Starry night sulawasi shrimps ( white orchid)

**Wjustin** · 2nd Nov 2010, 17:43

Hi bros just harvested my starry shrimps
They are very hard to catch compared to my crs
from a certain view they look like ghost shrimps when stressed but when they are stable their colors sure are striking
Sorry for the poor picture

**shearerkk** · 2nd Nov 2010, 17:49

cool!! Can't wait for more pics!!

**blackBRUSHalgae** · 3rd Nov 2010, 12:14

wow! I always wanted to start a small sulawesi shrimp tank!!! so coool that you are able to breed them!!!

they do well in hard water with 30degC temp?

**Navanod** · 3rd Nov 2010, 14:01

Originally Posted by blackBRUSHalgae

wow! I always wanted to start a small sulawesi shrimp tank!!! so coool that you are able to breed them!!!

they do well in hard water with 30degC temp?

Sadly, they do not like hard water. They only prefer alkaline pH, but soft water, which is tricky to replicate in an aquarium to say the least.

**blackBRUSHalgae** · 3rd Nov 2010, 15:25

yeah just read about it on shrimpnow... seems to be even harder than CRS...

**Wjustin** · 3rd Nov 2010, 19:36

Originally Posted by shearerkk

cool!! Can't wait for more pics!!

http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=440758
Here you go

Originally Posted by blackBRUSHalgae

wow! I always wanted to start a small sulawesi shrimp tank!!! so coool that you are able to breed them!!!
It took me some time to get things figured out =)

they do well in hard water with 30degC temp?

Hi bro IMHO they can even do well in 31 =) mine are all kept in room temp

Originally Posted by Navanod

Sadly, they do not like hard water. They only prefer alkaline pH, but soft water, which is tricky to replicate in an aquarium to say the least.

This is gona be how u do it! =)

Originally Posted by blackBRUSHalgae

yeah just read about it on shrimpnow... seems to be even harder than CRS...

There are many articles contributed by forumers in Shrimpnow . It will be good if u read some in there.

**Fiona** · 14th Dec 2011, 11:59

Hi Wjustin, I am beginner in rearing Sulawesi Shrimps and I am very interested to learn more about rearing Starry Night aka White Orchid. Could you kindly share some tips with me? I am still running my tank and I am planning to add some shrimps in next week. My water temp is at stabilize at 28.4 degrees and ph readings are around 8.1-8.3. I currently have 1 fully grown Sulawesi adult snail and 2 newborns. I am using Coral Sand and Chips in my tank; with a Sulawesi Rock too. Please tip me on rearing these delicate shrimps. Thanks!!