Project Orange

Now ... on to the others....

Ninja's: All zoea are lost. Tank to be cleaned and will move another female into isolation. I knew that this was going to be a failure but figured I had to at least conduct it to eliminate options.

Propinqua: The little lady is still carrying some eggs. While not as many as before, but some none the less. It does appear that she is now maintaining herself as the fuzzy area has disappeared. The question will be, will the remaining eggs be ok or will she eliminate them as well?
 
Amano shrimpies still looking good. All three have been accounted for. Looks like they have lost all their red now. This may be the sign I was looking for. As expected, I noticed a couple more that are in color transition and trying to grab on to the wall. Not sure exactly how many remain in here but progress is being made.

The Propinqua lady had taken care of herself. The eggs are all gone. She is acclimating back to main tank now. That tank has been cleaned up and a Ninja lady has moved in. This tank is on the shelf with the others so it can fall in line with the standard routines.

The old Ninja zoea tank was as well cleaned out and another Ninja lady moved in.

There is another Amano lady carrying but no tank space available for her at the moment. On that note, I found a place online that sells them rather cheaply. They were $4. I was able to get (4) plus shipping for the price of what three would cost me here. Kewlness. They should be in any time now.
 
A few Amano shrimpets moving nicely along the walls of the tank this morning when the light came on. I watched them for a few minutes before leaving. I noticed no red coloration on these guys at all and they are walking very well. I think I'm going to try and catch these three guys today and begin their transition to freshwater. Currently debating of their food during this time. Since the tank they will be going in isn't covered in algae or plankton, I will need to present them with something. I think I will add a pinch of the same powder I use for the Oto fry and maybe add a smidge of Spirulina. There will be daily water changes of around 50%.
 
I have temporarily met my match! This little jokers are fast! I mean lightening fast! Both Plans A and B have already been thwarted. I may have to resort to attempting to use a net. Problem with that is that I may also snag a free floater which would be bad. Hmmmmm..... More to follow.....

New tanks came in today. Awesome deal! I can now expand a bit but it won't be for another day or so. I'm thinking of moving one more Ninja and another Amano. I want to reserve a couple of tanks for the new Propinqua when they arrive.
 
Turkey baster has prevailed! lol

Caught all three shrimpets and moved them to a smaller tank. In that tank I added a bit of Spirulina and Golden Pearls. There is an air bubbler on it as well. I may give way to an air stone for better oxygenation. After dinner I will drain some of the water and start having them swim upstream.
 
Lights on this morning and all three Amano shrimpets still doing good after the first drop in salinity. I'll take a reading today before doing another water change with fresh water. I'm going to introduce a very small amount of flake food at this time.

Remaining zoea are still free floating. There were a couple that were on the wall but moved off shortly after the light came on. This is where the disadvantage of tanks v. nature comes in play and having to catch the little buggers one at a time after they morph instead of them just swimming happily upstream on their own. Would be nice to be able to migrate a whole tank to freshwater at one time.

Ninja and Amano ladies still carrying eggs. Will need to do some tank maintenance on thier tanks to clean up the poo and uneaten food.
 
Funny story here...As you know, last night I moved over three shrimpets into the container to migrate to freshwater. In the process of moving them over, I checked the container and only found two. This was after I "thought" I had all three moved in. Crap! One must have escaped somehow. I checked the turkey baster and the jar, not there. Checked the container once again and only counted two. I went to check the tank and I found him on the wall. Ooooooooooook...I recaptured him and placed him back into the container.

Fast forward to today. I go to do the water change in the container. Check on the shrimpets prior to to make sure all is well. Guess what...I count (4)! LOL. Kewlness. So...there are actually (4) shrimpets swimming upstream at the moment. Check of the tank and to the best I can tell, we still have free floaters. They are spending more time on the walls but not quite ready.

Check of the salinity before the water change was 1.013 down from 1.018. There is no rhyme or reason or weighted method for the transition. I am keeping it above 50% water change for a slow migration. I'll keep testing the water each day for progress.
 
Best pic I could get at the moment.

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Between their size and the way the tank is, makes it hard for a good pic. I'll keep trying though.
 
Update 01-Sep-2011:

Amanos: All is well in shrimplet land. All (4) present and accounted for. Salinity check prior to today's water change was 1.009. Remaining zoea continue to be free floating. I'm contimplating doing a water change in the zoea tank being how long it's been. Not sure though considering the zoea are close to morphing. Amano lady still holding eggs. Some nice diatom growth developing in her tank. The zoea should have plenty to work on when they grow up.

Ninjas: We have a hatching! Round Two of the Ninja project has officially begun. Mom is acclimating back to the main tank. Cleared out the debris and exo from her molt and drained down the water. The zoea are currently being washed out to sea as I type. I will add a few drops of phyto cocktail just to get the phyto started in the tank.

Propinqua: No updates to report. New group has yet to arrive. Will check with supplier to get a status.
 
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