Okay, aplogize first for the long posting which I seem to make a habit of doing. =|
But first off, my girlfriend surprised me me with a bag full of cherry shrimps for my Valentines day present! =)
I have NEVER raised any shrimp/inverts and do not have any experience what so ever besides raising 2X bettas each in their own 2.5 gal. I do have an empty 10 gallon I was saving to be a community or invert tank so I plan to use that. I also have a new Eheim 2213 filter I bought for the 10 gallon and have yet to use and a spare sponge I can attach over the intake. Is that filter too strong for a RCS tank? I've never used it so I'm unsure of how strong the filter really is.
Please aid me with any for me information about Red Cherry Shrimps temp/what to feed them/substrate/ anything at all.
Another issue I need help tackling is the cycling process. Both my betta fish have cases of fin rot and 1 tank is being medicated at the moment and the second is not medicated yet but im testing which medicine works since the second betta's condition is no where near as bad as the first one. My girlfriend keeps insisting me that my tanks are not cycled cause I do 1-2 40-50% water changes weekly. I have done water tests and the ammonia/nitrites do not increase (results posted here http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179142). So I'm not sure if I acutally have a source to jump start the cycling process. Suggestions anyone?
I'm going to keep the shrimp in the shipping bag in my betta tank to keep it at a decent temperature until tomorrow morning when I gather more information to do anything.
But first off, my girlfriend surprised me me with a bag full of cherry shrimps for my Valentines day present! =)
I have NEVER raised any shrimp/inverts and do not have any experience what so ever besides raising 2X bettas each in their own 2.5 gal. I do have an empty 10 gallon I was saving to be a community or invert tank so I plan to use that. I also have a new Eheim 2213 filter I bought for the 10 gallon and have yet to use and a spare sponge I can attach over the intake. Is that filter too strong for a RCS tank? I've never used it so I'm unsure of how strong the filter really is.
Please aid me with any for me information about Red Cherry Shrimps temp/what to feed them/substrate/ anything at all.
Another issue I need help tackling is the cycling process. Both my betta fish have cases of fin rot and 1 tank is being medicated at the moment and the second is not medicated yet but im testing which medicine works since the second betta's condition is no where near as bad as the first one. My girlfriend keeps insisting me that my tanks are not cycled cause I do 1-2 40-50% water changes weekly. I have done water tests and the ammonia/nitrites do not increase (results posted here http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179142). So I'm not sure if I acutally have a source to jump start the cycling process. Suggestions anyone?
I'm going to keep the shrimp in the shipping bag in my betta tank to keep it at a decent temperature until tomorrow morning when I gather more information to do anything.