Cherry Tank

**foxngn** · 4th Dec 2012, 20:48

After a few weeks of struggled to find out the cause of dead of my shrimp, checking the parameter. Finally got everything right now.Is a big relieve for now.
Can't accept another more of casualties already.

Here is how my tank looks like:

Is not much, but is what i had to appreciated.

**lucasjiang** · 4th Dec 2012, 20:55

Nice shrimps, red looks pretty thick. Is that an orange shrimp at the back of the glass bowl in the second picture?

**foxngn** · 4th Dec 2012, 22:08

ya.. my last orange shrimp, haiih.......
I accidentally bought the wrong red shrimp previously, 1 batch is fire red, another batch is sakura red.

**yiongcs** · 4th Dec 2012, 22:36

dont look like cherries to me~ haha. nice thick reds!

**foxngn** · 4th Dec 2012, 23:40

LoL, Yiong, is indeed Fire Red, haha.....
Once if this batch of shrimp able to deliver offspring to me, I will change to a larger tank when it packs with those fire crackers !

**Xmant** · 5th Dec 2012, 07:21

I won't recommend you to have your decorated stones in the tank. They may upset the water hardness unless they are totally inert.

**starfox** · 6th Dec 2012, 15:13

nice. hope your shrimps will grow well

**foxngn** · 6th Dec 2012, 15:19

Originally Posted by Xmant

I won't recommend you to have your decorated stones in the tank. They may upset the water hardness unless they are totally inert.

err, I think no gua, since they been there since the beginning of the tank setup.

Originally Posted by starfox

nice. hope your shrimps will grow well

hopefully so... waiting for them to be populated.
Doesn't dare to feed them so much in a small tank as well.

There is some BBA infested on those rock, will it pose any potential threat ?

**lizhien** · 11th Dec 2012, 15:43

Nice and simple tank.. =) Filter seems kinda small for the tank.. How large is your tank?

**foxngn** · 11th Dec 2012, 15:51

Originally Posted by lizhien

Nice and simple tank.. =) Filter seems kinda small for the tank.. How large is your tank?

My tank is small only.

12" x 7" x 9"

**lizhien** · 11th Dec 2012, 16:07

Having a larger filter will ensure that the water in the tank can be kept at a more optimum condition. Ie cleaner. Why? There are bacteria cultivated in the filter media which will helps to break down and decompose the waste in the water. So it makes sense that a larger filter will house more bacteria which can support more shrimps in your tank.

**foxngn** · 11th Dec 2012, 16:19

Originally Posted by lizhien

Having a larger filter will ensure that the water in the tank can be kept at a more optimum condition. Ie cleaner. Why? There are bacteria cultivated in the filter media which will helps to break down and decompose the waste in the water. So it makes sense that a larger filter will house more bacteria which can support more shrimps in your tank.

Actually previously i'm using a larger HOB filter, but the water flow is too strong, it stir the soil on the bottom.