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navneethtk
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 Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:16 pm Post subject: My Shrimp Tank Update: third month |
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First of all i'd like to thank Nayak(for the moss), Karthik Nambiar(for the rocks) and Abhishek Menon for the plants!
I actually didn't plan on making this as a shrimp tank, but after seeing Tushar's huge colony of rcs (which i had actually given him few months ago) was dragged back into loving shrimps again!
this is just a beginning, the tank is only four days old now, i have to add more moss and some java ferns which i got from a fellow hobbyist.
inverts in tank:
red cherry shrimps- 14 (neocaridinia heteropoda var. 'red')
green shrimps- 9 +20 (shrimplets (Caridina cf. babaulti spp. 'green') [1 carrying]
rainbow shrimps- 7 (caridinia cf. babaulti) [1 carrying]
red nosed shrimps- 3 (Caridina gracilirostris)
indian zebra shrimp- 1 (caridinia cf. babaulti var. 'stripes')
3 assassin snails plus a dozen eggs
NOTE: please don't tell me that they'll interbreed, the only interbreeding possibility are with the green and rainbow shrimps, which i don't really care! also i know the front of tank looks barren, i plan on adding foreground plants and DIY co2.
plants:
hygrophila polysperma
ambulia
cabomba
christmas moss (need more to cover the second rock)
java ferns (have to add two more rhizomes to the rock)
Hydrocotyle tripartita
crypts
rotala 'red' (need more of these stems, anyone got?)
and the other two i keep forgetting the name, someone please ID them for me please. the one next to the right rock and the red stemmed plant.
tank details:
1 foot cube
sponge filter(soon going to switch to HOB)
18w DIY PL lighting
substrate- contro soil mixed with german clay
daily 15% water change(helps with shrimp growth and to clean out debris)
Feeding:
daily scampi Feed
twice a week boiled veggies
here are the pics, many more to come soon  sorry for the bad clarity, my phone doesn't have a great camera! couldn't get decent pictures of the new shrimplets either
newly tied christmas moss
spot the assassin snail egg  this egg came just 6 hours after i put this plant.
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DRDHEEP
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 12:00 am Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! |
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| Love the Red nose cutie. |
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sjeeva
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 1:32 am Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! |
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Very nice setup Nav, your shrimp seems to be enjoying there
where did you get those small red pebble like stones? |
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Tusharshetty
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! |
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 the shrimp look awesome .....so does your tank. thanks to you I have a huge colony now. hope yours expands as well as mine!  |
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 8:21 am Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! |
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| Am I seeing ghost shrimp with RCS ?. |
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navneethtk
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 9:21 am Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! |
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| DRDHEEP wrote (View Post):
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Love the Red nose cutie.
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thanks DR! :)
| sjeeva wrote (View Post):
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Very nice setup Nav, your shrimp seems to be enjoying there
where did you get those small red pebble like stones?
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thanks jeeva, the red pebble like thing is german clay.
| Tusharshetty wrote (View Post):
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the shrimp look awesome .....so does your tank. thanks to you I have a huge colony now. hope yours expands as well as mine!
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haha thanks man! see you should get a proper lighting as well and your shrimps will show their true color!
| cinciboy wrote (View Post):
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Am I seeing ghost shrimp with RCS ?.
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kumeran- no no they aren't ghost shrimp! i got three red nosed shrimp, the small one has to still get the red pigment!
check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caridina_gracilirostris |
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:11 am Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! [pics] |
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| Nice Shrimp collection. Could you post the assassin snail eggs in closeup shot. |
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navneethtk
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:46 am Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! [pics] |
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| Very nice navneeth.. |
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! [pics] |
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| I like the setup for shrimps but on the scaping part I am not really happy |
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navneethtk
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! [pics] |
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| jabba wrote (View Post):
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I like the setup for shrimps but on the scaping part I am not really happy
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not much of an aquascaper am i Jaiby? i kow its bad! give me suggestions! you're the pro, i've seen your walk of dreams scape, which is pretty good!
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Very nice navneeth..
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thanks! |
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! [pics] |
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Looks beautiful. The broken pot makes the landscaping interesting. For the little red fellows ism out of words  |
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navneethtk
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! [pics] |
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| Greatsmiles wrote (View Post):
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Looks beautiful. The broken pot makes the landscaping interesting. For the little red fellows ism out of words
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thank you! here another picture of the pot :D
here's a picture of the rainbow shrimp which is carrying:
UPDATE:
will be adding dwarf ghost shrimps! they're lesser than an inch in size, risky i know! but they look so amazing! with green eyes! these are not the ones you see in LFS, these are wild caught from a pond, which shiv is getting: image is in this link |
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! [pics] |
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| Hi Nav, Beautiful collections. I think Now you are free from college stress. Keeo it up. All the Best. |
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: Shrimp Tank 2.0! [pics] |
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| Gret one Naveen !!! |
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