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Well another shot... Nearly all the biggest, sweetest, most beautiful shrimps... Died. What a surprise. This is the third ELE event occurring in less than a year. I'm getting used to it. Since then they the remaining hundred or so explored the tank like it was completely "new". No pun...

Cherry shrimps are one of a kind. In a Shrimp only tank they are very difficult. In a community tank just hope a good number becomes big enough... Seeing many babies doesn't mean much, even in a shrimp only tank.

That's 3 points :lol:

Looks like Limpets.

I have some of the "zebra" kind, they are thriving trough a fishless cycle with nitrite off chart, no problems.

If you do that, instead of having the incoming water pipe straight and pierced with holes. Add a "T" with two small part of tube and two 90° elbows, that should help preventing too much buildup.

No, it's not optional. Both returns to the same waterfall.

I bought 4 old logitech B100 in their original wrap They will last millions of clicks. The one I'm using now is 8 years old... And is starting to show it. I use these at large in corporations over the years. And my sister is able to crap any gamer's mouse in a record time. But them. They are...

I personally haven't had much large fish in my life... But the large one where... Large. And I loved the Nutrafin "large" spirulin Tabs... They where made like a suction cup and you could stick them to the glass. When adequately moistened they would hold a raging plec. But still comets gold...

Loll, Amazon left a 52 inch tv in my parking and it got stolen under 35 seconds, CCTV proof on my system. Since the delivery "experience" was on behalf of amazon they shipped another one for free. 2 months ago I ordered an air pump, a sponge filter and a mat of foam to make a matten filter, on...

Honestly the last Fluval of any series I got lately where pretty deceiving and didn't pass the torture test for me. At the moment the best I have running that passed the tests are Eheim/Jagger TruTemp... I also tried Hydor just for fun and their thermostat are completely out of wack... And...

Yeah I wasn't fond on that method at first too. But with time I was able to balance the size and frequency of the water changes to keep the water clean and limit the crazy behaviors ensuing.

They are prone to multiple problems, but when good, they live 4-6 years and I had some live up to 9 years. Can you post pics of him ?

Try changing the water less often and change less water. Angelfish in your aquarium getting angry?

Yes a cleaning valve is a very good idea :)

A good starting point would be around 10-15 square inches per potential spawning pair, divided in multiple 5-7 square inches places per "territories" with a couple larger sites to test if they prefer that. Maintaining at least 2 possible sites per pair.

Even shrimps wears plants in the long run, I guess it's what makes it natural looking... I agree that plecos can be rough on the decor. Wood lose a layer at each pass and plants will look munched bad if they are not well fed... The color of the poop tell a lot on what a pleco eats :)

Gwand sums it... But if you do both test, for nitrite and nitrate... If there is nitrite, Just subtract the nitrite results from the nitrate one and you have something that provide a more accurate estimate of the actual real nitrate concentration.

Honestly... It's a bad mix. From aggression behaviors to water parameters without speaking of their respective diet. I wouldn't do that.

Most of the time when the plants start to decay, they become food real fast and will be used. Mmmm.... From the picture, I think you borrowed them a little too deep, The crown of the plant must be exposed or the stems will rot at the base then the leaves will start to melt because they have...

NilocG ThriveC should be used in lower tech setups and aquarium building nitrate. ThriveS is formulated for shrimps aquarium and is also lower in nitrate. Thrive, ThriveOG and Thrive+, are formulated for higher end setups, Thrive OG is for the most demanding plants. But the 3 are for...

If they're soft I would say cory eggs, if they are hard and difficult to scrape, nerite eggs.

Yes, if the food created gazes inside his stomach it could cause severe buoyancy problems. And also compression of the swim bladder by the stomach can cause this.

That's sad, I don't recall something like that happening to me, and I certainly over fed more than once. Do you soak your flakes before or you use them dry ?

You mean from the availability point of view ? While they are really more expensive, They grow very well and the fact that there's no need to disinfect them or QT them in fear of a snail invasion is marvelous.

You can often have a good idea of a fish's age by counting their scales rings. A Japanese family reported owning a Koi that had reached 224 years old by counting scale rings.

I had many of them. Just put your hand flat in the cage if he jumps on it, he want's to interact. Be careful, if you handle him, they have a notorious tendency to jump off, from hands, tables etc... It's like they have no idea the height they are at, and it's dangerous for them to get killed...

The days following the rebuild where tough. The general digestive trails of the shrimps where empty and the poor things where wandering the tank like the desert. Even the nerites where on complete food panic mode. Against good judgement, I overfed the tank, added a lot more botanicals and...

Both methods are really not the same... One requires a swamp in the sun, the other a full blown lab. Could justify a large difference in price.

Yes, if your nitrite drops fast and dissipated tomorrow and nitrate rise accordingly. It's rolling... No need to make them rise overly. If you continue to add large amount of ammonia you're building a larger colony. Yes... But this will fire-back with stronger nitrate rises that you will need...

At the speed your nitrates where produced. You're all good... Wait until nitrites are 0 again. Do a massive water change and add all your fishes at once.

I have no idea on their pricing, In your region you have Aqua Lab and Advanced Acrylics. that seems to be the leaders.

I use a slice of cucumber, they love it. I hang it with with PVC coated wire, then use a turkey baster to disturb seed shrimps all over the place. While swimming they find the bait... After a while the cucumber slice becomes covered, I pull it out of the water rapidly, they all remain stuck...

I never tried, but holding an air output and a thermometer in a sandwich bag for a minute should tell if there is a big difference. For your exterior tank that gets really hot, you can coil a length of the tube in a bucket of water before entering the tank. making a kind of radiator.

Personally. I would have waited everything settles down before adding new fish.

You need a filter that contains impregnated and non-impregnated high H2S capacity carbons, that can handle high hydrogen sulfide concentrations. High pH and alkalinity also influence the effectiveness of the carbon.

Do you have a test kit ? How is ammonia and nitrite ?