So its all bio media, cotton wool and nothing more?

Yup. Bio media. Filter wool and some filter add in purigen as well.

some Taiwanese friends said this is good too
http://tw.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/b9...me2=aFS_VIPTW42

Look alike like azoo active filter media.

Third Try : Project Sulawesi.
NO coral stone/sand , with just lot of mineral and lot of algae.



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Wow... haven't been able to log in here long time.... just came in and see you'll have a new setup.

Can't wait to see it up and running. Project Sulawesi... so that'll only be Sulawesi shrimps then?

Can't wait for the updates.


On another note.. finally my shrimps gone naughty and did the bedroom lambada while I was away on holiday. Finally berried shrimp

Where do you get Sulawesi shrimps from? And normally how much do they cost in Malaysia?

hi, newbie here, is this rili?

Yes. Rili shrimp.

thx.... normally LFS sell it for mow much? i got it for 5 bucks...

feel like start a new tank on next month

a 1.5ft tank, for fire yellow and malaya
thinking whether want to have substrate or not,
any comment on Benibachi Black Soil?
or just use normal black sand in LFS?

if got substrate, need to add any substrate additive?

will put moss, floating plant, and 2 low maintenance plants

Penang CTY used to sell it for 2.50 but new price is 3.00

Few Malaya Shrimps turned to dark blue and dark chocolate colour.
This is healthy sign? When light is on, all are hiding.

Healthy , remember Malaya also known as rainbow shrimp? changing color is their unique features.

Fire yellow? Arrow has some..

Yellow fire? Ask frm arrow..

Bare tank easy to maintain as no hidden waste but for me it is really ugly.
Moss is basic plant in shrimp tank, so no wrong getting some, benibachi soil is good as it have far less ammonia leaching then Ada Amazonia soil. Currently benibachi soil is out of stock in kuala lumpur. I only left half bag just enough for my Sulawesi tank as nutrient provider for hair algae cultivation.

yeah, asked him few weeks ago

saw one store on lelong got stock for 8L, but postage is about 60
the LFS here carry ADA and a few soils that's for plant use only, i presume they will leach ammonia like ADA
price is about the same with the benibachi i saw on lelong

fire yellow doesn't really need PH buffer that provided by the benibachi soil, no?
if use soil, better to add in bacteria under the soil to get it to have stable bacteria colony in long run?

i saw this type of black sand in LFS, should be easier to maintain compared to soil i suppose?



feel like redoing the existing tank as too much pest snails and seed shrimps, or remove all the shrimps into another tank put a few hungry guppy to take care of them after i stir the soil inside out?

Bacteria is very important in any shrimp tank. It serve as food and help maintain eco system in tank. A good bacteria colony under the soil will help in maturing the tank and help prevent old tank syndrome.
To kill seed shrimp. You can take out all soil and dry them under the sun or install heater to heat up the water to 40c to kill them. But bacteria colony in soil will be wiped and tank is like reset.
Stir the soil may not drice them all out to be eaten by guppy. It may kill the guppy if too much debris is released from the soil if keep on stirring and pollute the water.