Aje’s 9g Rcs Tank

Got it on the table (really just a 9g bin)

 

Nice, are you going to live plant it

 

Of course

 

View attachment 467778 Got it on the table (really just a 9g bin)

Fun, and nice. Algae is so annoying in a tank isn't it.....You see all these beautiful clean tanks with plants etc. and no Algae....

 

I’m going to add sand either today or Tomorrow

 

Added sand and is about half way full of water

 

I have lots of lava rock, I am about three miles as the crow flys away from a volcano, and I wanted to know if it would be good or bad to put it in the shrimp tank? Is it good? Is it bad? How much should I put in?

 

I have some hornwart in my 15 gallon should I put it in the shrimp tank?

 

I have lots of lava rock, I am about three miles as the crow flys away from a volcano, and I wanted to know if it would be good or bad to put it in the shrimp tank? Is it good? Is it bad? How much should I put in?

Shrimp will love the lava rock and so will any babies. I scrub mine with just water and vinegar and then pour boiling water over them 2-3 times. Or they can sit in boiling water but DO NOT BOIL THE ROCKS THEMSELVES. They could explode. Hornwort is also great.

 

Any idea how many rocks I should put in? they are about 3 inches long

 

Any idea how many rocks I should put in? they are about 3 inches long

That’s a personal preference really, how much decor you want. Your shrimp won’t really care. I’d do at least two myself. Just play around with it once you add plants and stuff. You’ll find what looks best to you.

 

I am planning to keep it at room temp(65-80) at the store they are about half an inch, how long will It take them to breed?

 

Also should I change the light bulb to one of those white ones?

 

First inhabitant. Is it a pond snail? Or a bladder?

 

Second inhabitants: what ever these white things are.
Also what do you think of my scape?



Btw the yogurt thing is representing my sponge filter

 

So what do y’all think about the scape?

 

Btw. So far the cost is $0

 

Second inhabitants: what ever these white things are.
Also what do you think of my scape?

Looks good; I used to breed mystery snails in totes like that but never thought to actually scape them. It's tough to say for sure, but those white things look like cyclops to me. Free fish food.

 

Thanks, hope to get shrimp tomorrow

 

Finally got them!!!!!

 

Woohoo! You're gonna drip acclimate right? I usually do at least an hour

 

Yes, they are acclimated, didn’t time it I just dripped until my five gallon bucket is full

 

Awesome! So when are we gonna see some pics of em exploring their new home!?

 

Probably tomorrow, they are super active though, I already am excited to have five million of them

 

Update: they all went into hiding after exploring for an hour, found one though, I was leaving the lights on for like fifteen hrs a day, to grow algae for them when I would get them

 

So the smaller see through ones are males? And the redder, big ones are females?

 

What is the yellow thing? Just a color pattern?

 

They r amazing

 

I find shrimp super entertaining to watch, I think I can sit and watch them even longer than my fish tanks.

BTW, that yellow patch is a "saddle" of unfertilized eggs, usually once that shrimp molts she will end up berried if there is a male in the tank.

 

Yay! At least two of my females are carrying fertile eggs

 

My shrimp had babies while I was gone! I counted ten walking on the algae growing on the side of the tank, so that means there must be over 100 since I have so many hiding places. Also I added a heater today and set it to 72

 

My shrimp had babies while I was gone! I counted ten walking on the algae growing on the side of the tank, so that means there must be over 100 since I have so many hiding places. Also I added a heater today and set it to 72

Gratz!

 

My shrimp had babies while I was gone! I counted ten walking on the algae growing on the side of the tank, so that means there must be over 100 since I have so many hiding places. Also I added a heater today and set it to 72

Do you even need a heater? Neos are pretty tolerant and can tolerate cooler temps.

 

Probably not, but their is no insulation in our house, so Incase the weather decides to be cold, so will my shrimp, I might move the heater to a different tank if I get one

 

Also one of my females is carrying so many eggs

 

Here are some pictures of the babies

 

And here is a picture of one of my buried females