My Office Sulawesi Tank

[Yany]

Thanks for keeping in-tune with my thread. I hope to see more shrimplets too!! Lets keep finger cross.

Actually you dont have to wait for 328, you can order some from Pet Mart at Serangoon North too..... 10 for $50 (collection on Thursday if I am not wrong; and they minus off price for any dead shrimps during collection, but collection must be done within a certain time frame)

I guess I'll give them a call! Thanks!!

[shearerkk]

So far I gotten cardinal and Harlequin at that price from them. The others few types I have yet to ask them.

10 for $50 is only for cardinals right? Are the other breed about that price?

[Jovel]

So far I gotten cardinal and Harlequin at that price from them. The others few types I have yet to ask them.

I'll probably give them a call soon enough thanks for the info!

[shearerkk]

updates :- Very disappointing

The mom mom birthed 2 weeks ago but till date I cannot find any shrimplets.

The upside of things is that I again found another berried mommy.

Arrgggghhhh.... how many more of this cycle am I gonna go through..... second round of failed berried... am I facing another 3rd round?!

The other positive side is all adult cardinal still going strong... no issue at all.

[Yany]

make sure there's brown diatom in the tank. I notice my shrimplets tend to hang on the walls and just pick, pick and pick
But then again, this is my 1st batch of shrimplets and they are almost a week old. Will see how it goes.....

[GLITH]

very nice and simple tank

[huizhong]

What is brown diatom and how to get them?

[Yany]

Brown diatom is those brown algae that grows everywhere. I also see my adult shrimp picking on the glass

http://socalaquascapers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8104

[shearerkk]

Apparently, my tank dont have much brown diatom. Maybe I control the lighting too welll.

Well.. the next tank I have... I will keep the lighting on for a longer duration.

[huizhong]

oic. i thought brown algea means bad water. green algea is healthy water.
i do have brown algea previously when i keep goldfish. now no more maybe bioload not high

[shearerkk]

6 months have passed since I set up this tank, think the parameter is not ideal, cause only 3 cardinal left. *sign*

Failure.

I am now thinking and setting up another tank..... pic soon

[zacks]

ahhh long time not play in this forum.......and long time no post ..........and long time not contact with you bro..........

ahhh good you're still keeping sulawesi shrimp. it's very hard for me, but some of my friend it's success keep them bro.....and i got the tips from the agent aristocratama people........the wild captive need 5-6 generation to make the more survive for those shrimp. and don't forget to keep only one species at tank because they're very territorial shrimp.

keep it try and be patience bro kk

[shearerkk]

Welcome back bro!!! Yes your presence is very much miss.

Well, as you said, it is tough keeping them, but I am not giving up!

Ohhh... Just an update on the CRS you given me, though initially they did not do well, only three adults left, they still manage to berries, and now, I have five successful shrimp lets, growing very well.... So I guess I finally gotten the water parameters correct.

On top of that, my office has been very successful with the fire red and yellow shrimps. You would believe it, but we believe we found a special organic moss, more like fungus, that grow like algae, which the shrimps love it, and the amazing thing is, it actually improve the colouration!!

I cannot share more as we are still testing another generation of cherry shrimps to prove our theory.

I will post a picture of my yellow shrimp tomorrow, and believe me, you will ask me "how did you get that!?"

[shearerkk]

ahhh long time not play in this forum.......and long time no post ..........and long time not contact with you bro..........

ahhh good you're still keeping sulawesi shrimp. it's very hard for me, but some of my friend it's success keep them bro.....and i got the tips from the agent aristocratama people........the wild captive need 5-6 generation to make the more survive for those shrimp. and don't forget to keep only one species at tank because they're very territorial shrimp.

keep it try and be patience bro kk

Hi bro, as mentioned, here are the before and after pictures of the yellow shrimp

[ZackZhou]

Kk, the coloration of the yellow shrimp is awesome!

[Ecalyte]

WAH!!! How did you manage this? That is fantastic man! The colouration is crazy strong!

Does this moss-feed work with Fire Reds? Chocolate? Sunkist? Or just the yellow shrimps?

[reiner09]

Wow..your yellow shrimps colour is super intense..do you have other shrimps feeding on the same moss? Care to show us some more pictures?

[shearerkk]

Thanks Zack!!

I know... we are pleasantly surprise ourselves too.... infact... we didn't realised it until we see that the whole tank of cherry/ yellow shrimps turns super fire red and super yellow!! Got time PM me lah.. then I bring you to my office to see the 'real' thing!

KK

Kk, the coloration of the yellow shrimp is awesome!

[shearerkk]

Wow..your yellow shrimps colour is super intense..do you have other shrimps feeding on the same moss? Care to show us some more pictures?

Yes... sakura/cherry shrimp also feeding on the same moss and have turn super fire red.

Now, I am trying out on the CRS... but transfer of the moss is slow, so effect will not be able to tell in short period.

Will post more pictures next week.

KK

[ZackZhou]

Thanks Zack!!

I know... we are pleasantly surprise ourselves too.... infact... we didn't realised it until we see that the whole tank of cherry/ yellow shrimps turns super fire red and super yellow!! Got time PM me lah.. then I bring you to my office to see the 'real' thing!

KK

Haha. Sure. Remember either your office or home is located near Ang mo kio right? Haha