L_Plates - Shrimp Tank

[L_Plates]

Just a quick note, i am off on a road trip Saturday to pickup 10 Crystal Reds from a seller near me

I cant wait !!!

LP

 

[JenCliBee]

Just a quick note, i am off on a road trip Saturday to pickup 10 Crystal Reds from a seller near me

I cant wait !!!

LP

Has the substrate stopped leaching then?..... i would be very dubious of adding shrimp so soon... especially delicate crs.

Fingers crossed for you though mate.... you've certainly chosen one of the nicest shrimp around

 

[L_Plates]

0.25 - nothing daily. That is without any mature media in the filter.

Should be fine.

I am getting 10 A grade for £20 before going for any better grade.

LP

 

[JenCliBee]

0.25 - nothing daily. That is without any mature media in the filter.

Should be fine.

I am getting 10 A grade for £20 before going for any better grade.

LP

Well good luck with them mate, will eagerly await pics

 

[L_Plates]

I feel i should be fine with them when i add the media.

I will post some pics tomorrow evening.

LP

 

[Tizer]

I feel i should be fine with them when i add the media.

I will post some pics tomorrow evening.

LP

it doesnt always work instant mate, i've done it a few times now and its lapsed into a week of testing and water changes until it gets stable.

 

[L_Plates]

i will keep my eye on it and if needed continue with water changes. Takes 10 minutes to do each night so not to bad. Its the only time i could get the shrimp so i was a little stuck.

LP

 

[L_Plates]

Good evening all, today i traveled to a local breeder to pick up 10 Crystal Red Shrimp.

I went for 10 A Grade as i did not want to spend to much money on a higher grade until i know everything is stable in the tank.

I have been monitoring the Ammonia leves for the past week and a half and for the past 3 days i have had 0 readings without any mature media in the filter. This was telling me that the FloraBase substrate has stopped leeching the toxin.

So this morning i did another 50% water change, added some mature media from my main tanks filter and then set off to get the shrimp.

So enough of me babbling on here are a few photos and a short video.

Photos

Video
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXOwURnlCvc

The shrimp are not active in the video as they are grazing on the food i gave them 10 minutes before. There are 6 larger shrimp one with eggs and 4 juvenile shrimp.

More pics over the next few days when they settle in a little more

Sorry the snaps are not great, LP

 

[stu40]

Sorry the snaps are not great, LP

don't be daft, i love the last 'follow my leader' photo.
cool looking, hang on thermometer

 

[L_Plates]

Cheers Stu, the hang on thermometer is great. Nice sleek design perfect for the smaller tanks.

 

[ian]

Love CRS and that tank is looking good mate!

The HC appears to be doing alright, a lot better than it did in mine.

Give me the heads up when these little guys breed

 

[JenCliBee]

Love CRS and that tank is looking good mate!

The HC appears to be doing alright, a lot better than it did in mine.

Give me the heads up when these little guys breed

Completely agree with Ian... tank is looking excellent and the shrimp are superb .


Also give a shout mate if you have any crs to move on.


P.S... really not to put a dampener on the shrimp (they are stunning) but a couple of them do look a bit ropey to be A grade... Some look a little bit more B grade tbh..... bargain price either way though mate.

 

[L_Plates]

Cheers guys if they do breed and i have some to move on this forum will be the place i mention it on first.

Ian the HC is looking good, some runners have started to sprout out now so fingers crossed it continues.You can see a runner on the first image below. The fissidens moss should be with me early next week.

Jake i agree a couple of the larger shrimp look a little lower than A grade, however there are a couple of the shrimplets that look higher than a grade. When i got them he said i may have a couple of s grade in there.

Only time will tell

Couple more snaps !

LP

 

[JenCliBee]

Simply stunning!!!.... Fingers crossed for the higher grade smaller ones mate

 

[L_Plates]

Simply stunning!!!.... Fingers crossed for the higher grade smaller ones mate

Cheers Jake

LP