters are strictly marine fauna. Anything that looks like a lobster, that lives in freshwater, is called a crayfish or crawdad.

I'd highly recommend looking into aquiring Macrobrachium species of shrimp. I've been keeping a handful of different species for three to four years now, and am still planning on purchasing more. They are a little more difficult to find, but display much more personality than most of the dwarf...

Tennesseemom, That may indeed be the dominate male of your colony, but it appears to have plenty of maturing to go. Here is a picture of an alpha male from my breeding stock. Unfortunately he recently passed away, but lived almost three years in my aquariums. He was part of my original...

I've been breeding this species, along with other Macrobrachium species for a while now. It is possible to keep multiple breeding groups together, as long as you provide the proper environment. You can distinguish the species by studying the mature alpha male. Juvenile and non dominate males...

Crayfish are great fun. I've stopped handling my C. quadricarinatus, he molted a few days ago, and I can't believe he's gotten bigger. He didn't get any longer (still measuring around 8 to 9 inches long, but his claws have thickened up nicely.

The population size will be dictated by the available food. If there is a large supply of food and algae, the population will increase. It's fairly easy to reduce your snail population, if you want. Just make a 'snail trap' (take a plastic bottle, cut it in two, approximately one quarter of...

FYI, don't purchase a 35g just for a pleco, it will need a larger tank than that too. Also, some species need wood to munch on to keep them healthy (I guess it's a good source of fiber). All shrimp are fun, you can never go wrong with shrimp. I recently acquired a colony of Macrobrachium...

I ship shrimp all over the continental U.S. My shipments usually reach their destination by three days, but I know they can last longer. Here's how I package my shrimp. Use Kordon breath bags, filled with a minimum of three times the volume of occupant, in water. I place boiled yarn in the...

The dormant phase does not last very long, say a few days. I liken it to the obligatory nap, after a Thanksgiving meal. ;)

Apparently I'm large and tinted red (notice how I made that difficult for rb to use that as a double entendre). To quote 'The Todd', "In your endo!" No worries, I figure that I'll be around forever, just not moving very quickly.

Dances with fire, My pellet gun uses a spring, and is some 30 years old. I doubt it could break the surface of a jello salad on a hot July day.