mellowvision
Seafood Lover
got pics of the leaves in the tank? I am making a 15gal vivarium/swamp that will have inverts... very interesting.
Suggestions for a Shrimp tank?
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Oak and Indian Almond leaves are in the back, usually have more than in this picture. Shells are at right side.
how to setup and maintain a shrimp tank is detailed here:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/shrimp/21031-information-people-wanting-breed-cherry-shrimp.html
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/shrimp/21031-information-people-wanting-breed-cherry-shrimp.html
I vac into a bucket then get in a bright light so I can see to net the babies. Always seem to get a few, they are so darn small!
mellowvision
Seafood Lover
heh. oh I see. I thought you were talkin LEAVES... like the floor covered with them as they would be in a lake shore nook. I got really excited at the prospect of that.
is that possible? a leafy rotting substrate? I mean, possible to maintain with living creatures?
is that possible? a leafy rotting substrate? I mean, possible to maintain with living creatures?
Shrimp will pick the leaf clean, all that's left is the vein structure. I throw it out then but you could leave it.
In another forum, I've read posts by an experienced shrimp keeper that has a tank just like what you described. The tank bottom is covered with brown oak and maple leaves that have been soaked to leech out all of the tannis and harmful substances. He has not done any feeding or water changes for some time (months) and the shrimp are reproducing. He states that the shrimp population is not growing as quickly as the tanks that he feeds and regularly changes the water, but they are still healthy.
FYI, the shrimp don't actually eat the leaves. They eat the microbes that eat the leaves.
