This is the second so blue Transparent blue malaya that i saw so far . Very Nice.

Indeed, could hardly to see them transform into such colors. Depends the mood of the shrimps, lol.

My water temp is 27'c and pH 6.5-7 most of the time. Didn't check on GH and nitrates, just assume it's good as there's no casualties for Malaya and Fire Red. This is the second time it turns.

Here's my crowded tank, mostly Java moss, bit of Flame moss, Fissiden and etc..

Water change, weekly 30-40%

Food- Each day one of these, takes turn.
1. Barley
2. Borneo Wild- Color
3. Borneo Wild- Grow

I think I might need a TDS meter unless I want more shrimp casualty

Oxygenated water check
Cycled tank check
Canister filter with lots of carbon check
Temperature 23-27C check
pH check

I've lost quite a few shrimps this week only...

Very nice...had the same colour but changed.

Nice tank!!

For the past 1 and a half month, this is the second time it turns blue. The first time was not as blue as the picture, so i'll just skip it.

Thanks but i think the Java moss is over crowding the tank, it's time for trimming and i have to be extremely becareful, tiny shrimplets are all around the moss. Or i just plan for re-scaping down the road...

Might be slowpoke here but just did the first glass cleaning for my MkII tank and tried those Daiso melamine foam as recommended by the singaporeans.

Must say its... AWESOME!!

Your is showcase tank. Need sparkle clean.
Daiso melamine foam? Sound great . Got picture?

Need to see them to know if they're still alive or not ma

Still keep one algae wall intact though.

The one I bought is this one... they come with various size and cuts.

For small tank like mine... super convenient... I just cut the block into 2... stick a chopstick into it and it just wipes the algae off like miracle.

Also soaked up that nasty NASTY NASTY hateful protein layer.

I'm slowpoke than you. How i clean the wall is by using the dish washer sponge. LOL

It works like an abrasive on microscopic level so while its not suitable for acrylic tanks, it removes algae and even those stains on the water level without much effort. Just wipe and kau tim... plus its cheap.

ps: I can assure you I'm not Daiso salesman

2 out of 5 shrimp dead

Not sure why ,saw one today flipped over , thought it's molting . came back saw 2 dead

Hi guys,

just wanna ask is it ok to put this into the filter of my cherry shrimp tank or inside the tank?

It is some kind of volcano mineral stones, it's called 火山熔岩 in Chinese.

These are Lava rock(same as valcano rock) , bad as filter media cos low surface value for bacteria to colonize,
we normally use it as soil base to increase soil height or as base to tie moss and plants.

shrimp is fragile, anyway if you are new, test the tank if it is fully cycled first or not and we can narrow down the problem.

I see, sounds kinda useless.

So it's safe to use it in a shrimp tank right?

Does it affect the water parameters?

Lava rock majority of them are the ph neutral type but some do acidic and alkaline. Depend when it sourced from.
it kind of safe. If in doub test it with a ph tester.

Quick question... downside of carpeting the whole tank with moss is that there's an awful lot of "stuffs" trapped there.

Should I clean them up or just let it be.

Guys...how do you replenish the water ?

Store some tap water in the bottles first ? cos I was told fresh tap water is dangerous .

my 2nd day shrimp. hopefully all smooth sailing.



This post has been edited by tjay_tj: Nov 11 2013, 06:46 PM