I have had shrimp before; ghost, neo and tiger (Amano, flower and vampire too).
I have a saltwater leaf fish that refuses to eat anything other than live shrimp, ghost shrimp.
This is turning into an expensive meal, he gets fed 2 shrimp every Mon/Wed/Fri.
Expensive because at the chain store they are $0.79/ea however they have a high mortality rate...I buy 16+ the day after the store gets it in (otherwise they sell out) but still loose 2-4 overnight and 1 or more daily. He refuses to eat them dead. So it's time to do something a bit easier on the budget. I want to breed some neocardina snacks for Chestnut the leaf-fish.
I have one 5.5 gallon left from my wild betta tanks and I am strongly considering setting it up with some relatively cheap mixed neos. I basically have everything I need to set this tank up since I am a hoarder of fish supplies (be honest...you are one too, right?) and have set up/broken down over a hundred tanks so far in my life.
Right now I have:
Possibly going to set the tank up Monday and let it run for a few weeks before adding shrimp. Need a good biofilm and possibly some (yuk) algae growth so the shrimp are right at home when I get them.
Hopefully 50 will give me a great start breeding for future food. If I could get 50 on one color for this price I would since it would be nice as a display tank, but it is what it is and shrimp are still pricey as all heck.
Stuff, stuff and yet more stuff...I have 2 other large bins on a shelf as well as a box of lights, a box of heaters and air pumps and a box of leaves.
Directly above and to the left is the susswassertang, above that is coffeefolia, and above that you can just barely see small leaves for the nano petite and above that is a nano anubius.
Boy nothing beats the fun of setting up a tank...even if it is mainly for snacks.
I have a saltwater leaf fish that refuses to eat anything other than live shrimp, ghost shrimp.
This is turning into an expensive meal, he gets fed 2 shrimp every Mon/Wed/Fri.
Expensive because at the chain store they are $0.79/ea however they have a high mortality rate...I buy 16+ the day after the store gets it in (otherwise they sell out) but still loose 2-4 overnight and 1 or more daily. He refuses to eat them dead. So it's time to do something a bit easier on the budget. I want to breed some neocardina snacks for Chestnut the leaf-fish.
I have one 5.5 gallon left from my wild betta tanks and I am strongly considering setting it up with some relatively cheap mixed neos. I basically have everything I need to set this tank up since I am a hoarder of fish supplies (be honest...you are one too, right?) and have set up/broken down over a hundred tanks so far in my life.
Right now I have:
- 5.5 gallon tank
- Bag of Petco eco complete knock off substrate.
- Azoo mignon HOB filter (sponge filters are the best for shrimp but I got rid of them when I sold my diaphragm air pump) and I will add a sponge intake cover.
- Lots of sponge and ceramic media, not that the Azoo takes much at all.
- Seeded media in the form of a sponge from my 6 gallon UNS tank that has an Azoo mignon on it.
- Heaters and lights galore...
- Don't have a lid, but have a piece of acrylic I cut for my UNS 6 gallon that should work temporarily.
- Some assorted DW and possibly a piece of cholla wood.
- Some small/petite variety anubius plants in my 125 gallon to transfer over.
- Some suswassertang in a 10 gallon
- Almond and oak leaves for shrimp buffet.
- Lake Michigan tap water and tons of Safe to condition it, lol.
Possibly going to set the tank up Monday and let it run for a few weeks before adding shrimp. Need a good biofilm and possibly some (yuk) algae growth so the shrimp are right at home when I get them.
Hopefully 50 will give me a great start breeding for future food. If I could get 50 on one color for this price I would since it would be nice as a display tank, but it is what it is and shrimp are still pricey as all heck.
Stuff, stuff and yet more stuff...I have 2 other large bins on a shelf as well as a box of lights, a box of heaters and air pumps and a box of leaves.
Directly above and to the left is the susswassertang, above that is coffeefolia, and above that you can just barely see small leaves for the nano petite and above that is a nano anubius.
Boy nothing beats the fun of setting up a tank...even if it is mainly for snacks.
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