TheCzarista Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 (edited) Update... all 3 of the remaining shrimp made it through the first night and appear to be active and eating. Also, it appears that one of them molted in the feeding dish, which I think is a good sign? Edited June 16, 2021 by TheCzarista 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Out of our 3 remaining shrimp, two of them look like this But one of them looks like this. I'm no shrimp expert, but this fella doesn't look like a Tangerine Tiger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Oh wow, that’s frustrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 On 6/17/2021 at 10:34 AM, Patrick_G said: Oh wow, that’s frustrating! We don't mind exactly. His name is now tiger and he is ours lol. Just wish I knew what kind he was 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I totally guessing, but it’s possible he’s a wild type Caridina that didn’t get culled. There’s a friendly dwarf shrimp page on Facebook called USA freshwater shrimp and plants. Someone on there will know what he is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Yeah he/she's cute! Got a little smiley face on its side. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 On 6/17/2021 at 10:39 AM, Patrick_G said: I totally guessing, but it’s possible he’s a wild type Caridina that didn’t get culled. There’s a friendly dwarf shrimp page on Facebook called USA freshwater shrimp and plants. Someone on there will know what he is. The general consensus seems to be that Tiger is a mutt. They seem to think he needs to be culled.... but if we are not breeding to sell, we just want a shrimp tank for us, is there any harm in mutts? We don't care about only having the brightest ones, we won't be selling them, do mutts hurt in any other way? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I really like my Neo mutts. They’re not true to color, but they’re sure not boring either. I put them in my 75 gal and they’re super healthy and breeding well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Keeping this updated. We planted 2 Amazon Swords, and the CPDs and Shrimp seem to approve. Dealing with a bit of a nitrite spike with Prime and more quick start. We also added more floaters temporarily to help pull some of the nitrites/nitrates. The debris on the ground is what's left of an algae wafer, something I will probably avoid using in the future! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I swear we do have livestock in there, they are just camera shy 😆 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Well... the bad news is that we had a nitrite spike and we lost the 3 shrimp that had survived shipping. The decision for now is to balance the tank, do water changes and get the parameters right, and then look at alternative tank mates for the CPD. We have not given up on shrimp eventually, but we want to take our time and learn more before we jump into that again. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 That’s to bad. Since it’s a small tank it might take a while to balance. Here’s what I’m thinking: wait until the Java moss has doubled in size. That’ll be a good indicator that you’re heading towards a balanced tank and will give new shrimp a place to hang out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/20/2021 at 6:49 PM, Patrick_G said: That’s to bad. Since it’s a small tank it might take a while to balance. Here’s what I’m thinking: wait until the Java moss has doubled in size. That’ll be a good indicator that you’re heading towards a balanced tank and will give new shrimp a place to hang out. We are definitely going to take things slowly. We have some research and planning to do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Check out @Streetwise’s journal, he seems to have a handle on balanced small tanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 A quick update, the tank is now well cycled and parameters have been stable. Having this tank has taught us a lot about the nitrogen cycle (and also made us discover we have about 1ppm Ammonia in our tap water). The 5 CPDs seem super happy and healthy, albeit not so keen on photos. They are starting to grow and really show some great color now. We have more tangerine tigers on the way now that the water is stable and we are using a far more trusted seller, so lets hope that Shrimp 2 Electric Boogaloo is more successful. I don't want to kill anymore of them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Our new shrimp are here! Drip acclimating seemed to go well, and the shrimp have been added to the tank. Already they seem so much healthier than the last batch we got from the bad sellers. Fingers crossed that they continue to thrive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Do you have some extra media or hardscape from your more established tank? My last batch of new shrimp seems to like grazing on some use filter floss I put in their tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 5:37 PM, Patrick_G said: Do you have some extra media or hardscape from your more established tank? My last batch of new shrimp seems to like grazing on some use filter floss I put in their tank. We just added a piece of cholla wood yesterday that came from an established tank. So far, they have been swimming around and exploring the Java moss mesh wall in the back 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Updated photo.... as you can see, the dwarf aquarium lily is going insane. We have had the bulb for less than a month now. Also, if you look really closely, in the bottom left, right next to the sponge filter, is one of the 5 celestial pearl danios that we have in the tank. They are super shy, and they LOVE the planted tank. We also do still have 4 tangerine tigers in there, but they like to spend a lot of time in the back mess/moss wall. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Finally managed to get some photos of the CPDs (they are very camera shy). The shrimp seem to be doing much better this go around, and we may add more numbers soon. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Those CPDs are so cute! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 12:09 PM, Patrick_G said: Those CPDs are so cute! Thanks! That male has been chasing that rather plump female around for the last couple of days. I wonder what those crazy kids are up to! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Hard to believe it has only been a bit over 5 weeks since we started this tank. Its like a jungle in there now where the swords and the dwarf lily fight for dominance. Also, I swore I wouldn't name fish in schools but this one is Bubala, and she's my favorite. She's the runt and always hangs out at the top front right of the tank right by my computer desk, so we chat all day. She'll even eat from the top of the water. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 @TheCzarista is so much better at taking pics than I am. Just wanted to show you guys how much our males have colored up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Playz Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I'm looking into setting up one of my spare three gallons. What lights, filter, and pump did you use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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