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Also just for future reference, Assassin snails will never be able to keep up with "pest" snails as far as population control goes, you will just end up with tons of assassin snails AND pest snails. Consistent manual baiting and removal is really the only reliable way to get rid of pest snails...

Yep, fully agree with ProudPapa, I also have very hard water, 350-400 ppm TDS out the tap which is usually at or above the top end you see people say for neos, don't have issues with the shrimp.

In my experience, I would guess because they were new to the tank. Often shrimp molt with big water changes or new aquariums so while they may have berried, the may not have been... prepared for it in some way or other. I would guess next round they will be highly successful and wont be...

Hmm, so ammonia is 0, nitrates are right within normal levels. I agree with MacZ, perhaps the nitrite test has expired or a bad kit. Did you recently test your tap water for that zero nitrite reading?

Yes, physical stores will be more expensive, I tend to only deal online for buying/selling and the sites I go to its about 3 dollars regardless of color.

That's fair, I fully agree that for most people, waiting is the best approach. And if someone has to ask this question, then waiting would be the best approach. I have started quite a few colonies or split existing ones and put them in newly set up tanks and I have had success with it using my...

A good quality neo typically goes for about 3 dollars each, irrespective of the color from what I have seen. I would agree that reds are most in demand, followed closely by blues. If you want valuable you will have to step away from Neos and look at some of the rarer caridina morphs coming out...

If you are willing to supplemental feed and do a good job keeping the tank clean then they can be added right away. I have never had issues putting shrimp into a brand new tank. It can easily be done if you supplemental feed and watch water parameters.

Nothing wrong at all with MTS, however I would make sure it's something you truly want as you are still new to the hobby. It's a fine line between being a fantastic hobby and feeling like an unwanted chore when maintenance becomes a longer/more difficult task. As soon as it feels like work...

Really appreciate the info Mac, surprised no one wants to keep them. Guess that would explain why they are so hard to find. That is my plan for the tank set up. What temp does he keep them at? Saw they were a little warmer around 77-82 F, but was planning on the lower end of that scale for...

Anyone have any experience with euryrhynchus amazoniensis (Amazon Tiger Shrimp). Working on setting up a tank for these guys, have general parameters down for them but just curious if anyone has first had experience with them. Seems like they can be a bit touchy for a lot of people.

I am lucky to have most heaters last a year... new fish room I am working on now will be heated independently of rest of house so that I can stop wasting money on heaters....

I think your proposed heater sizes are too big for the tank. I use the below link as reference and it has worked well for me. Go down the chart to the size of tank you are heating, then go across - 3 different columns based on how many degrees you need to heat the tank up vs room temp. I do...

3% should be fine, I have used it in the past with success. The best luck I have ever had is following the below little guide - but it is a whole tank treatment vs spot dosing. This should kill all the hair algae in your tank, but you will still need to try to physically remove as much as...

How deep do you want to go down the worm hole? NH4 in aqua soil substrates drops dramatically and can be used up in as little as weeks for a fast growing system or many months for slow growing plants. This is the main benefit you get from using aqua soils over any other substrate and why they...

I like to think instead of how small of a tank I can get to cram in large fish... how big of a tank can I get for a really small fish. There are very beautiful small fish that could do great in a 34. I personally find some kilifish species to be just as colorful as discus, just in a much...

This was taken at the Grand Tetons National Park at end of May this year. My now wife and I saw this sunset and decided nothing would top that other than getting engaged, so that's what we did right then and there.

To be fair, they are probably two of the prettiest males I have had for that line so far. But yeah... not sure I need this many new guppies when I am trying to switch over to primarily shrimp! I think I just sat there stunned when I saw the first one. Then I saw the second, it's a bit of a...

Yes, I am looking at adding something to the tank. I have never had zebra danios but will definitely look into it if that's one you would recommend! There are no hiding places in this tank other than a few floaters so should be a relatively easy hunting ground.

Long story short, I keep guppies and to control breeding I of course have male only and female only tanks. As fry grow out in my strain specific breeding tanks, I sort out the males and females accordingly. I was careless and somehow tossed in two males into the female tank (I am not sure...