all my baby shrimplets gone got eaten from my bettas i guess

no worry once they breed , they will breed none stop ,more shrimplets as snack for your bettas.
Create more hiding places if you intend to keep with fish.

realized some of them still survives under those carpet marimos.. hehe
i guess 7 bettas is too much in my 1.5ft tank lol

This post has been edited by LuQEE: May 21 2012, 12:53 AM

Hey, i just saw some jellyfish at east aqua at mid-valley today, RM48 each, got blue & white color, very beautiful although poisonous,
if freshwater i will grab them home. Too bad marine only.

How long does it take for them to get their shell harden? Also is it normal that they don't eat during this time? Dropped a piece of shrimp pellet but they don't seem to be interested.

I don't have the exact answer, cos there is so many of them in my tank, can't locate the one that molt and observe him.
Mr.Google said few hrs till 72 hrs, but i buy the few hrs theory.
You mean not even one of them touch the food?
Shrimps are scavengers, they can't stop looking for and eating foods, if they do then there must be something wrong.

This post has been edited by arrow: May 21 2012, 01:41 AM

Most of them huddled behind my windelov plant. Only can see 4 or 5 going around the tank looking for food. Some shed shells around where they are hiding though. Those are also food to them right?

i think it is normal they hiding..like mine, they will come out when i feed them shrimp pallet...


btw, new update on my tank...woot woot~!

when cherry meet mandarin....hehehe





eating spinach together...

How long you boil the leaf ? i got a bunch yesterday , boiled them for like 5 min then freeze them,
gonna feed them tonight.

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Added on May 21, 2012, 1:13 pmYup , they eat back the old shell for calcium & nutrient. This is a shrimps only tank? if mix with fish , they normally hide alot cos
of feeling threaten by fish.

This post has been edited by arrow: May 21 2012, 01:13 PM

Mine is a shrimp only tank. Not sure why they keep hiding. Am using HOB filter, so there's some water current. Don't think that's an issue right?
pH reading is 5.5. Is that too low? Nitrite reading still 0 ppm.

I have a very strong urge to lift up my plant and shoo all of them out.. but I know it's a very bad idea.

Picture of my simple tank.

i boiled around 2-3 minutes, until the leaf look like "layu"...let it rest for half and hour...then rinse a bit with tap water to make sure it really cold off..not all of em like it..have to search for other type of vege..saw at lfs they throw in chinese cabbage..will try that...LOL...

add more water same level as your outlet of ur HOB...i think current too strong..your p.h a bit low..what type of shrimp u keep? low pH is not good for your BB...

This post has been edited by flipmode: May 21 2012, 03:11 PM

Mari mari marimo... that alot of them , each worth 20pcs of cherry.
Ya , agree PH 5.5 is a concern, notice that in my new shrimps tank as well, shrimps not that active when PH below 6.
my other tank PH stable at 6.4, they enjoy it.
more read here-> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_shrimp
Don't disturb the plant especially with ADA soil underneath, may lead to ammonia spike.
Top up more water like flipmode suggest or reduce the flow, i suggest you add in aeration(air pump) either on air stone or small sponge pump,
aeration help increase PH abit and shrimps really enjoy oxygen rich environment.

This post has been edited by arrow: May 21 2012, 03:38 PM

Thanks guys. Let me try that out and see how it goes. Added some coral stones into my HOB also to increase the pH.

his shrimp tank looks nice.. more nicer than my noob tank hehe

What is the best gh for fire red?
mine is 20dgh using sera test kit..
wondering is it ok or not?

20DGH, quite hard water you have there, what the other parameter? KH. PH, SOIL type?
you put alot of coral stuff in there?

it can adapt with a bit high GH...but wont breed in that condition...

O that is a good way to stop them from breeding like rabbit.

flipmode , you use normal or organic cultivated spinach ? cos my shrimps like spinach so much and yours!!!

This post has been edited by arrow: May 22 2012, 02:47 PM

normal one...i think i want to plant myself organic spinach..still looking around for organic soil,organic fert & seed. any idea where to get this things? saw in mydin usj organic seed spinach..but no organic soil..

no wonder your shrimps don't eat it , they like organic spinach only, some more none organic may have pesticide residue and chemical fert residue, becareful may kill all your shrimps.
Think buy cheaper and easier , i brought organic spinach from Justlife outlet in mid-valley, RM4 a whole big bunch, can last > 2 mth if give one leaf a day.

This post has been edited by arrow: May 22 2012, 05:20 PM