My first attempts on shrimps - 2 1ft tanks.

[BlackManta7117]

Greeting to all,

Shrimps are so cute and addictive so I have decide to setup 2 tanks in my office. Feel free to comments on the setups.

Setup #1:
1 Ft with Black Gravel.
Filtration: Airstone inside momotaro block.
Flora: Taiwan Moss, Flame Moss, Algae Ball, Eared Water Moss
Fauna: 40+ RCS (XL Cherries, Sakuras, Cheapo), 2x Butterfly Loaches

The Tank
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimpTank1.jpg

The Shrimps
#1:
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimp3.jpg

#2
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimp2.jpg

#3
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimp1.jpg

Setup #2:
1 Ft with Coloured Gravel.
Filtration: 2x Sponge Filters.
Flora: Taiwan Moss, Flame Moss, Algae Ball, Eared Water Moss, Hornwort
Fauna: 60+ Rainbow (Malayans, Greens, Blues), 1x Butterfly Loaches

The Tank
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/MalayanShrimpTank1.jpg

The Shrimps
#1:
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/MalayanShrimp-Green1.jpg

#2
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/MalayanShrimp-Green2.jpg

#3
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/MalayanShrimp-Blue4.jpg

#4
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/MalayanShrimp-Blue3.jpg

#5
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/MalayanShrimp-Blue2.jpg


Please give me all your comments.

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BlackManta

[Koi Boy]

awsome pics
and lovely shrimps

[Marya]

Really nice pics, yes :) I like your tanks too, I think they will look very good indeed when the mosses have covered all the white stones. But I don't like the grey pipes you have in there, they are a pity I think...
Sorry, you asked for opinions ;)

[BlackManta7117]

I have updated setup #1 and it looks like this now.

#1
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimpTank2.jpg

#2
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimp9.jpg

For the last 2 weeks, I have shrimps dying everyday. I check all parameters of the water and everything was fine ... however, during the resetting of the tank, I found the cause ... A DAMSELFLY NYMPH!

After removing the predator, everything when back to normal and I reintroduce some "hanks" to replace thoese RIP ones.

#3: New Kids in Town
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimp6.jpg

The moment I put the hanks in, they started to "harass" the saddled girls for 2hrs. Unfortunately, I did not have video cam with me to capture the moment.

#4: New Kid checking out the girl next door
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimp4.jpg

Below are some of the girls:
#5
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimp8.jpg

#6
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimp7.jpg

#7: Her Majesty
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z87/BlackManta7117/CherryShrimp5.jpg

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BlackManta

[Redza]

in the 2# set up are you using lava rocks??
i have seen them before in petstores ...tempted to buy them.... but i resist
do they realease anything???
like toxic stuff?

[milt]

Wow, very nice setups blackmanta7117! Can you tell me what are those shrimps in your tank set up #2? Especially the last picture with the blackish colour shrimp.... are they malayan shrimp? :cheesy:

[sstimac]

I have used lava rock in the past and have had no problems with it.