Hope I'm not insulting the committee (new to shrimp keeping)

**thePractce** · 28th Nov 2012, 14:50

Hi all, I'm new to shrimp keeping

Its been pretty interesting so far but is it too late to fish for some tips ? constructive criticisms are welcome

Tank Sold in a set from seaview (I love seaview)

Tank Specs:
Cube tank (23x20x25)
Hang on Filter (DoPhin H80 power filter)
Aquazonic T5 lighting, 6-8 hours a day (both tubes)
Temp. Lowest 22 (air conditioning on) Highest 30 (Singapore heat blast)

Tank inhabitants:
1 Black bee grade (A or S) (bought to try for fun)
5 Adult Painted fire red (or sakura) I don't know the difference

4 hardy Cherries (started off with 20, struck by some unknown epidemic)
30+ shrimplets (assumed to be from fire red parentage) Cherries never berried..
1 Otocinclus to eat algae (or so i thought)
NEMATOADS & CYCLOPS (not intended, but there nonetheless)

Consumables:
GEX soil
Hikari crab cuisine & SuperCrustaNorish (feed according to mood)
CO2 tablet 1 every week (some china brand from seaview)

Plants:
Christmas Moss on coconut husk
Marimo Ball (Moss ball) x1
Hemianthus Callitrichoides 'Cuba' (HC) (Quite Healthy) (can't get it to carpet, semi-floating)
Hornwort (originally 5cm, growing like crazy)
Duckweed (Not many, Just appeared there one day)

Subwassertang (small patch)

Algae: Probably due to high light and fluctuating CO2 levels or overfeeding
Green Spot Algae, GSA
Spirogyra
Oedogonium

Water top-up only

**mukyo** · 28th Nov 2012, 16:18

I think i will follow your track bro...
got almost the same setup but with led and ada soil. Havent put anything waiting for water to clear up.

Cant see your tank from front hahaha.
How long has it been?
Mind sharing your steps?
From day or week1. Would be very relevant for me.
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**alvinchan80** · 28th Nov 2012, 19:05

Welcome to shrimp keeping...

Keep it up... Would advise to have a bigger tank if possible... But take this tank as a stepping stone to learn more..

Happy shrimping...

**thePractce** · 28th Nov 2012, 19:14

I don't think you should take my advise cos I'm not at that level yet

There are a lot of experienced bros here.

Sorry about the quality ! photo taken with phone camera.
This tank's been about 3 months.

Basically the same as how you did it.
Then I cycled the water with feeder fish, for 1 week (small tank)
During cycling, daily water change 10% cos I scared ammonia spike.
Tried to plant my HC cuba (gave up halfway because they kept floating)
Bought & added some rocks (which I removed because they weren't working for me)
Added cherrys to test water. Did fine at first but then they started dying

one shot cleared a lot but remaining ones are super lively ! That was at about 3 weeks.

I added some pricier shrimps to test water. None has died since then

So.. from that experience, just do up your tank scape and plants first. Cycle the tank. Everything will fall into place

(Get a testing kit if you don't want to be a murderer

) Add shrimps.
I'm not sure what a chiller does but mine seems happy without it

Check cross-breeding charts before you add them
And that's about it I guess. I'm looking into mosura products now, you may want to consider that too !

Link:
http://www.assaaqua.com/index.php

**thePractce** · 28th Nov 2012, 19:18

Thank you Alvin

I'm planning on doing an upgrade when I get the time

**mukyo** · 28th Nov 2012, 19:33

No lah... expert like bro alvin tank is bigger, and many variants of equipment, your experience is as valuable input as them because of similarity in environment

You got those small jar of shrimp food in the packet right? Is that edible? Lol not convinced.

I filled up the filter with ceramic rings. You got anything inside?

Btw this small tank package is cheapest at seaview.
I saw sone stores are like 150% price lol.
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**thePractce** · 28th Nov 2012, 19:52

Haha I know right ! $18.80 is crazy cheap !
I haven't tried the shrimp food from the set too ! "chili shrimp food" Haha
I have ceramic rings in the filter too but mine is crushed because the filer's not really spacious.
I also got put squeezed a pack of activated carbon, change every 2-3 weeks.

**alvinchan80** · 28th Nov 2012, 20:19

Bro mukyo, we all learn and share...

All different set ups has their fun..

**Draka** · 28th Nov 2012, 20:36

Haha don't diss chili shrimp food, I started with those and they weren't too bad imho.

**mukyo** · 28th Nov 2012, 22:27

Oohh... i thought that chilli was a joke hahaha

Just planted. Bought too much grass hahaha so noob.
Btw bought these so called green shrimp. Doesnt look green.
Looked brown. And some actually really looked like a lousy grade cherry hahaha.

Bro alvin are they suppose to change greener with more leaves?

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**alvinchan80** · 28th Nov 2012, 23:03

Originally Posted by mukyo

Btw bought these so called green shrimp. Doesnt look green.
Looked brown. And some actually really looked like a lousy grade cherry hahaha.

Bro alvin are they suppose to change greener with more leaves?

Bro mukyo, you meant green shrimp? I don't know what shrimps you talking about.. But I think Malayan Shrimp does change color... Is it those?

**mukyo** · 29th Nov 2012, 08:39

Its labeled as green shrimp.
Not malayan, never seen malayan sold.

Sold cheaper than cherry. Bought for test subject.

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**chansl** · 29th Nov 2012, 09:01

i have seen green shrimp pack in C328 looks like cherry to me .. I also thought Green Shrimp should be green .. I didnt get it instead i chose the big pack of sakura ...

**ahkel** · 29th Nov 2012, 09:30

Omg

really have Green Shrimp...
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I63d3GEoCio
R those wat u c mukyo?

**mukyo** · 29th Nov 2012, 11:55

I got from c328.
I saw one or two green thin, the rest more like cherry.
Never solid enough green.

I toss one chilli food this morning. I think ignored hahaha

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**Draka** · 29th Nov 2012, 12:04

Haha once used to it they will eat it. Generally preferred by CRS though for some reason. Anyway I think those are probably what some of us call "wild type" N. heteropoda.

**chansl** · 29th Nov 2012, 16:05

I am curious .. why you want to put green shrimp .. Your setting is nice and maybe red shrimps suits the overall .. Especially when you spam the tank with lots of fire red .. haha .. Opps .. bad advice here ..

**mukyo** · 29th Nov 2012, 16:40

I need to test first. I got bed bug problem at home. So i have insecticide insident before. Killing my yamatos and few fishes.
Even my pleco changed color during that time. Now seems ok so i restarted with new tank.
Meanwhile i put my green shrimp in my old 50cm tank.
I found 5 dead this morning. I think still have residue.
I move two to new tank in pic. New small tank is 50% old cycled water. See how tomorrow.

I think these are not true greens, maybe really just lousy cherries.
Hence even cheaper. Lol

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**hiisoka** · 30th Nov 2012, 11:52

Originally Posted by mukyo

Oohh... i thought that chilli was a joke hahaha

Just planted. Bought too much grass hahaha so noob.
Btw bought these so called green shrimp. Doesnt look green.
Looked brown. And some actually really looked like a lousy grade cherry hahaha.

Bro alvin are they suppose to change greener with more leaves?

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hi,
off topic,
i'd like to know the identity of the pale green plant in the foreground.

thanks!

**mukyo** · 1st Dec 2012, 08:54

I also want to know lol
NKS selling it also dobt know when i asked.

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