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Had? What do you mean? He dismantled it?One of the exec's had a 500g tank in his office (which I HIGHLY doubt he personally maintained).
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He had someone else look after it, Luppy.
Low bioload + nutrient suckers=a lot easier to keep small tanks than you'd think. I don't advocate small tanks over big tanks, but it's really not soooooooo tight the way people seem to think. There is less room for error, of course, but it's definitely doable. I would catch some shrimp and take them home to your personal tank every time a clutch hatches, of course.
Low bioload + nutrient suckers=a lot easier to keep small tanks than you'd think. I don't advocate small tanks over big tanks, but it's really not soooooooo tight the way people seem to think. There is less room for error, of course, but it's definitely doable. I would catch some shrimp and take them home to your personal tank every time a clutch hatches, of course.
anything less than a 5g would be very difficult to maintain IMO. A 5g hex has a small footprint but offers the extra volume for stability. With the right aquascape you can make it look real nice for shrimp as well.
Not trying to highjack the thread, but figured better to ask here than post what would basicly be a duplicate title... I'm starting a 5g and have a few questions.
1-Are cherry shrimp significantly harder to keep than amano shrimp?
2-Do both pretty much breed as long as conditions are stable and in the right range, or there a trick to getting one or both to do so?
3-Is blanched zuchini a good staple food for both with occasional "treats"?
4-is a hardscape with a lot of shale ok with plants being added as I go? (There are only a few stems of anacharis and rotala and one java fern in the tank now, but I will be adding as clippings become availible from other tanks)
5- anything else you think I should consider?
Thanks, and again, sorry if this comes off as a highjacking. Not meant to, just thought it fit in with the topic.
1-Are cherry shrimp significantly harder to keep than amano shrimp?
2-Do both pretty much breed as long as conditions are stable and in the right range, or there a trick to getting one or both to do so?
3-Is blanched zuchini a good staple food for both with occasional "treats"?
4-is a hardscape with a lot of shale ok with plants being added as I go? (There are only a few stems of anacharis and rotala and one java fern in the tank now, but I will be adding as clippings become availible from other tanks)
5- anything else you think I should consider?
Thanks, and again, sorry if this comes off as a highjacking. Not meant to, just thought it fit in with the topic.
The tank no longer resides there. After he left his office had a drastic tankotomy. That room for more than five people to sit and have meetings.
1. Red Cherry Shrimp will quickly reproduce in freshwater. Amano shrimp require brackish water in order to grow from a zoe to a full grown. The adult shrimp of both species have similar environmental needs.
2. Yes. But with Amano shrimp, you'll need a few aquariums, dedicated to rearing them.
3. Blanched zucchini shouldn't cause any problems. They will have an easier time eating it if you remove the skin.
4. If you add anything that has been in or on the ground, into your tank, be prepared for mass extinction. If you use fertilizers for your plants, It's best to stop. There are many components of fertilizers that can kill shrimp.
5. Think about how many tanks will you end up with, once your shrimp colony is blooming
Aww, that's a bummer on brackish requirement for amano. Might get around to trying anyhow just for kicks.
As for the 5g, everything had been boiled.
As for ferts, the only thing I use is the basic flourish. I'm aware of copper being deadly, but that's the only thing I know of to be careful about in ferts. And I does very minimally, like 1/2 the recommended amount about half as often as suggested and my plants are growing great.
Small tanks are no prob here. Have 2 5's and 3 or 4 2.5s, my 20, and getting a 75 soon.
thanks for the info.
As for the 5g, everything had been boiled.
As for ferts, the only thing I use is the basic flourish. I'm aware of copper being deadly, but that's the only thing I know of to be careful about in ferts. And I does very minimally, like 1/2 the recommended amount about half as often as suggested and my plants are growing great.
Small tanks are no prob here. Have 2 5's and 3 or 4 2.5s, my 20, and getting a 75 soon.
thanks for the info.
