Hi, beginner starting a new shrimp tank

[pyl]

im totally new and would really appreciate some advises on the questions i have on setting up a budget beginner shrimp tank.

current stuff i have:
- 2 feet tank
- 2kg of gex red packet soil
- led light
- japanese brand filter

1) what type and how many shrimps should should i start off with?
2) what are the things that i must particularly take care of?
3) how 2 setup layers of "grass like" plants ?? saw lfs selling them in pieces of wire mesh. need 2 remove them from the wire mesh??

[eviltrain]

hi there, welcome to the world of shrimp poison. i will try to answer your doubts ( although all questions you asked can be found in google )

- 2 feet tank
great for beginner and able to control the water parameter better
- 2kg of gex red packet soil
for 2 feet, i will recommend 8-9 litres of soil to achieve soil thickness of 5 cm
- led light
good enough if you intend to have moss only
- japanese brand filter
it depends on the flow rate, external canister ? hang on filter ?

1) what type and how many shrimps should should i start off with?
its good to start with around 20 shrimps
2) what are the things that i must particularly take care of?
water parameter, water temperature
3) how 2 setup layers of "grass like" plants ?? saw lfs selling them in pieces of wire mesh. need 2 remove them from the wire mesh??
yes, you will need to replant them into the soil, strand by strand. But, its better to keep moss only tank as you will need fertilizers for the glass like plants. Some fertilizer has copper, which is deadly to shirmps.

you will still need at least a fan to lower the temperature. But due to the evaporation rate, the water parameter will mess up if you do not do any top up with distilled water.

its always better to start from neocardinal sp first as they are more hardy than the sensitive CRS.

take a look through the sticky and you will understand more before you start setting up your tank

good luck

[pyl]

i tried to google for the informations, but got kind of confused with all the informations. can i mix 2 types of shrimps 2gther?? tot of buying sakura shrimps. will the wire mesh affect the water, if i dun remove them? and for water parameters, ur refering to PH, GH values right? what are ideal values? and how achieve and maintain them. i tried to google for the informations, but got kind of confused with all the informations and techical terms.really appreciate ur help!

[eviltrain]

hee hee, the trick is not to read all the information in 1 shot. example if you google about pH, just read and understand about pH before you move on to the next like gH or kH.

different people rear shrimps in different condition, try to get the average water parameter different hobbyist used to rear their shrimps.

from the questions you asked, you are not very ready yet. gain more knowledge to prevent pocket burns.

go through the forum and you will understand bit by bit, you might find out those questions you ask here is already been answered countless times

[pyl]

okok thanks!

[pyl]

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[pyl]

my current setup,still new to building aquarium, hopefully the shrimps n plants can survive

[lonelobo]

hi what is that low plant called?

[pyl]

hhmm i dunno la. need pros to help them identify them. i brought 3 different types, $4.5 each.

[hellomyfriend]

Welcome to the world of shrimps

[lonelobo]

hhmm i dunno la. need pros to help them identify them. i brought 3 different types, $4.5 each.

hi where you buy and u planted them in that way or its already in that way when u bought it

[pyl]

i brought them from jalan kayu nanyang view aquariam.they were already fixed in this manner when i brought htem. just only 2 days, 1 of the plants is growing at insane rate.

[pyl]

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[kerubinu10]

Ur tank looks nice. Welcome to the world of shrimps!!! Btw, I always frequent seaview. Their equipments are quite cheap compared to other places. Anw, do u stay near there??

[pyl]

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1st pic - day 1, 2nd/3rd - day 3

growing like mad

[kerubinu10]

Oic. I was thinking of getting this as well but my tank is too cramped to accommodate any more plants. Think I will have to set up another tank soon.

[pyl]

kerubinu10, 1 qns . will the cherry shrimps play dead? i found this shrimp i assumed 2 be dead this morning ( motionless, legs facing up), had 2 leave in the tank, rushing to work. when im back home, i couldnt find the dead shrimp. theres no fishes in the tank.

[alvinchan80]

kerubinu10, 1 qns . will the cherry shrimps play dead? i found this shrimp i assumed 2 be dead this morning ( motionless, legs facing up), had 2 leave in the tank, rushing to work. when im back home, i couldnt find the dead shrimp. theres no fishes in the tank.

Most probably eaten up by fellow cherry shrimps...

[kerubinu10]

Most prob is dead. If u see any, it's better to take it out, if not it will be eaten by other shrimps. U won't knw wat has caused the shrimp death, so it would be better if u take it out. If not, ur other shrimps that has eaten the dead shrimp might be poisoned or wat.

[lonelobo]

dont worry about it. the shrimps ate it and its probably just fine. I even had missing fish once