m3177o

first time posting.... so blast away guys/gals..

Seattle_Aquarist

Hi m3177o,

Actually I like it. Anubias, Java Fern, and moss so I am guessing a low light tank? What size and light please? Also, if you are not using cuttle bone, you might what to give it a try. My shrimp seem to do much better in my soft water with a piece of cuttle bone in the filter, and their color is much more intense than it was without it.

m3177o

Hi S.A.

thank you for the comment. for the light im using a jbj pc (1) 65w 10000k.
about this cuttle bone youre talking about. im not using one, but very interested in trying it out. do you know where i can buy one?

Seattle_Aquarist

Hi m3177o,

I bought mine in a "bulk" bin at the local pet store, it is very inexpensive. It is the bone of the cuttle fish and is typically sold as a supplement for parakeets. It disolves very slowly and adds calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate to the water. Several of our local "shrimpers" use it.

ShortFin

I like it. This is the first time I've seen cherry and yellow together in the same tank. The black background and substrate really bring out the colors.

I hope you already know that cherry and yellow are the same species and will x-breed. Unless you want the babies to be clear with no color like the wild form, then I would separate the two.

Cold__Blooded

Very well done. That is also my 1st time seeing the 2 together. How does the cuttle bone effect the shrimp?

m3177o

yeah, im pretty aware of the cross breedng stuff. this was actually my old setup. it was about a month after these picture was taken. at least 175 shrimp died. they were breeding like theres no tomorow. and for some reason, it all just died. i was really really really sad. right now i just have some red cherry shrimp that i bought from some seller on aquabid who claims that they got the reddest shrimp on aquabid. its all B.S. its more liike the whitest rcs on aquabid.

m3177o

S.A.

thanks for the info, im gonna stop by my local pet shop to look for some cuttle fish bone. this whole time i thought it was some bone that was found in the cow. what an idiot i am... haha. (hence the name cuttle) lol


btw, how often do you keep it in there until you remove it or replace it?

m3177o

imagine i create an orange shrimp !!! lol that would be awesome, but not for me.

Seattle_Aquarist

Hi Cold-Blooded,
Calcium carbonate makes up about 33% of the shrimp's shell.

Hi m3177o,
I leave mine in continuously, but I do 20% water changes weekly. It dissolves very slowly.