Sulawesi Shrimps and other fancy Indonesian shrimps

[boxedfish]

thanks for the advice. I will grab mineralplus first. i read in other forum that they have a very good success with mineralplus together with coral sands.

I may have to remove some coral sands if the GH is too high. will update more when i get the test kit

do keep me inform if u got new baby snails... cheers

yup keep me updated on your GH. Last i had sulawesi shrimps, my GH was about 10dkh, which was too high. They did not made it, maybe it;s also because i bought the red lines shrimps, which almost everyone have no success in keeping alive.

i do have baby snails, but they took like 4 to 5 months to be 1/3 of adult size.

[Kim Yong]

my search from those who breed successfully has even a GH of 12 or higher. They say the most important fact is water temp of 28-30 degree and ph of above 8. I have read that successful breeder has GH ranged from a low 4 to high 12, so i guess GH might not be a factor here.

going to grab a Ph test kit from C328 later, and MineralPlus to see if it help

Actually the last 4 cardinal in my tank has been survival for quite a while already. just that they are not breeding. my guess is survival of the fittest, the weak has been terminated due to poor transportation condition from Indonesia

[boxedfish]

well, i am no expert then..

anyway, taken from this link http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/CO2/khgh.html . may or may not apply to shrimps, but worth a note.
"General hardness is the more important of the two in biological
processes. When a fish or plant is said to prefer "hard" or "soft"
water, this is referring to GH. Incorrect GH will affect the transfer
of nutrients and waste products through cell membranes and can affect
egg fertility, proper functioning of internal organs such as kidneys
and growth. Within reason, most fish and plants can successfully
adapt to local GH conditions, although breeding may be impaired."

[Kim Yong]

thanks boxedfish. but i am surprise as i read there are people breeding the sulawesi shrimp from 4 to 12 GH. sort of confuse here.

anyway, i got the Ph test kit (sera brand) and tested my water to be around 8 to 8.5, sort of in between.

Also got Mosura MineralPlus and Mosura Old Sea Mud. just added to my tank. will monitor for a few days. will update if there are any findings on molting

any baby snail for adoption?? probably 1 or 2 will do. just to decorate the tank up with more life

[boxedfish]

yup keep us updated...

snail for adoption? i afraid not. i do not have enough per type to have a sustainable population yet. Let me increase my snail headcount first..

[Kim Yong]

just rescape my tank last night. removed the drift wood. removed 2/3 coral sand/chips. Ph at around 7.5 to 8, nearer to 7.5. Got a Gh test kit and tested to be 7. been consistant last night and this morning for both reading.

got 10 more shrimp frpm C328 yesterday, but 1 did not survive. 2 are missing, probably hiding in the rocks. need to check again this evening.

for those who are looking for sulawesi snails (orange color, sorry have no time to check out the actual name for the orange color) there are 6 or 8 left in C328 when i left last evening at 10pm. took 2 and saw another customer took 2

added in air pump, but i think the air is too strong. might need to buy a switch to control it smaller

[Kim Yong]

forgot to mention last night rescape came with 95% water change, added Mosura old sea mud and MineralPlus to hit the Ph 7.5 and Gh 7.

[blood_elfik]

Anyway, less people know the location is better for species there. I would rather the price of the shrimps be higher, so that the collectors will be happy with the earning and catch less causing less damage.

Sad to see the size of C. spongicola is getting smaller over the batches coming to Singapore, what that can mean is the large size has already been depleted. Previously, there were so many Caridinal (Germany way of calling, here I think is call Blue something), but now the importor said they are not able to catch in large number.

Anyway, there are lot of other cheaper shrimp species around one can afford to keep, making a trip there to catch free shrimps is uncalled for and I do not think it can be any cheaper. And it wont be a trip like going to our reservoir to catch tiger barbs.
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[Cristiano]

I thought if price of shrimp higher,more people will want to go catch them in bulk.
They will not even care for the well being of the shrimps but for their pockets.

[mr grumpy]

Just love the way some breeds the legs or the feelers are highlighted and can see every movement they make clearly

[crevette]

To all the Sulawesi shrimp enthusiasts,

I am interested in Sulawesi shrimp setup. Would you be kind enough to share with us your experience. Also if you have a breeding colony, may be you can put up to offload to
members of AQ.

Cheers

[Kenng]

To all the Sulawesi shrimp enthusiasts,

I am interested in Sulawesi shrimp setup. Would you be kind enough to share with us your experience. Also if you have a breeding colony, may be you can put up to offload to
members of AQ.

Cheers

I just started my thread, there are a few others sharing too, check them out.

[aqualifestyle34]

hello,
good setting, good temperature and especially a good diet ...
According to Indonesian farmers they say the secret and the food.


Me and my concern is what worries scientists is also the reduction of phytoplankton in the lake.
The passion of fishkeeper is good, but if we do nothing to preserve habitats in a few years all these habitats have disappeared.

http://www.aqualifestyle-france.com/...n-grand-danger

[marimo]

found this thread

asking if these shrimps can be bought in singapore?

I saw pictures of sulawesi pinichio shrimp,Harlequin and other intereesting color that resembles saltwater shrimps, they stay and breed in fresh water?!

What general water parameters they stay in ?

[joydiv]

pictures

[Draka]

Oh man, as always the orange delight looks so nice.

[lawrence72]

Dear all,

anyone letting go spotted Tylo snails?
I'm keen to get some .
pls contact me via whatsapp
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[heeling]

Hi,

Anyone can advice me on how to build my tank to keep Sulawesi Shrimp? I'm new to keeping shrimp and I just got a 1ft tank to try it out.

Oh i'm planning to keep cardinal sulawesi shrimp.

[gboy22]

Is this shrimp type still available in SG?

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[AhVy]

Is this shrimp type still available in SG?

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The last I heard, no LFS sells this anymore.



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