Some updates.

I re-scaped my tank and more importantly, I changed my previously overkill LED light to one of those RGB type LED's. Really worth the money. It's way dimmer (controllable with the remote control) and at the same time, I can see the shrimps clearly since can tune the color to highlight red. Being dimmer, my shrimps don't hide as much anymore

Unfortunately the photos don't show the effect

Yaaayyyy.... I spotted shrimplets

Good luck

I've only spotted 2 so far though. Hope there's more hiding

vary, normally mths to a year and depend on what shrimp and their diet, i observed fire yellow shrimplet just feed on rotten ketapang leaf in a tank overflow filter compartment , grow form 1mm to 1 cm in around 5 week.

didn't measure the GH, I only came to realize it was 900 TDS by chance after I asked the Diomand Water service guy to test the water in my tank, only then I got myself a TDS pen, now, I keep it at TDS  200-300, they are happy n breeding so far...

Thanks..any recommend soil? i just change to RO water yesterday..later will test the ph again..

he won't post cos both sender and receiver need a permit to send livestock across country.
Don't let kastam saw your live shrimp , they will confiscate and issue you a summon on Malaysia side.
Good luck , they are marvelous creature. My small colony is breeding now. Mama opae ula just release some larvae.

Anyone can advice wat to use restore mineral for RO water ?

My daily working day routine. Use plastic spoon below to scoop up one paper cup of tank water (cos I still have this oil slick issue) and replenish with one cup of RO water re-mineralized with Up Aqua GH Builder. The replenishment cup sitting on top of my HOB filter has a small hole in it so it'll drip very slowly... ~ 45 mins to drip the cup"



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Hi shrimp lovers,

This thread has been a thoroughly fascinating read. I've been meaning to get into the hobby and having read some of the sharings and comments here, I think I'm ready to give it a go.

I do have a few questions that I hope you guys can help shed some light on:

1. Is the blue tiger shrimp a good idea for a beginner? If not, would the blue jelly shrimp be a better option?

2. I'm thinking of mixing blue and red shrimps in 1 tank but I'm worried about interbreeding that will affect colour quality. Any advice?

My ideal tank at the moment is one that looks like Sniper's (a personal size ideal for personal attention). To avoid committing accidental genocide, I will follow the guidelines provided in this thread and I'm prepared to start with a small colony of 5 to 10 to limit the blood on my noobie hands.

Any suggestions on viable colour mixes or any general issues are more than welcomed.

Cheers

First -Brand , second - ingredients , all 3 the will increase TDS and GH. How much and how much to use and how fast the effect vary on each type.
Third - price different alot with benibachi the most expensive , then mosura follow by Up Aqua.

But come to think of it , if anyone can afford a rm70 or above for one bee shrimps , these product price are just a tad of it.
If you want fast and also proven safe record on increase RO water tds/gh , go for mosura.
Benibachi will cost more if you on budget.

To buy
Mosura - try aquashop in lelong
Benibachi - benibachi reseller in malaysia , try search facebook for details.
Up aqua - some LFS in KL stock them. last saw them in fish depot and 88 petsmart.

My daily working day routine. Use plastic spoon below to scoop up one paper cup of tank water (cos I still have this oil slick issue) and replenish with one cup of RO water re-mineralized with Up Aqua GH Builder. The replenishment cup sitting on top of my HOB filter has a small hole in it so it'll drip very slowly... ~ 45 mins to drip the cup"



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hi arrow
why is it my malaya shrimp seems more "shy" than my cherry shrimp???
especially when i switch ON my light..
is it normal???

yes, you can do that, it refer as sump system, but imho i dun like bare tank, that why i find monster fish and goldfish tank so lifeless and cold.
actually shrimp have very minimal bioload, waste is not a major problem, the major task is maintaining a stable and mature environment to them
.

Normally we either change soil , topup soil or put in additives like Benibachi fulvic grain(last 6mths).