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29-01-2012, 09:58 PM | #11 |
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Navanod, I know! Amazing, isn't it!
Silane, thanks so much for dropping by my thread! 1. Is it fine if I keep them in pure freshwater? It would be quite inconvenient for me to have to maintain such water conditions, especially since I live pretty far from the sea. 2. Also, for just 6 shrimp, how often and how much should I feed them? 3. And just to clarify, an air driven filter will do, right? I don't need a separate air pump? 4. How often and how much of the water would I need to change? Would it be fine if I simply used the water in the bottle + the "nutrient water", and top the rest up with dechlorinated tap water? 5. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but the shrimp are tiny.. How do I ensure they don't get sucked into the filter? And how do I get them into the new tank? Is there some sort of shrimp "catcher/sucker" device for transferring them? 6. Are shrimp climbers- will they try to escape the tank if it's not completely covered? Thanks so much everyone, and sorry for all the questions! |
30-01-2012, 02:00 AM | #12 |
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I guess u at least took the liberty to find out that it is cruelty to those poor shrimps. Welcome to the shrimp world I bet u pay quite abit thru their smooth tongue. Haha buying this and that. Good luck and sincerely hope you are able to prolong this poor creature life Span.
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30-01-2012, 09:48 AM | #13 | |
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30-01-2012, 03:19 PM | #14 | |
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2 - 6 shrimps. a small algae waffer?? Feed them 1 piece after 2-3 days of starvation and see how much they chew on it. After 2-3 hours, take out the remaining of the food and do your judgement from there. 3 - Refer to ques 1. 4 - Water change varies. Some change once a week, for me once every 2 weeks at 10% of the tank water. Change with dechlorinated water will do. 5 - Just make sure your filter is covered with nets/sponge big enough to NOT let the shrimps get suck in. Transferring of shrimps to one tank just search around this sub forum and you will be able to see how to do it. Just need to make sure acclimatization is done properly before transfer as both water conditions differs in both tanks. 6 - Shrimps do not climb unless you had a wood sticking out of the water surface which they could climb out. As long as the water level is not at the tip of the tank, its quite safe. Though they are posts that shrimps sometimes "jump" out of tank. |
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30-01-2012, 06:13 PM | #15 | |
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I believe you can try to slowly "convert" them to fresh water shrimps... but my guess is that chances of reproduction is likely to be affected. |
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31-01-2012, 11:01 AM | #16 |
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Hi hiighpriestess, please becareful before you transfer them into another environment. As the volcanic shrimps live in a different condition unlike other shrimps. Make sure you acclimatize them properly and ensure the water PH and conditions are the same as your eco sphere, if not you might end up killing them instead of making them happy.
Best I suggest you to leave them inside at least you know they will survive. rather than risk transferring them and end up killing them without knowing the living conditions of such shrimps. Read up more and find out before you make any changes to them. Happy Shrimping! |
31-01-2012, 11:14 AM | #17 |
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just follow boss silane's way and you should be able to keep them alive ( and hopefully breeds for you )
make sure you aged your tap water before you add to your new tank. good luck! |
31-01-2012, 12:42 PM | #18 | |
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2. Feed little once 3 days to 1 week, if you feed them and they dont eat, means they have enough algae food. If they eat, means they are hungry, use this as a guide to adjust the frequency of feeding. Feed with amount just less then enough. 3. Use sponge filter, which is driven by airpump 4. For me, I change water with the water mix I mentioned before, every 3 months, but I think change of every 2 weeks is better. If you do not want to use seawater mix, I think, decholorinated tap water with minerals added will do too. 5. Sponge filter wont catch any shrimp 6. No climb This species is one of the most hardy around, it is not demanding but dont abuse them. Last edited by silane; 31-01-2012 at 12:44 PM. |
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31-01-2012, 01:58 PM | #19 |
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I believe they are making a decent living from selling eco-spheres. Too many pple, esp those working at desk bound jobs, would love a small little container w cute looking creatures, but ignorant of e cruelty...
Sadly, in business, what are lives. |
01-02-2012, 01:41 PM | #20 |
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my friend brought a set too. I wonder if i should break this kind of news to him
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