I was told that one can buy shrimp full box , or lobster from port klang...Any one can please advise location and best time to buy...I wish to buy one box each month and split between me and two of my frnds...please advise ?[COLOR=red]

Just set up tank no.2
Now for the looong wait cycling

I also plan to setup new 1ft tank with only sank, so i wondering i follow ur step using sand, can immediately put in the cherry shrimp? or have to wait for the tank cycle? 

Eventually gonna retire the office tank and bring it home.
Thanks for the tips as always. U overdose prime before adding shrimps right?

ADA repack Shirui sand 4kg rm25. Need 2 bag for 2ft.
Your current ADA soil already settle. Remember got any casualty when you use it when just started when the soil was new?

Sis. Every shrimp look great on dark background. The only exception maybe black colored shrimp as they may look invisible.
Better don't move them to this new tank even you have used old media in the new filter. Cos beneficial bacteria also quite sensitive to new environment.  Like if move from ph 7.6 to ph 6.2 environment they may died off or become less efficient.  Some more your new tank is with ADA amazonia soil that have tons of ammonia. It need a very strong BB colony to handle.
And to help reduce excess ammonia from new ADA soil. You need to do few huge water change. This will swing the water parameter so mych that your shrimp may not able to handle.
Also use a small stick. Poke the new ADA soil to release all those vtrapped air bubble. if not in the future those trapped air may pose as ammonia bomb.

normally you only do that for the notorious ammonia bank by the name ADA amazonia. This is the best soil for planted tank cos of huge nutrients it content. But to shrimp tank, those nutrients are to no use but instead pose problem with those tons of ammonia it leech. You should get hold some sample to try.
70% to 100% initial water and subsequent large water change is to help remove/reduce those extra nutrients.
That the reason why ADA soil based tank took longer time to cycle compare with 'chap ayam' soil or sand/gravel.
Even for sole planted tank purpose, initial remove of excess nutrients will also help reduce algae outbreak as during early setup, plants haven't establish to absorb/utilize those nutrients yet.

Still no ammonia detected

Agreed. A lesson learnt for me back then as I didn't do that much wc...hence algae attack was crazy. Well, guess sometimes we just have to learn it the hard way

Just thankful it turn out for the better now...that both plants and shrimps are doing ok. Although hoping no time bomb since I've got some air pockets in the soil.
My Malayans are diggers...they really know how to dig around searching for food. So perhaps it's good to have soil for them to dig around. A more natural environment for them I guess.

By the way...what's the orange soil you're referring to?
Nice tank you got there bro. What's that black bag hanging at the back of the tank?

Orange soil, i like it initially but stay away after my shrimp show poor color on it, maybe oldman eyes no good.
Add new soil to existing tank, tricky abit, cos it will cloud the water, and if your tank filter is new, more problem cos need long cycle.

I got my 3rd batch of Malayan shrimps from arrow too! This time it's 20

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Gor picture? 5mm still tiny. Could be a male.

I mean the water condition.

Since there's no fauna inside, I don't mind nuking them.

Also saw a nematode swimming around. WTF... how come so happening so fast? Not even one week yet.

Well...am back...

3 casualties this week...1 fire red, oto & 1 kamikaze malayan.
Glad the others & shrimplets are still doing fine.

Tank glass is still full of GDA...so no pics could be taken Not sure if the dead red was a berried female or not...though I hope not. Managed to see 1 of the reds molting...finally...that was nice.

The 2 crs are still doing good too. So hope to add in more in the near future. Who knows...maybe even OEBTs next time

Inserted the elite commandos. See how it does over the weekends.

Lol where got top range tank? It's just a noob tank lah...
Haha...thanks much bro. First time, heartache...after that...no feeling

Orange Eye Blue Tiger...nice but expensive tigers...

First commandos are KIA due to command error ie. Me 

Second batch... Ms. Rambo is doing fine so far.

Gonna add the rest tomorrow. Having 2 tanks at work is attracting too much unnecessary attention.