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I am going to be starting a 20g long shrimp tank soon. I am looking for some advice. I am planning on keeping and breeding Cherry Shrimp in the tank.
I have a little over 4 inches of EcoComplete in my 29g. I think it may be to much as it gets pretty dirty. All I have in there is Jungle Val.
1. Take some EcoComplete out and use it for the 20g? Would the food just sink into the eco complete and not get eaten by the shrimp?
2. Black blasting sand?
I have an Aquarium co-op course sponge filter that has been running in my 29g a very long time along with the Fluval 206. I am going to transfer that over to the 20g, would that be sufficient for the tank? Or should I get another one and run 2? From my understanding shrimp have a very low bioload, will the sponge filter have enough bacteria to add shrimp right away and not have to cycle?
How many shrimp do I need to start the tank? I was thinking of getting the 8 pack of Cherry Shrimp from AquaHuna along with a 10 pack of Amano Shrimp. I would split the Amano Shrimp between the 29g and the 20g.
Once the Cherry Shrimp colony is going, what is another good species to add? It would have to be a Caridina shrimp so it wont interbreed, but have similar water parameter requirements correct?
I am considering painting the back glass of the tank black. Anyone done this and have some tips?
My goal is to have a big colony. I tried Cherry Shrimp in my 29g but it was less than successful and they died off very quickly. The only shrimp I have in there I bought at Petco incorrectly labeled as an Amano Shrimp, I'm not sure what it actually is. I got 3, 2 died quickly and I have had the one for a long time.
I have a little over 4 inches of EcoComplete in my 29g. I think it may be to much as it gets pretty dirty. All I have in there is Jungle Val.
1. Take some EcoComplete out and use it for the 20g? Would the food just sink into the eco complete and not get eaten by the shrimp?
2. Black blasting sand?
I have an Aquarium co-op course sponge filter that has been running in my 29g a very long time along with the Fluval 206. I am going to transfer that over to the 20g, would that be sufficient for the tank? Or should I get another one and run 2? From my understanding shrimp have a very low bioload, will the sponge filter have enough bacteria to add shrimp right away and not have to cycle?
How many shrimp do I need to start the tank? I was thinking of getting the 8 pack of Cherry Shrimp from AquaHuna along with a 10 pack of Amano Shrimp. I would split the Amano Shrimp between the 29g and the 20g.
Once the Cherry Shrimp colony is going, what is another good species to add? It would have to be a Caridina shrimp so it wont interbreed, but have similar water parameter requirements correct?
I am considering painting the back glass of the tank black. Anyone done this and have some tips?
My goal is to have a big colony. I tried Cherry Shrimp in my 29g but it was less than successful and they died off very quickly. The only shrimp I have in there I bought at Petco incorrectly labeled as an Amano Shrimp, I'm not sure what it actually is. I got 3, 2 died quickly and I have had the one for a long time.