Another my first shrimp :)

**jisd** · 7th Dec 2012, 23:14

Hi all

This is my first try at a shrimp tank. i copy the idea from some shrimp tank i found in the net but of course mine is not as gd.

Welcome tips

**mukyo** · 7th Dec 2012, 23:53

How long already bro?
I am also just started.

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**jisd** · 8th Dec 2012, 00:37

2 weeks only lol I didn't cycle the tank for long, so abit worried abt the shrimps. So far so gd... 1 died only...

The oranges 1 week no deaths, the sakura 1 day only

**mukyo** · 8th Dec 2012, 12:00

Nice... that tree is a reversed dwood?
Whats that ball thingy?

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**argv1900** · 8th Dec 2012, 13:39

Your tree looks great.
I read somewhere, yellow + red shrimps will cross breed, just careful .

**jisd** · 9th Dec 2012, 11:04

thanks alot for the comments

i wanted to do a tree, so me and my wife look for a drift wood which look most like a tree..its a pain to let it stand. the point is narrow and sharp at the bottom.
we tie wire mesh to it and weight it under the sand.

the ball is a moss ball which was tore in half...its an old neglected moss ball...lol

the other balls are marbles from diaso.

those i think are orange shrimps, so should not breed bah

**mukyo** · 9th Dec 2012, 13:00

I knew it. Yesterday i also saw in daiso. Looked nice

I am still struggling to keep my shrimp alive.

Restarting new tank now.
Crossing finger.

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**jisd** · 9th Dec 2012, 22:28

Gd luck , post it here after u restarted it

**lizhien** · 11th Dec 2012, 15:28

Nice tank. I think you have to be careful of what you put into the tank. It may be leaching substances or chemicals that may be harmful to the water and shrimp. And we won't know it till the shrimps start dying. Many times it is difficult for us to resist the temptation to put cute/nice things into the tank to beautify it. But we have to consider that shrimps are alot more sensitive to water changes and perimeters than fishes. So to avoid un-necessary deaths, we should exercise caution with what we put into the tank. Some kinds of soil are high in nirtates and ammonia. So it is necessary to cycle the tank for a longer time ie 3-4 weeks before we can be sure that the shrimps we put into the tank can thrive and survive. TS, you can consider adding a small airstone to aerate the tank. The coarse mesh that comes with the GEX filter will not be enough to prevent shrimplets from being sucked into the filter. You may need to use a finer mesh or even wire mesh.

**Whitefit** · 11th Dec 2012, 23:07

Bro, my suggestion is for u to remove the marbles... U do not know if its aquarium safe... Lastly, have a small airstone, it help to agitate the water surface... If not u b having "oil film"

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**mukyo** · 11th Dec 2012, 23:42

That marbe is made of glass.
Is it bad?

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**Whitefit** · 12th Dec 2012, 01:23

Its not about the material... It's the content... We do not know if its aquarium safe... N shrimps r quite sensitive... If u need some stuff that is round, I suggest u place a few crisom ball... At least it help to condition your tank

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**jisd** · 16th Dec 2012, 01:39

so far so good, no shrimps dying to them yet... but wats crisom balls? i tried to google but didnt find anything.

Yup i having oil film now.. going to set up a small pump to get some bubbles to get rid of it.

and i put a mesh over the filter. thanks for tips

**garylim** · 16th Dec 2012, 02:27

Your gravel is sand? Is that soil in your tank? And I saw your HOF the tube area prevent shrimp get suck by filter. What"s that call?

**jisd** · 16th Dec 2012, 03:25

Ya, that is sand. Black sand. Somehow i did not go to the forums much before i brought the sand. so no choice lol

ehh the thing on the filter comes with it. its the default filter covering.

**jisd** · 16th Dec 2012, 03:33

I put a mesh over my filter inlet and part of a ketapang left inside.

The mesh i got from daiso. its the mesh from those lint catcher. those that they use in washing machine.

**jisd** · 16th Dec 2012, 03:34

**garylim** · 16th Dec 2012, 23:46

So does your plants grow? What type of aquarium light you using?

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**jisd** · 17th Dec 2012, 11:39

The moss do grow but pretty slow. For the Marimo, can't really tell.

Led light is those I buy at fishshop 1. Normal 1 i guess. $29..however I realized that at the start, I only on my light for 5hrs a day and on only the white LEDs. The moss on the "tree" started to brown, so I start to fluff th abit, pour water on them when I top up. Increase light to 7hrs and on the blue with white light. Then they started to recover. There's got both blue and white LEDs.

The best of all, there are now baby shrimps in the tank lol

I brought 2 berried mummies from C28.

**jisd** · 27th Feb 2013, 00:19

After i got poisoned, i set up another 3ft tank. Its abit messy

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