It's less than 2 months old so still teething problems I suppose.

The thing is... when I pulled out the dead shrimp, it feels like the shell is abnormally hard so I did a water test and found that my kh has gone up quite substantially but GH is ok. I think some rocks are leeching lime so also removed all the rocks now.

Depending on the setup .

Small setup , I think RM500 enough already.

Yea 500 should be enough.

But it might go higher on lower depending on what items your getting as I have calculated my budget.

If your on a tight budget you will have to use these items:
Basic aquarium normal non clear glass.
Some cheaper shrimps.
Use sand for substrate instead of shrimp soil or ADA soil.
Cheaper plants that they normally sell in LFS.
PVC Pipe as a ceramic house replacement.

If like this I think will cost you around 200 to 300 only.

Good luck.

Still need filter + lighting

Filer you can use sponge filter like my plan, only rm12.00 ++
Connect it to an air pump RM20.00++
Lighting use a cheaper one first those rm 20-30 ++

Kautim bro

My current tank. Roughly converted from taiwan dollar

GEX desktop set including slim S HOB filter --> $120
Various filter media --> ~$50
Up Aqua Shrimp sand --> $36
9W LED --> $90

Various moss/driftwood etc --$40

Seachem prime --> $28
Seachem stability --> $28
TDS Pen --> $30
API 5-in-1 test strip --> $50

bro, is seed shrimp hamful to shrimps? thousands of them invading the tank

They are harmless. Just an eyes sore.

Hi everyone, just wondering if it's ok to keep red cherry shrimp in a 2ft tank with no substrate at all, but only plants with no roots?

For rcs. Can. Just that the shrimp will have to roller skate on the floor during the initial phase till biofiln build up on the floor. Color will be dull without strong contrast on substrate and decor.

i "loaned" a guppy from my neighbour. Torture it kaw kaw by not feeding it 2 days. Then put in my seed shrimps "breeding tank".

The next morning, 75% clear from eye view.

lol....shrimps roller skating ....they always kinda "fly"/swim above the soil most of the time....

This post has been edited by lily64my: Dec 2 2013, 06:08 PM

Oh dear! i also must check on mine cause yellow is going one a day!

Hi, to everyone and sifus~

I just got the first batch of Crystal red shrimp of my life a few days ago (29 Otc).

This morning I found one dead, and when I took out the body and touched it, the body feels soft.

Is this what people on the internet says, after molting, the shrimp released some kind of strong smell that draws other shrimps to attack it?

dead shrimp , after few hour body left in the tank, all will be soft and start to rot.
Shrimp died after molting the body will be soft and their body after molting is prone to attack from fish and affected more by tank parameter.
Shrimp normally mate after molting that why certain times a shrimp be swarmed by others.

Thanks~

Another question~ Can Malay Shrimp be kept in 2ft tank with no substrate at all? Would they thrive?

Anybody knows where to get blue velvet shrimps apart from aquascaponic? Kinda hard to catch their opening hours and days

Yes. Malaya can be kept with bare tank but most wont show their color, as substrate and surrounding color is one of yhe main key in determine their color change.

Guys.. what medias do you use in your filters?

i use many kind , Eheim Pro Substrate, ADA Bio Rio, Seachem Matrix, Rein Biotech Biohome Plus etc,
Sometime the media you choose depend on your filter type and holding space, of all those i like Biohome Plus and if according what it claim
is true , it have the highest surface area among all those media i use, that mean it good for small filter that have filter media space constraint.
http://www.reinbiotech.com/pets/all-brands...&category_id=24