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On 6/22/2022 at 11:49 PM, billango said:
I try to feed small portions as frequently as I can, which is maybe 4 times a day on work days but maybe every 2-3 hours on weekends. Theyre not going to starve to death if you can't feed them so frequently, but it will help them grow. They just have small stomachs and mouths so feeding too much at once will just leave extra food in the water and might get cloudy. As for the shrimp, I have not kept them with fry in the same little net box which I know is quite a small space so I'm not 100% on that, but I wouldn't think the shrimp would bother the fry. Also be on the lookout for more fry as they might continuously start popping up!
Thank you so so much!
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On 6/22/2022 at 11:34 PM, billango said:
Frozen would work too. Even the chain pet stores tend to have a little freezer section of frozen fish foods including baby brine. The co-op fry food has worked well for me. Sometimes there are slightly larger chunks in there but its worth a try if you already have it! You can always pick or use a turkey baster to get it out if they dont take to it. Also it's really easy to give too much food at once to the fry so be mindful of that too.
How often should I feed them? Do I have to worry about the cherry shrimp that’s in there eating them? This is a first for me, I appreciate your help!
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On 6/22/2022 at 11:24 PM, Ken Burke said:
Baby brine shrimp is the ‘go to’ food of choice in most cases. In a pinch you can grind down a little flake between your fingers, or touch your finger against Repashy powder then into the tank.
my guess is that they are CPDs since they are swimming at the top of the water.
I have the co op fry food but I’m scared it’s too big for them, they’re so tiny! Do you think this would work? I don’t know where i would get baby brine shrimp from, unless i can buy it frozen
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I very unexpectedly have (what I assume are) fry in my tank and I do not know what to do. This is my first community tank.
The ones I was able to catch I moved to a fry net thing I already had in the tank for a pregnant cherry shrimp.
my questions are: What do I feed them? They’re so impossibly tiny…I feel like they’re going to starve. I don’t know what they are. They’re either salt and pepper corys or CPDs. Will the shrimp in the net eat the babies? I moved her so her eggs can hatch without the other fish eating the babies right away…. I added a (bad) photo of the ones I was able to catch. Thank you so much!
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Hello,
first wanted to say I appreciate all the help I’ve been getting!
I purchased some frogbit from my LFS, and noticed it has some snails and a lot of snail eggs on it. What’s the most effective way to get rid of these? I’m really trying to avoid a snail infestation. I’ve read that I can soak them in Alum but it won’t kill the eggs, which doesn’t help too much because I can see eggs everywhere.
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Thank you! I’m worried because I literally JUST started stocking this tank, it had nothing but a mystery snail and one left over shrimp from my last set up. I’ve waited like 6 weeks to put any livestock in and then I found THAT, and these shrimp were expensive! I’ll get a trap and see what happens. I appreciate the help again!
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I just bought 6 cherry shrimp from my LSF. The place is lovely, their fish always look fabulous and their tanks are always crystal clear. But when I brought the shrimp home I noticed planaria in the bag. Two that I could see. I netted the shrimp out and didn’t get any of them with the shrimp, but now I’m worried. I’ve never quarantined my shrimp before putting them in to a tank before, so I didn’t. But is this something I should be concerned about? Is it possible I’ve introduced them to my tank even though I didn’t see any in the water after fishing the shrimp out?
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Thanks everyone! I glued it to a rock, hopefully I don’t kill it 😅 I appreciate everyone’s help!
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Can someone help me ID this plant? I’ve had it for like 6 months and can’t remember what it is. Can it be buried in gravel? Or should it stay above ?
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On 4/5/2022 at 8:59 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
The Corys don't need sand. They simply need something that isn't extremely sharp but if there is any issues you will be able to add some bacterial meds. I've had mine on sand, gravel, pebbles, etc. The only thing I would avoid is something extremely sharp. They like to dig around, as most bottom feeder fish do.
You would only need 1 oto and you can also do amano shrimp (in addition). Corys I would start with 3-4 at most. You'll very likely end up with more. Corys and basically anything mentioned above in the thread will all be compatible. Corys get along with everyone and will hide out if they really feel a need to in your driftwood.
Pygmy cories will swim around mid water and interact with other fish. Pretty much every other species of Cory will stick to the bottom and enjoy it very much.
You can absolutely stock both the pygmy and the salt and pepper too.
So you think it would be ok to start with 4-5 salt and pepper corys and they would be OK with either endlers or CPDs? That would be ideal for me!
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On 4/5/2022 at 4:36 PM, Patrick_G said:
I’d want some Corydoras on the bottom and some Otocinclus to help with algae cleanup. If you went for very small Corydoras like Habrosus or Pygmy you could fit in 5-6 and still have room for some nice Livebearers like Endlers or Guppies.
I was looking into corys, I really like both pygmy and salt n pepper, but I was reading that corys need sand? I have fine gravel but not sand...is that a problem? I had read that pygmy corys tend to occupy both the middle and bottom, would that be a problem with guppies/endlers occupying similar space? Would I do both corys and otocinclus, and how many? I want to make sure everyone is as happy as possible. Sorry for all the questions, thank you!
On 4/5/2022 at 8:34 PM, nabokovfan87 said:I would lean towards a CPD tank just for the sake of not having to deal with new fry every month.
Once you figure out the "focus" you can even have a ram or something else as a centerpiece, shrimp as you mentioned, corys, and other things to bring a bit more life to the tank. 10G is a pretty small box, and it's just the type of thing where you can take that footprint and get a taller tank with more volume or something, eventually, if that becomes what you wish to do. You mentioned you don't have room for something like a 20L or 29G which I totally understand.
Take it slow, pick your one fish species and let the plants develop and get settled in, then you can pick and choose what else fits the tank when you see it start to gain some vibrancy.Between the species you mentioned, CPDs are pretty fun. Endlers also can be and also have a bit different personality. It's just between what you want specifically. Pull up a youtube video of someone with a tank of them and watch each one and see what grabs your attention. why you get drawn into that specific one.
Thank you! I really appreciate the input. Im afraid of overstocking, but if I can do more than one fish species, that would be the ultimate goal. I love CPD's, they're what I was planning on getting in the first place, but one of my local fish stores has some absolutely stunning endlers, and I always have to watch them when I go in there, so now I'm on the fence lol
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Hello! I am setting up a 10 gallon tank, and I am very new to the hobby. I have only kept cherry shrimp and bettas in the past (Currently have a 3 gallon shrimp tank and a 5 gallon with a betta and mystery snail). The tank is ready for fish but I am having trouble deciding what to stock it with (I do not have space for a bigger tank, just an FYI). It is fully planted and heated, cycled, has been set up for about 5 weeks now, currently just housing two mystery snails to take care of some of the algae growth on the plants and wood (one will be adopted by someone once I start to add fish). My water is exceptionally hard (I don't really understand what that means but I know this from using test strips). My pH is around 7-7.4, temp is around 80, there is driftwood and a few rocks in the tank and about 7-8 plant varieties as of now.
I was planning on adding some cherry shrimp, but they're not a necessity.
I was thinking of doing endlers or CPDs...but I guess I'm looking for suggestions and maybe advice? Are either of these suitable for those parameters? I have researched both but I am looking for more real life advice from people that have owned them. Which is more beginner friendly, if either?Thanks!
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On 7/1/2021 at 9:19 PM, Jeff said:
I have Chilis, and I really enjoy them. My Ph is in the 7 range as well - no issues.
I feed flakes, live baby brine, pellets, frozen baby brine, Bug Bites, Co-Op Easy Fry food, Vibra Bites, and a few other frozen foods.
For flakes and foods like Vibra Bites, pellets, etc.; I mash them up. I put the food in a small container bowl, and with an old Sharpie with the cap on, crush up the food into tiny pieces using the tip of the cap, and feed that way; works pretty good.
Miscellaneous frozen foods, I use a cutting board, and Paring Knife, and chop it up until it's mush pretty much, and then feed.
How many times a day do you feed them? And how many do you have in what size tank, if you don't mind me asking?
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On 7/1/2021 at 1:53 PM, Karen B. said:
Greetings!
i have mine for maybe 6 months. My pH is about 7.4 to 7.4.
They are housed with honey gourami, green neon tetra, false julii corydoras and otocinclus. Most of the time the school right in front of the window. They even school with my green neon tetras at times. And they don’t shy away when I come near the aquarium.
They used to feed from the surface but they do not anymore. You can feed them pretty much anything- just buy yourself a mortar. They love crushed bug bites, etc. Frozen brine shrimps, frozen daphnia. They go nuts for blood worms (I grate the cube so it makes tiny pieces). They do not feed from the bottom.
Sadly I spoiled mine too much with live baby brine shrimps so now they refuse any dry food... 😖
Ok first of all your tank is BEAUTIFUL. Secondly, how often do you feed them? Once or twice a day?
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On 6/30/2021 at 5:37 PM, Griznatch said:
My PH is close to yours, and mine are healthy and active. I've had them for a year now I think.
I crumble up flakes for my chilis, and also feed them aquarium co-op easy Fry. They have a hard time with regular sized flakes, and I never see them eat anything off the bottom of the tank. When they were in my 55, they would sometimes pick bits of food off of plant leaves in mid tank level. The kubotai rasboras would out-compete them for food and they were very shy in that tank. They are very outgoing in the 20 gallon I have them in now, only shrimp and snails in there with them.
They would just be with a few shrimp, nothing else, so I'm hoping that will make them more outgoing and less apt to hide. What type of flake food do you use, aside from the fry food, to get them to really color up nicely?
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On 6/30/2021 at 5:44 PM, Rob E. said:
I've had my chili rasboras for maybe a year now, and I'd say they are doing well and my PH is 7.4. I keep them with blue dream shrimp, so anything the rasboras don't eat goes to them. I could also see them doing well with a dwarf corydora species.
I also hatch out baby brine shrimp for breeding projects and give them a couple squirts from a pipet everyday. You could try frozen baby brine shrimp if you can find it, or frozen daphnia maybe.
That's my plan actually, is to put them in my shrimp tank. I can definitely get my hands on some frozen daphnia. Thanks so much for your input!
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I was hoping that I could get some personal experiences from hobbyists here that have successfully kept chili rasboras. I know they can be slightly difficult to feed, so suggestions on the best way to accomplish that without getting the water too gross. Also, my pH is a little higher than what I've seen recommended, 7.2-7.4 typically. Would this be tolerable for them, could they thrive and not just survive? All opinions and personal experiences are welcome. Thank you!
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On 6/29/2021 at 4:47 PM, NanoNano said:
I think I'm not too far from @Patrick_G as the crow flies and I think we have similar water. Limiting the number of water changes that you do is good advice. Shrimp seem to be pretty efficient in their digestion, so while they look like they produce a lot of waste, a tank with a healthy biome will break said waste down quickly and completely.
A couple of general comments:
* Shrimp can be incredibly resilient or incredibly fragile- this seems to vary from individual to individual and day to day. A regular care routine is the best you can do, don't stress if you lose some shrimp. If they decide to breed for you, your bigger concern will be "where do I put all these #$@ little shrimp??!!".
* If you've ruled out Planaria, your "gross little white things are likely either detritus worms or rhabdocoela flat worms. Not super attractive looking, but their presence means that you have an abundance of detritus and/or uneaten food in your tank. Be Zen and embrace them (maybe not literally) if you can - these critters work for Mother Nature and seeing an abundance of them are her way of trying to naturally "compost" things and bring your tank into balance. Once your detritus and uneaten food gets back in balance, you should notice a huge decrease in these critters being visible.
* Like @Patrick_G, my water is acidic...often struggling to stay at 7.0 on a good day. I used to obsess over mineralization (using wondershells at every water change) and PH with my shrimp trying to get them to breed....which they never did...until I simply started giving them treated tap water without additives. Not sure if that will work for you, but sometimes less is more in the aquatic world.
Wow, thank you so much for all the info, super helpful. I think they're definitely some kind of flat worm, but if they're not harmful then I guess I'll let them live their best lives 😂
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On 6/29/2021 at 4:43 PM, Griznatch said:
The worms are probably detrius worms and won't harm anything. You can get a pretty good colony if you overfeed. If you only have shrimp in there, you don't need much food for them. Try a small piece of blanched spinach or zucchini or small bit of Repashy gel food. Those don't tend to muck up the water much. I use bacter AE as well, to supplement the aufwuchs.
I found that a few guppy fry will make short work of detrius worm populations. Move them out when they start to get bigger or they might eat your shrimp fry.
I think they're flat worms of some kind, pretty sure whatever was mentioned below. Maybe I'll have to find a friend to borrow some guppy fry from to see if they can help clean up a bit 😅 Thank you so much for the info! I have been planning to try some spinach for them.
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On 6/29/2021 at 4:36 PM, Patrick_G said:
I’m also guilty of over feeding my shrimp! At first I wanted every shrimp to have a Hikari pellet everyday, but I cut that back drastically after building up a ton of uneaten food that I had to siphon out.
I try not too over feed but it's so tough, I don't want anyone to starve 😂 I only feed once every other day, and I use a small glass shrimp feeding dish so I can remove everything after a few hours. I only put a few pellets in there when I do feed, but it sounds like maybe I'm still overfeeding... I'll definitely try the airline tubing when I do have to top off the water or do a water change, thank you for the advice!
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On 6/29/2021 at 3:32 PM, Patrick_G said:
I had trouble keeping Neocaridina shrimp in my water until I stopped doing major water changes and started housing them in my most stable tanks. My tap water is very soft and slightly acidic so not perfect for Neos. Instead of doing large water changes I’d use a piece of airline tube to gently siphon out excess detritus and then use the same tube to drip in the new water.
Some folks literally keep and breed Neos in a tub on the porch in the winter. Not everyone finds them that easy!I how were you able to drip the water in with the airline tubing? I have a lot of extra, I think it would probably help to make any water changes less stressful. I didn't MEAN to change so much water, but I was trying to siphon up all the (literal) crap and I realized I had emptied half the water out 🤦🏻♀️ And I'm having these gross little white things come out of the substrate and crawl all over the glass, so I assumed that it needed a good vacuuming (they're not planarian, but not sure what they are). I feel so bad, I haven't had any issues at all since getting them. My water is super hard, and Neutral out of the tap. The fluval stratum I use lowers the pH a lot so I have a bag of crushed coral in my filter to raise the pH, which is now between 7.2-7.4. I feel like my parameters are within a tolerable range for them, I hope. I'm definitely not going to do anymore major water changes.
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Hello,
I am very new to shrimp keeping and I need some help. I have 9-10 assorted blue shrimp (blue velvet I think and possibly some other color varieties) in a 5 gallon tank. The tank has been set up for 3-4 months, the shrimp have been in for about a month.
I did a partial water change today, probably 50% to clean up uneaten food and waste, etc. After refilling the water, I noticed one of higher quality/larger shrimp flailing and flopping, swimming erratically and almost rolling around. I also noticed a small brown spot on the end of its tail. One of their shrimp is also swimming erratically, although not as bad as this one. Any ideas as to what could be going on? Is it dying, could I have killed it doing the water change? I'm surprisingly attached to my shrimp and I would be gutted if I did something to hurt or kill one 😣 I do have a short video of the shrimp, i will add it if i can figure out how to do so. I do have a picture of the shrimp, kinda head first in the substrate, but you can't see the brown tail spot. Thank you -
Hello, I just bought 5 assorted blue shrimp and a nerite snail from my LFS on Saturday to go in a 5 gallon planted tank as the only live stock. (Added photos just for fun) These are my first shrimp. I bought Hikari Shrimp Cuisine and Hikari Mini Algae Wafers for them. I haven't fed them yet as I'm letting them clean up some of the algae that's taken over some spots in the tanks
I have two questions. The first is the food seems to contain copper sulfate. I was under the impression copper was toxic to shrimp, but both of these are marketed as shrimp food. So do I feed this food or return it for something else? I'm not planning on feeding much of anything for the first little bit so that they clean up the tank a bit, and I am planning on giving them blanched zucchini on occasion, so the pellets would really just be for variety.
Secondly, I have already found 3 molts since Saturday, but I was under the impression that shrimp only molt every 3-4 weeks. Is this just coincidental or something to be concerned about? They seem active and eating well, although I can typically only find 3 or 4 at a time, but I believe they're all still alive.Thanks for the help!
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Ok, so I've seen about 8/9 more of these things since I posted this. Crawling on the glass, along the water line and even one hanging on to my floating plants. Is this something I should be concerned with? Id never seen them before I posted this originally, and now I see them everywhere.
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I have these…things all over my 10 gallon. I do not know where they came from, what they are or if they’re harmful to my fish or shrimp. Can someone identify them?
If they are harmful, how do I get rid of them? It started as just one or two but now they’re EVERYWHERE.
thanks for the help!