jasper5150

That’s a cool looking fish!

Not sure but he’s cool lookin’!

I must make an admission. Prior to posting this, I did purchase 4 Amano shrimp from my LFS. After slowly acclimating them to the tank, they did their thing. The barbs were curious along with the betta. The catfish weren’t interested at all. Next morning, nowhere to be seen. Not even a hint of an empty shell, opaque body, nothing. Figured I just gave my fish an expensive treat. Took a peak in the tank this morning, as I usually do with the flashlight on my phone, and front and center on an Anubia leaf was a lone shrimp! Now, these guys are maybe half to three quarters of an inch in size, so small enough to fit in any crevices they can find. Maybe even down the tube of the sponge filter🤷‍♂️. One out of four seen gives me hope that maybe another is in there? Will wait and see.

This gives me an idea about the sponge filter. I have an old HOB inlet sponge filter. Think I will “clean” it when I do the next water change and set it in a corner of the tank, let it season a bit

Any thoughts on opening another location here in the Puget Sound area, say the south end, i.e. Kent, Federal Way, Tacoma?

That’s great information! Really helps me out. Might make a small shrimp tank out of one of my old, small betta tanks

Going to let the plants grow in and get some carpeting plants, like micro sword. Also, I’ll get my Cory some companions. Do the additions need to be the same or can they be different species of Cory?

Funny it’s upside down. Think I’ll let the plants grow in before I attempt shrimp.

Hi!

Hi!

Welcome! Beautiful tank!

Looking to add shrimp to my tank. It’s a 20 gallon, newly planted tank heated at 76 degrees with a sponge filter. Water ph is around 7.6. Current fish are (1) albino catfish, (1) cory, (2) cherry barbs and a betta. Any recommendations for an economical yet beneficial addition or are my current residents going to have them as snacks?

Thanks!

New to the forum. Have been cruising the CO-OP’s website for over a year and have visited the store several times. Made some purchases and asked several questions. The store personnel are amazing! Always helpful and knowledgeable. Gave me great recommendations to help with my issues. just upgraded my bettas tank to a 6 gallon rimless with a Finnex Stingray clip-on light on a timer. Have the nano usb pump with the small sponge filter setup. Just added an anubias barteri, moneywort, micro sword and some windelov Java fern.