ragn4rok - Matano Lake Melody (90 x 45 x 45), Another Tries for Sulawesi Shrimps Tank

[ragn4rok]

Spec:
- 90 x 45 x 45 (10mm) Open Top
- 6 x 23W Leutech, HAD Lamps Hood
- EHEIM 2217 serialized with EHEIM 2215, media ADA BioRio, Ceramic Rings 5L
- UGF 2 units far back right and left
- Hang On Box Filter and Surface Skimmer

Decoration:
natural sand
matano rocks
santigi wood, green spotted algae covered

Fauna:
Caridina dennerli (White Spotted Cardinal Shrimps)
Tylomelania sp. "Poso Orange Rabbit Snail"

Water Parameter:
temp 28-29C
pH 8.0
gH 5
kH 4
TDS 150
NH4 0ppm
NO2 0ppm
NO3 0-10ppm

[ragn4rok]

Fauna...
+-10e Tylomelania sp. "Orange Rabbit Snails"


+-150e Cardinal Shrimps

[ragn4rok]

snail's babies...


into the middle of the tank...


FEEDING FRENZY...


The Cardinal Shrimps...


Cardinal shrimplets...

[ragn4rok]

pH 8.0


NH4 0ppm


...

Snail's pests???


The cardinal shrimps are very shy ...

[peanut8787]

Wow, very nice project ahead! Is that a small sulawesi shrimp? I heard it's really difficult for sulawesi to be berried?

Well done.

Cheers

[ragn4rok]

Hi,

Yes, this is: http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...s/IMG_1535.jpg, baby cardinal shrimps I don't think that they are very difficult to breed. IME, Harlequin shrimps are much more tricky . You need a special setup for each species at one individual tank, because it has different habitat requirements in order to survive and multiply.

for example: cardinal shrimps loves rocks covered ground, with a good amount of algae that grows on the hardscapes.

[ragn4rok]

Update....

Algae that cover the surface of the wood is drastically reduced because eaten by the sulawesi snails. Therefore, I try to reduce the snail population so that it can maintain the amount of algae for shrimp food supply.


My cardinal shrimps have managed to populate this tank successfully. They stay inside the rock holes and very active looking for food.


I've separated some of the parents for my friends to maintain the Cardinal shrimps populations in my tank.

[cllui]

Wow...
Nice tank setup mate!

[avex30]

Hi question how long did you take to culture that DW or Bogwood to such green stage?? For despite so many hour of light on i'm still unable to culture such green.

[ragn4rok]

Hi avex30,

I need just about 2 - 3 months. I cultured those green spotted algae at my outdoor pond with an indirect sunlight, before I setup this Sulawesi's tank..