My simple Sulawesi tank setup

**trelch** · 20th Jun 2010, 02:39 PM

Hello all,

I have been quietly reading all the post in this forum, so here's my first post. I hope to share and learn from all of you here.
I have been keeping sulawesi shrimps since feb 2009, and have definitely went through all the pain and joy of keepiing them.
This is my current tank.
Sulawesi Tank.jpg
It was setup in Jan 2010. I positioned it on the bay window, so that it gets all the morning sun. Big pieces of coral chips are hidden under the river pebbles, so you don't see them. There is only a small hanging waterfall filter, and an airpump with 2 airstone on the 2 ends of the tank.

Parameters:
Temp: 28 to 30 degree
PH: 8.5
Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite : 0
GH and TDS: Don't have measuring kit.

Inhabitants:
Crypt Wentii
5 Golden Rabbit snails
15 Yellow Rabbit snails (from initial 3)
2 Orange Rabbit snails (New aquisitions)
20 Caridina Dennerli
5 Caridina Tigri
5 Caridina Striata
Lots of small tiny ramhorns snails and water fleas and seed shrimps.
Some Cherry shrimps that were the original inhabitants.

All the rocks and even glass surface is growing a layer of nice green algae.
algae on rocks.jpg
The rocks are positioned to have crevices for the shrimps to hide, and yet easy for me to view them. The shrimps fight for the prime real estate space.
prime estate1.jpg
Smaller shrimps are relegated to the crypt patch, and the "wooden tree"
shrimps on wood.jpg
The rabbit snails just crawl everywhere, especially if I throw in some algae chips
snails2.jpg
Some of the shrimps are berried. I hope they give birth soon.
berried striata.jpg
Thanks for viewing
STHH

**guppies** · 20th Jun 2010, 02:51 PM

Very nice and healthy tank, I love all the green algae on the walls and rocks plus the snails, I think those are key elements for sulawesi shrimps.

Welcome to Shrimp now!

**trelch** · 20th Jun 2010, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by guppies

Very nice and healthy tank, I love all the green algae on the walls and rocks plus the snails, I think those are key elements for sulawesi shrimps.

Welcome to Shrimp now!

Thank you for the welcome!

Yup.. I think the green algae are important. The shrimps loves to pick at them, and I can go away for trips without worrying about food for both the snails and shrimps.

**aelysa** · 20th Jun 2010, 03:17 PM

That is a great sulawesi tank! Those shrimp are probably very happy

**trelch** · 20th Jun 2010, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by aelysa

That is a great sulawesi tank! Those shrimp are probably very happy

Thanks. I hope they like their living spaces too. I am still torn between giving them more crevices and rocks, and not blocking my view of these beauties.

**matti2uude** · 20th Jun 2010, 03:33 PM

Your tank looks great! I wasn't sure about putting wood in a Sulawesi tank but I see most people have one piece in their tanks.

**trelch** · 20th Jun 2010, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by matti2uude

Your tank looks great! I wasn't sure about putting wood in a Sulawesi tank but I see most people have one piece in their tanks.

It wasn't just a wood initially. I tied java moss to the ends. It was suppose to look like a mini tree. However, the rabbit snails actually climb up the wood and ate all the moss! I tried again with spiky moss, with the same tragic result. Hence it is now bare.