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  1. REDSTEVEO

    Bugs you might encounter in your aquarium

    Can anyone identify these worms found in the bottom of a sump online a Discus Tank. We suspect they may be harmless detritus worms, but the owner just wants to be certain. TIA
  2. REDSTEVEO

    What are these Worms in my Shrimp Tank

    Thanks Darrell, very much appreciated. They have indeed done exactly what you have advised above. I mixed the powder in a solution of warm water in a small container and made sure it was completely dissolved before adding it. So it appears to have done the trick. I also vacuumed out the few...
  3. REDSTEVEO

    What are these Worms in my Shrimp Tank

    Hi, the 22% Panacur - Fenbendazole arrived today. I did a 50% water change and added it to a small sample of water, mixed it, and added it around 1.30pm this afternoon. How do you know when the Hydra are dead? I can still see plenty of them on the glass at the moment. Do they just fall off...
  4. REDSTEVEO

    What are these Worms in my Shrimp Tank

    Hi Darrel, Yes I have seen the fresh water Hydra, they are another pain in the backside. I have been siphoning them out doing water changes. But you can never get them all. I might end up catching as many of the shrimp as I can, sell them to my local LFS. Then bin the plants and substrate.
  5. REDSTEVEO

    What are these Worms in my Shrimp Tank

    Is there a fish I could put on there to maybe gobble them up and keep them in check, but one that won't eat the shrimp.
  6. REDSTEVEO

    What are these Worms in my Shrimp Tank

    Thanks Darrel, That is a relief. Although to be honest they do really freak me out. I think I'd rather not have them but probably impossible now to get rid of them now that they are in there. Cheers, Steve
  7. REDSTEVEO

    What are these Worms in my Shrimp Tank

    A month or two ago I cleaned out both of my big Eheim T5 650 Thermal Filters. Amongst the filter medium, in the sponges and in the bottom of the filter were about 60 odd or more Red Cherry Shrimps. Rather than pour them away with all the gunk in the bottom of the filter I decided to set up a...
  8. REDSTEVEO

    Solution for getting rid of freshwater limpets - Acroloxus Lacustris

    In over 40 years of fishkeeping I have never seen one of those Acroloxus Lacustris in any of my tanks. Any idea how they got into your tank? I guess I've just been lucky.
  9. REDSTEVEO

    My 200 litre planted Red Cherry Shrimp Tank

    Thanks for the tip.
  10. REDSTEVEO

    My 200 litre planted Red Cherry Shrimp Tank

    I've got a few hundred at the moment. Every few weeks I catch as many adults as I can and sell them to my local LFS for £1.00 each. Usually between 50 and 70 at any one time. The hardest part is catching them. I've tried the siphon through a tube into a bucket method. But it is impossible to...
  11. REDSTEVEO

    My 200 litre planted Red Cherry Shrimp Tank

    Planted 200 litre Red Cherry Shrimp tank doing amazingly well. Very low maintenance apart from the odd thinning out of the floating duckweed on the surface once every two weeks.
  12. REDSTEVEO

    My 200 litre planted Red Cherry Shrimp Tank

    It's been a few months now since I set this up. The tank is a Juwel Lido 200 tank with 2 x T5 tubes. Running with an Eheim External Canister Filter and 2 x double sponge filters. Injected CO2 at 90 bubbles per minute, and EI Dosing at half dosing. Lighting period 9 hours per day. Starting to...
  13. REDSTEVEO

    Red Cherry Shrimp and Meds for fish

    Just found this which I thought was very useful. https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/resources/freshwater-shrimp-keeping.23/
  14. REDSTEVEO

    Red Cherry Shrimp and Meds for fish

    Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone can help with this question. I have got a very established planted tank with a lot of Red Cherry Shrimp in that are doing very well. In the tank I have also got 4 x large Cardinal Tetras. One of them has developed White Spot, and another has got fungus on its...
  15. REDSTEVEO

    Newbie to Shrimp Keeping

    That's really good to know. Thank you.
  16. REDSTEVEO

    Newbie to Shrimp Keeping

    The one thing I was trying to avoid was that all the shrimp should be hiding. I like watching them bimble about.
  17. REDSTEVEO

    Newbie to Shrimp Keeping

    Thanks, I wish the Amanos were as easy to breed as the Red Cherry shrimp.
  18. REDSTEVEO

    Newbie to Shrimp Keeping

    I have just started keeping the bog standard Red Cherry Shrimp. I started off with 10, now I've got about 70 odd, with more tiny one's appearing every week. I have just moved them all into a planted Jewel Lido 200 litre tank yesterday. They seem to be loving it. Is it okay to add a group of...
  19. REDSTEVEO

    A Guide To Crystal Red Shrimp

    Thread Bump and a half I have just started keeping the bog standard Red Cherry Shrimp. I started off with 10, now I've got about 70 odd, with more tiny one's appearing every week. I have just moved them all into a planted Jewel Lido 200 litre tank yesterday. They seem to be loving it. Is it...
  20. REDSTEVEO

    Help to identify this creature

    Here is a link to the video previously mentioned. I hope it works. Thanks.
  21. REDSTEVEO

    Help to identify this creature

    Ahem...no thanks, I think we'll give that one a miss, but thanks for the offer ;) The person who sent it to me actually sent me a video but I couldn't upload it because it was in mp4 format. The photographs you see are screenshots from the video. The white vessel that it is in is actually a...
  22. REDSTEVEO

    Help to identify this creature

    Other pictures, I can't load the video for some reason:rolleyes::rolleyes:
  23. REDSTEVEO

    Help to identify this creature

    I am relieved to say that the wormlike creature in this video is not from one of my aquariums. I have a feeling I know what it is, but would appreciate input and suggestions from anyone experienced in the identification of it. The video was posted by a person in a Discus Facebook Group. Any...
  24. REDSTEVEO

    Cherry Shrimp Water

    Hi, and thanks for your response. Most if not all plants are from Tropica. Any that aren't all the labels are in English. I think they are safe. Steve
  25. REDSTEVEO

    Cherry Shrimp Water

    Thanks very much, great news. Although I just read somewhere that you shouldn't put them in a tank with freshly bought plants, because they supposedly contain chemicals which will kill the shrimp. I never heard that before. I was going to put them in here, but I only out the plants in yesterday.
  26. REDSTEVEO

    Cherry Shrimp Water

    Thread bump. Can Cherry Red Shrimp handle planted tanks with injected Co2 and E.I Fertilisation? Thanks
  27. REDSTEVEO

    What is this creature ? Name this worm.

    If it moves like a leech, swims like a leech, and looks like a leech, then it is a leech😮😮 I hate leeches.
  28. REDSTEVEO

    Hyallella Ateca (Scuds)

    Thanks Edvet, I've been keeping them in an 18 inch cube tank, there are pieces of wood with Java Fern and Anubias etc growing on them and a substrate of shredded cattappa leaves. I feed them on zucchini slices and vegetable tablets for corys. I can see some males that have found females to...
  29. REDSTEVEO

    Hyallella Ateca (Scuds)

    Can they take tap water for water changes, is TDS KH and GH, PH etc critical.
  30. REDSTEVEO

    Hyallella Ateca (Scuds)

    Hi All, I bought 100 Hyallella Ateca off a guy on eBay a few weeks back. I've still got them, but they are not reproducing as quick as I thought they would. I've read thoroughly articles on the net about them, but thought I'd ask here to see if anyone has any experience with them. Cheers, Steve
  31. REDSTEVEO

    My Crystal Shrimp EI/co2 tank

    Hi Jason, What is the maximum water temperature you can keep these shrimp in? Thanks, Steve
  32. REDSTEVEO

    Tips on culturing white worms please?

    Large plastic tub kept outside. Fill with water and add some potato peelings, and any other uncooked vegetable matter. Leave outside for a week or two and wait for the mosquitoes to lay their eggs in the water. Watch them hatch and grow, as soon as they are big enough, net them out and place in...
  33. REDSTEVEO

    Tips on culturing white worms please?

    Hi, I like the video, and the bread idea with glass on top. I just avoid the plastic boxes because it makes the soil sweat when it gets too warm. The wooden crates allow a bot more aeration, allows the soil to breathe keeping the soil from going off too quickly. Otherwise great video. Steve
  34. REDSTEVEO

    Tips on culturing white worms please?

    Hi, If by 'white worms' you mean Enchytraen worms? I used to culture these and feed them to my Discus fish which usually induced them to spawn. Get yourself a starter culture from a reliable source, you can find them on ebay and the supplier usually provides a set of instructions on how to...
  35. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Yes I thought exactly the same. I would ask that this be the last post for now and that any further posts should be directed to your post :D Cheers Steve
  36. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Hi Matty, What PLAN? :D There was no plan just hit and miss by trial and error, mostly error :sick: :idea: Maybe they did not like the sterile tank, maybe what they needed was a gravel / stony bed with high movement of water around them similar to the river flowing hmmmm :idea:
  37. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Thanks, The will is definitely there, its just finding the time to keep track of everything. I managed to get a few hundred zoes but no matter what I did they just never got any bigger. I tried minerals, calcium, salt increase, phytoplankton, rotifers, live newly hatched brine shrimp but still...
  38. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Not exactly sure mate, but my tank for the shrimp fry raising is located in the garage and it is pretty cold in there. Also I think the water for the phytoplankton has to be a certain temperature, but like Richard says we are still shooting in the dark. Steve
  39. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Yes I agree. How is it that all the other shrimp varieties seem to breed like mad and people finish up with hundreds of cherries and crystal reds, without all the palarva that we have had :( It must be some kind of conspiracy thing going on 8) Steve
  40. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Just an update and an end to this thread really. I finally found out why some LFS can charge up to £4.00 per Amano Shrimp. Over the last weekend I finally admitted defeat after finding that there were no more shrimp zoes in my small tank. If you add up the cost of the power to keep the tank...
  41. REDSTEVEO

    Which calcium?

    Hi all, Read the linked thread - Everything is Crystal :D Sorry I forgot he was talking about snails not shrimps :crazy:
  42. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano / Yamato shrimp

    Richard, What temperature have you got your water at in the shrimp fry tank? Also what is the density salinity, mine is at 1.025 Cheers,
  43. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Thanks, Because the zoes are 8 days old today and they don't look any bigger now than when they were first released I have today took a bold step, I have added 100 mls of Phytoplankton :jawdrop I have noticed that the temperature appears to be only 25 degrees and not 28 degrees as previously...
  44. REDSTEVEO

    Tiny CRS Shrimplets. Video.

    Love it, should be longer though :D Have you any experience on feeding regimes for baby shrimp? Steve
  45. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Thanks :thumbup: Read the topic. I am sure between Richard and I we should get there in the end. I looked at the videos on YouTube....interesting...looks like a full time job :eh: I am going to register so that I can ask questions of the producers of the video and see what answers I come up...
  46. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano / Yamato shrimp

    Hi Richard, Seems like we are both fumbling about on a trial by error route. Tonight I went into the garage when it was dark outside, turned all the lights out and shone a small 5 watt LED torch into the corner of the tank. As hoped the zoes all swam towards it in a swarm. I left it for a few...
  47. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    I wasn't sure how much phytoplankton to add or how often. The instructions on the bottle said add 4 mil to 100 liters of water every couple of days. I added 4 mil on two successive days to the shrimp tank which only has about 20 liters total. Probably too much but I could not see any difference...
  48. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Baby shrimp are almost a week old, but don't appear to be getting any bigger :( I bought some Phytoplankton off eBay and some copepod / infusoria stuff from Oasis Aquarium in Salford, but there does not seem to be any difference? Any body any ideas? Cheers, Steve
  49. REDSTEVEO

    Which calcium?

    Oooh now there's a thought...... :o Meanwhile getting back to the subject of 'Which Calcium' is Shrimpy any closer to solving his problem I wonder? Quote "I want to make my own GH booster for my snail tank and want to know what type calcium I should use? There are loads like calcium...
  50. REDSTEVEO

    Which calcium?

    Okay, I'm convinced, it is a rather nice looking box though eh? Shows what the power of marketing and packaging can do. Cheers, Steve
  51. REDSTEVEO

    Which calcium?

    I picked some up quite cheap, mind you I was over in Germany at the time so I suppose if you count the cost of the flights, car hire, accommodation it does work out a bit expensive :lol: :wink: The stuff I got is a sort of light brown fine powder, reminds me of 'Fullers Earth' it does not...
  52. REDSTEVEO

    Which calcium?

    Dennerle do a Mineral supplement called Dennerle Nano Crusta Mineral which is supposed to be the business for shrimp moulting. It should also help with snails shell production :wink: Apache/2.2.16 (Debian) Server at www.aquaristikshop.com Port 80...
  53. REDSTEVEO

    Help Shrimp Can't Molt!

    Dennerle do a Mineral supplement called Dennerle Nano Crusta Mineral which is supposed to be the business for shrimp moulting. Apache/2.2.16 (Debian) Server at www.aquaristikshop.com Port 80 http://www.aquaristikshop.com/pictures_g/907910.jpg
  54. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Re: Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!! Photos added! Day 3. I have just checked the Shrimp tank and all seems fine with the baby shrimp. I have added some spirulina powder and some Liquifry and hope for the best. Not sure if the small sponge filter will handle the nitrates and or Ammonia...
  55. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Hi Darrel, Is it okay to use the Spirulina powder even if it is a year out of date? Also any idea on quantities, dosage. Thanks, Steve
  56. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Hi, Sorry it took so long to reply. Sods law applies here I'm afraid. No sooner had I set up my small shrimp rearing tank, the females stopped producing eggs which was strange. Nothing since the original post....except this week I noticed 3 large females all with eggs at different stages. I...
  57. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    Thanks very much Clive, for the as ever in depth theory and explanation it has been a great help. Regarding the question of it being strange that a fresh water invert requires seawater to breed. This is what I have found out so far. The Amano shrimp do not need seawater to breed. The females...
  58. REDSTEVEO

    Breeding Amano's - Going for it I think!!

    I have had about 15 adult Amano's in my Trigon 190l corner tank for ages. Every now and then I see about 5 or 6 pregnant females. Then a few weeks later the same females are eggless for a while and then it starts all over again. So after researching the internet reading many forums including...
  59. REDSTEVEO

    Tiny CRS Shrimplets. Video.

    Great little video clip, like something off the tele :D :D What is the music called?
  60. REDSTEVEO

    AMANO SHRIMPS and WORMER PLUS

    Hey Planter, I've got two dwarf puffers in my tank and had them for nearly a year now but I have never had to worm them :shock: You've got me worried now. How did yours get worms in the first place/ Are you feeding live bloodworm etc? Mine only get what the rest of the fish get, which does not...
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