My 10g shrimp sanctuary

[happypoet]

I'm gonna name them all Loony.

hehe. Enjoy!

 

[igor.kanshyn]

I'd add to what I previously said that he seems to have a territory, while the others wander around. He doesn't mind others in his area, but he sticks to it generally.

That's quite right. They like to hang out on one place.
Mine starting exploring a tank from tank to time, but it's rare.

And I also think that they behave differently when they are in big groups.

 

[igor.kanshyn]

Just ordered some of them, very excited, my first Sulewesi. I'm gonna name them all Loony.

Is it Sulawesi Zebra?

 

[igor.kanshyn]

My ph is 8.0 or so. I see many places that neocaridina are recommended to be at 7.5 or less, but I have had no problems.

The cardinal's behavior is different. It seems a little shyer in that it likes to hang out on the rocks beneath the wood "bridge," though it does venture out plenty. It will graze on the marimo balls and the wood, but it really prefers to graze on the slate best, and it has not shown any interest in the java or taiwann moss, unlike the others. It also is not interested in blanched zucchini.

Cardinals are not neocaridina. They need high pH. They are from Sulawesil lame Matano. It changes a lot

Your pH is good, but do not lower it.

Look here Cardinal Shrimp

 

[happypoet]

Cardinals are not neocaridina. They need high pH. They are from Sulawesil lame Matano. It changes a lot

Your pH is good, but do not lower it.

Look here Cardinal Shrimp

Yes, I know. I have Neocaridina in the same tank with them, and I was saying that they (the blue pearls) do not have problems with the ph that high.

 

[igor.kanshyn]

Yes, I know. I have Neocaridina in the same tank with them, and I was saying that they (the blue pearls) do not have problems with the ph that high.

Ah, I see. It makes sense

I was thinking about getting blue pearls, but have not been found a good source.
Any pictures of your blue shrimps?

 

[happypoet]

There are a couple earlier in this thread. I have some that are very blue, but others are not very blue. I will be culling (by putting them in another tank) the not so blue ones to try to make the colony better-colored.

 

[igor.kanshyn]

It's quite a good one!
I found that blue, yellow and showball offspring keep parent's color better than ordinary cherries. There is almost no transparent or completely pale shrimps from them.

Look at my yellows, if you wish: Shrimp Tank. Yellow Shrimps

 

[happypoet]

I have a lot of work to do to get my whole colony that blue. I have lots that are pale. Your yellows are incredibly colored. Very nice.

 

[MacMyers]

Looks great. Seems like you would have parameter conflicts however?