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Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRSJust did a short video of the tank this after a water change, don't know what happened to the quality of the video, after upload its became a little blurry.
Anyway here it is: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=86fJEpX6FJE Thanks for looking.
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRSWell just a quick update on this tank, the ADA Amazonia II soil I put in this tank when I first setup it up started breaking up after 6 months of usage so this is what my tank looked like when I uprooted some plants or messed about with the substrate:
![]() ![]() So after 5 months of milky water I decided to get rid of the ADA soil and purchased some of the new Oliver Knott Nature soil instead which is shrimp friendly, so it claims. A few photos of the substrate change, goodbye ADA Amazonia II FOREVER!!!! Worst thing I ever purchased in my life!!! Tank clean and ready to go: ![]() The inspector watching to make sure I was doing everything properly: ![]() Just after planting and turning on the filters: ![]() 4 hours after setup, crystal clear water for the first time in about 4-5 months!! ![]() Closer look: ![]() Really like this substrate, colour and size are perfet for this size tank: ![]() I couldn't find the rocks I needed so used what I have and this tank now needs a few extra plants too. Later on in the day I added some of the shrimp and created the fissidens fontanus carpert. ![]() ![]() ![]() After spending 5 hours catching shrimp so that I could change the substrate this is what I had left LOL ![]() Thanks for looking
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRSIf I am able to set up another tank, I would LOVE to do a shrimp/invert tank. I think your tank is AMAZING and love the moss, I just have never been able to keep moss alive in a wall format. Do you use CO2?
Catfish Breeding Groups: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus, L127, Noturus funebris, Liosomadoras oncinus, Centromochlus perugiae, L201, Microglanis iheringi
Groups for Future Breeding (Juvies/Young Adults): L10A, LDA67, L204, paraoto sp.
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRS
No CO2 or liquid carbon in this tank, I am just dosing TPN+ twice a week.
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRScan I ask what TPN iS
Edit: how many cherry shrimp could I keep in a 5.5 gallon tank? Catfish Breeding Groups: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus, L127, Noturus funebris, Liosomadoras oncinus, Centromochlus perugiae, L201, Microglanis iheringi
Groups for Future Breeding (Juvies/Young Adults): L10A, LDA67, L204, paraoto sp.
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRS
TPN+ stands for Tropica Plant Nitrution Plus, its a commercial all in one aquarium plant fertelizer.
I have a holding tank for cherries which is about that size where I keep around 100 cherries at a time.
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRSThanks for that insight. I may start a cherry shrimp tank in the near future!
Catfish Breeding Groups: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus, L127, Noturus funebris, Liosomadoras oncinus, Centromochlus perugiae, L201, Microglanis iheringi
Groups for Future Breeding (Juvies/Young Adults): L10A, LDA67, L204, paraoto sp.
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRSHere is how the tank looks today:
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Some macros has one of the little CRS was right at the front of the tank, they don't look high grade at least not this one but its a start Spot the CRS (and not the dirty glass): ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Adult CRS: ![]() Some of my adult Red Cherries: ![]() ![]() Thanks for looking
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRSStunning pictures!!!
L-021, L-129, L-134, L-136, L-201, L-260,L-262, L-270. Ancistrus cirrhosus. oto.hoppei,vittatus, cocama.
Cor.habrosus,pygmaeus,similis,arcuatus,trilineatus,sterbai,melini,osteocarus. Aspidoras pauciradiatus, Hisonotus leucofrenatus
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRSJust a quick update, the first lot that bred are about half a cm in size now and I have seen about 6-7 of them at the same time in the tank so things are looking good, today I spotted some more tiny 1mm red/white CRS. But also spotted 3-4 Black CRS, so I now have the Red and Black Crystals breeding in the tank
The fan really helped with the hot weather, the temps never went above 25C, now the its becoming a bit cooler and with the fans was taking the temp down to 18C I have turned them off, so the temp now stays are around 23-24C Some tank photos: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks for looking
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRSthat's one very sweet tank!
you must be very happy with the very clear water, especially after the troubles you had with that! keep up the great work Greetings, Tim
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRS
Many thanks Dutch, I am very happy now with the Naturesoil, would recommend to anyone that wants to keep planted or shrimp tanks!
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRSOh that's so peaceful and lush
What's the substrate plants? Good shrimp viewing carpet! Remember to always give tanks.
Re: My Shrimp Only Tank - Cherry and CRS
On the right hand side its Staurogyne sp. and the main carpet is Fissidens Fontanus. Thanks
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