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Overview of the 2 feet tank
I also have some cutie tiger shrimp hohoho
cherry shrimp
Another cherry shrimp
Here , just want to update all the bros on my 1st shrimp tank. After a long long cycle period, seems my tank is finally stable.
Some pics to share....beginners standared tank and pic quality
Overview of the 2 feet tank
I also have some cutie tiger shrimp hohoho
cherry shrimp
Another cherry shrimp
self make moss house
sorry about the size of pics...still learning how to resize...
Most Importantly, just want to say Thanks to all the bro here who guide me and gave me all the advices during the initial stage of my tank setting !
Hi bro skysky
Congrats on your success on the tank setup!
May I know how long you take to cycle the tank before introducing the shrimps?
Thanks to advise.
David Lim
nice setup you have there bro. The Stone that you put there. What are they ?
hmm...which one ? the grey one ? there are about 4 types of stone there..Originally Posted by PLee
The grey one are the slate stone...u tile them up and will create a lot of gaps for the shrimp to hide.
I took about 3weeks. lost a few shrimp at first and eventually heed the expert advice here to patiently wait for the tank to complete cycle.Hi bro skysky
Congrats on your success on the tank setup!
May I know how long you take to cycle the tank before introducing the shrimps?
Thanks to advise.
Last edited by Quixotic; 8th May 2007 at 11:45.
quite creative
all stones brought from NA aquarium
there is another type of minerals rock which is suppose to increase the color of CRs. Any one know where to buy those?
saw them at NA and C328
Last edited by Quixotic; 10th May 2007 at 12:26. Reason: Remove immediate quote
Thanx Eddy ,
will pop into these few places and check it out
Hi PLee, you found the rock ? i bought 4 of them and is using one of them now. I intro 9 CRS late last week. Some update of the pics.
This is the rock i am talking about
My Cherry shrimps
Love the reddness of this cherry. she just gave birth...surprisingly the shrimplet is light red in colour at birth. unlike the other shrimplets are always transparent at birth.
Last edited by Quixotic; 20th May 2007 at 18:31. Reason: Remove immediate quote
Like to ask NA stands for what? Anyway, great setup there u you have skysky, whats yr your pH level, how you keep it low for you to introduce Crs?
Last edited by Quixotic; 20th May 2007 at 18:28.
NA=Nature Aquarium (opp Thomson Medical Center). If you pop by, do take a look at the other smaller LFS beside it. Have got very good collection of plants.
Thanks for your compliment, but really this is a my 1st trial on a planted tank. objective is super low maintainance. Thus no CO2, no Ada, no chiller. So is a simple setup. i only top up water and maybe once every month i will change 10%-15% water
I didnt intentionally lower the PH as you can see no CO2, no ADA..cant really lower PH LOL. last check show PH=7.2. but CRS still doing ok. I think CRS can tolerate this range but just cant breed in it. However, i am ok with it, as my intention is too enjoy looking at them not really into breeding, although the cherries are breeding well.
Oh, yr your cherries are breeding is it? I see, hows the prices at NA like, cheap or not?
Yeah, surprised that you got no CO2, no Ada, and chiller and yr CRS are still doing okay, that will be a good thing for me to know as i'm low on budget like you too... Anyway, how much is yr your setup?
Last edited by Quixotic; 20th May 2007 at 18:30. Reason: Please kindly avoid SMS lingo, thanks!
NA not selling Cherry shrimps now, today went but cannot find
What temperature are you keeping the CRS? My tank is fan cooled. I guess CRS wont breed in anything more than 28 degrees.
hi could you please give some details as to how you keep your tank low maintenance? i have a friend who is a total newbie to aquatic pets of all kinds, but wants to keep crs with as low maintenance as possible...i'm clueless as to shrimp so dunno how to advice him. your setup seems perfect for him =)
go to the LFS next door of NA, call colourful aquarium to buy cherry. Very stable and good Cherry. try to buy when the stock comes in the same day. then usually the quality is very high.
Haha i am surprise myself, so far CRS colour did not run off. maybe the time is too short to tell. Really have to monitor longer to say for sure.But there again, my CRS is grade C so maybe they are less sensitive compare to the good grade. For those bro seriously into CRS, is only logical to spur on the setup as the shrimp themselves are so expensive.
My setup is rather economical , the rough estimate is
1) 2 ft tank= $25 ( brought from yahoo auction)
2) a medium size hang on filter = $20
3) plants and moss = $20
4) quartz substrate =$8
5) some stones = $8
I will be adding some more tiger shrimps next week
My tank is about 27-29degree. Yup you are right, i knew from day 1, CRS will not breed. but i am contented just looking at them. i wanted a low maintanance tank, so is anticipated that there will be some drawback. but it serves my purpose well.
oh gosh, on CRS...you really should consult the rest of the expert here. i am a newbie in CRS. Actually if you friend is gonna to house the CRS in a air con room say office. i think he won half the battle already.
For my case, my setup was initially to breed cherries which is relatively low maintainance. When the tank is stable ( because cherries starts to breed in it), i brought some CRS and introduce into tank with proper acclimatization. so far they looks fine. colour also still there
Last edited by Quixotic; 20th May 2007 at 23:34.
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