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Candlenie
post May 26 2014, 04:26 PM

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guys, wanna ask something. My tank is a well cycled tank (about 6 months already) but seems like my shrimps dont usually survive more than 1 month in the tank sad.gif

malayan seems fine, but yamato usually will go missing after few weeks.

There is no soil in the tank, full of anubias, and with normal fishes only (tetras, glass catfish, borneo suckers and 2 snails)

normally whats the main cause of shrimps dying?
Candlenie
post May 27 2014, 08:08 PM

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QUOTE(jirochl @ May 27 2014, 12:02 PM)
Probably you can post a pic of your tank?
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There you go. This was a bit old though...I added 2 more anubias i think...and some moss.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/r00k672qllgtd1e/1...485908449_n.jpg
Candlenie
post May 27 2014, 08:10 PM

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QUOTE(jiaren777 @ May 26 2014, 04:37 PM)
You may want to try twinstar product at https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f=219&t=3232912
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Whats the btw? filter?
Candlenie
post May 27 2014, 11:44 PM

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QUOTE(arrow @ May 27 2014, 11:16 PM)
from what i see , your tank should around 40-45cm length, these fish you keep put alot of stress on small dwarf shrimps,
yamato are well known jumper, you may want to check behind your tank on floor for any dry prawn.
Adding coral stone , will increas ph, gh , kh and tds , if your water is more acid , it will help buffer it up, don't put too much, one to two small
old rm0.50centsĀ  coin size is enough.
Create more hiding space for shrimps since after molt they very vulnerable to attack.
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wow thats sharp, yup it's a 45cm tank. I thought tetras can co-exist with shrimps? I do have some guppies though.

btw what is coral stone? where can get some?

Thanks for the advice btw

edit: oh ya another thing, my plants are growing black stuffs, I'm assuming they're algae?

This post has been edited by Candlenie: May 27 2014, 11:47 PM
Candlenie
post Jun 2 2014, 07:45 PM

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QUOTE(pengleong @ Jun 2 2014, 12:21 PM)
i gone to east aquarium in ipc and seen 2 shirmp displaytank  before 3-4 week ago got many fire reds and crystal.  now got no shirmps.  i think they use ada soil and co2 and  hangon filter. 

i ask the staff. one said sleeping.  i ask another man alone and he said don't know with grin.    shocking.gif
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i think their shrimps sell out very fast, at least thats the case in mid valley. lol i'm regular customer at east aqua.

anyway I dont use soil and no co2...still a bit weird they keep dying/disappear.
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post Jun 4 2014, 01:31 AM

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QUOTE(vincent75 @ Jun 3 2014, 04:53 PM)
Fishes produce lots of waste. Beside, ur borneo sucker may disturb the under gravel and cause ammonia tat trap under it to release. Kill ur shrimp like a toxic bomb.

I tried keeping fish and shrimp together in 45cm.
I had a tough time maintaining the water parameter.
now I just keep shrimp. Peace of mind.
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Disturbing the gravels will cause shrimp to die? @@ I always do that when I change water hmm.gif
Candlenie
post Jul 1 2014, 03:27 PM

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QUOTE(ciohbu @ Jul 1 2014, 12:56 PM)
user posted image

user posted image

no need to change water, no need to feed .... and from the bottle, seems like no air circulation at all  sweat.gif  sweat.gif

got ppl selling in malaysia alreaady  doh.gif
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can survive like that? O.O
Candlenie
post Jul 6 2014, 12:11 AM

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Wanna ask, if I wanna breed my own red cherry, is it ok if I mix them with some fishes? Or is pure shrimp tank the better option?

how about co2, temperature, plants etc etc?
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post Jul 6 2014, 09:41 PM

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QUOTE(arrow @ Jul 6 2014, 09:28 AM)
depend on what fish ,shrimp is always part of the diet of fish in the wild.
temperature 27-30c is still ok for cherry shrimp, co2 use timer to control it and not to overdose that will suffocate the livestock in tank.
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Any recommendation on what sort of fish is cool with baby shrimps? My current setup seems fine living together with malayan, but they're all grown up malayan, no idea how they'll treat smaller shrimps

 

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