Seanwoodey

Thank you

Morning all. I’ve recently acquired a few ramshorn snails for my 25 litre tank that also has some shrimp, danio, mystery snail and nerite snails. However I’ve gone from 2 to 32 (very small at the minute). I just want to check if it will be a major problem and if I can slow down the population by feeding less. I’m not so keen on killing any if possible

Hey all, it looks like one or more of my Danio’s are flicking and rubbing against gravel. So im assuming parasites, however ive got shrimp and snails in the tank so i was wondering if anyone knows of any treatment thats shrimp and snail safe?

Ive corrected the nerite shell positions. Also they dont seem to smell bad, ive taken a photo of one to show the trap door as im not sure what im looking at

I assume if theyre dead they will smell very bad??

Afternoon all, I recently went away for the weekend and I dont leave my heating on, nor do I have a heated tank, however when I returned some of my nerite snails have appeared to die. Just wondering if low temps can do this? Or maybe theyre just hibernating?? apologies about the state of my tank glass

Thankyou everyone

Does anyone have any recipes for homemade shrimp food that snails would also eat?

That’s a very cool looking tank

@nabokovfan87 just wanted to mention I took your advice by adding a second filter

thanks, it’s difficult isn’t it. My tap water is the same as the tank with the exception of chlorine, which is a lot higher. im hoping the berried shrimp actually have the babies, then it may get a little better

I’ve just found that total hardness and total carbonate is GH and KH. They’re very high so does this matter

Ok, first I’ll order a GH/KH kit. Although my current test strips don’t show GH and KH there are other things like hardness and ph so I’ve took a photo that may help with regards to food, (keeping in mind I have danios in the tank), I use bug bites, tetra crisps, flaked tetra goldfish food, sinking shrimp pellets, frozen bloodworm, snowflake and finally the food I’ve made. I have a feeding dish but I rarely see the shrimp in it. Maybe I need to drop the food near the back where the Java fern/bog wood is as they like to hide in and under that. I use test strips weekly to measure nitrates/nitrites and they tend to be close to zero. I tend to do water change every 2 weeks but I agree that 10% doesn’t feel enough. Also worth noting that in the last water change I forgot to clean the sponge filter. I’ve got a sponge filter, not big but apparently (according to Amazon it’s for 20 to 75 l) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B09Q2TZCS2?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title I have been thinking of getting something so that I can run another sponge filter or sit stone from the same pump though

Definitely dropped some eggs

You never feel like you know what’s going on, or what to do for the best. It feels like this may be my last attempt

So bad day another dead shrimp (has the white ring so maybe during a molt). This was a good shrimp too. I’ve done a decent water change and gravel vac, moving the large bog wood in the back, which I never do. The fresh water is now dripping back into the tank. however during this I have noticed 2 berried shrimp that were hiding, so now I’m concerned that they will drop their eggs as I have stressed them

Sounds interesting, may give that a go!

Hi Nabokovfan, my tank is 25l. Hi Chick_in_of_the_sea, thanks. Rightly or wrongly ive been making food for my shrimp/snails based on the below youtube vid. But also use tetra crisps, bug bites b

I have recently done a water change about a week ago. Changed about 10% and replaced the water using drip method. I still haven’t bought the kits to check GH and kh

It’s gone now, can’t see a dead shrimp but also can’t see a molt. So who knows what’s happened

Hey guys I’ve got a shrimp stuck in a molt. Is there anything I can do or should have done?

You just dont know what to do for the best sometimes with these things!!

Will my fish/snails and shrimp be ok if i treat with peroxide or liquid carbon Ah, just watched the video and there is risk.

Thanks. Definitely helps. I don’t want to put chemicals in unless I have to but I like the idea of algae eaters. Anyone know of any really good algae eaters, maybe some kind if snail I don’t own, or maybe I need more snails (many trumpet, 2 mystery and 4 nerite in 25l tank)

Any ideas if this black algae is bad for my tank and how i can get rid of it. i have danio, mystery snails, nerite snails, trumpet snails and cherry shrimp