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    Cherry or Bloody Mary?

    My cherry colony also dwindled away, I wish I knew what I did wrong Sent from my Pixel 6a using Tapatalk
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    Quick.... can you clean plant cuttings of snails?

    Something with copper in would kill them, Panacur did a pretty good job on some MTS I had when I was trying to treat planaria and didn't check what would happen to the snails. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Theodoxus Fluviatilis - the Ultimate Guide

    That's a great post and thanks for sharing your thoughts. I am interested in these as they seem a good combination between a self sustaining population that can breed in fresh water and being slow breeding enough that you don't get plagues of them like with ramshorns or pond snails. Sent from...
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    Trumpet snails

    My biggest MT snails are about an inch long but I don't know if they have finished growing yet! Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Neocaridina Blue Dream - Feeding schedule help

    I am probably going to get shot down in flames for this but I don't worry too much about feeding. I have two colonies of red neos and one of PRL Caridina and, when the tanks were quite new ( Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    caridina shrimp

    No, sorry. I installed a small RO system when I started keeping caridina and it was neither expensive nor difficult to install. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Is a shrimp only tank easier to maintain?

    Other people will have other opinions, that's just what I do, but I can't see the harm if you regularly monitor parameters. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Is a shrimp only tank easier to maintain?

    I don't. After the tanks are properly established I just top up with RO water as and when. Obviously I still monitor parameters but they stay very stable, Shrimp produce very little waste. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Is a shrimp only tank easier to maintain?

    Absolutely. I have three tanks and maintenance is really only tidying up the plants and keeping on top of the water. Between the shrimps and a few nerites I have barely any algae so there is very little to do. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Amano Shrimp Berried - Can the young survive?

    As I understand it, yes. I am not sure if the eggs will even hatch in fresh water. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Exciting developments: California Blackworm culture

    Ah! Thanks for explaining. That is indeed very exciting, good work! Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Exciting developments: California Blackworm culture

    I must admit that I don't fully understand the implications or ramifications of this but it certainly sounds exciting. Well done Simon! Could you please explain this to me like I am a small child? Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Nerite eggs all over the place

    I would love to know the answer to this as one of my tanks is covered in Nerite eggs. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Snails with Crystal Red shrimps?

    Thank God for that! I had one tank get completely overrun by them at one point, I want to avoid that if at all possible. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Snails with Crystal Red shrimps?

    That's good to know, thanks. Do the ramshorns breed any slower in your water? Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Snails with Crystal Red shrimps?

    I am setting up a new tank to house some Crystal Red Caridina shrimps and am wondering about snails to control algae. The shrimps need soft water at a lowish pH, are there any snails who would do ok in the same conditions? I have nerites and ramshorns in with my Neos but they have much harder...
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    How many nerites?

    Yes, I do the same but for the Neos. I am getting the snails as the shrimps are not eating enough of it! Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    How many nerites?

    No, I think it is the narrow leaf variety. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    How many nerites?

    It is pretty heavily planted with Java Fern, red root floaters and dwarf hair grass, plus a good population of neocaridinas. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Bug identification help

    I am going to go for detritus worms. Harmless but a sign of overfeeding. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    How many nerites?

    Just a quick one: How many nerites should I stock in a 30l tank? Would two or three be ok? Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    What is this?

    That is a nymph of a mayfly or damselfly I think. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Breeding shrimps 2 questions

    Hi, Congratulations on being a shrimp grandma! I have only been keeping a couple of years but can tell you what I know: 1. No need to worry about inbreeding, I had the same question but was told that some people have had whole colonies lasting for a decade or more from a few initial individuals...
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    Shrimp Crisps

    Genius! I might try that. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Shrimp tank

    It has worked fine, sits perfectly between 26 and 24 centigrade based on my little stick on thermometer. It's a great set. My only concern was that the sponge on the filter seemed a little coarse for shrimplets but you can get a finer one. Sent from my MI 9 using Tapatalk
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    Shrimp tank

    Excuse the algae, it needs a clean! This is the pump, it's rated up to 400l p/h but you can adjust the flow. https://www.aquatic-spare-parts.co.uk/proddetail/aquael-pat-mini-filter Sent from my MI 9 using Tapatalk
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    Shrimp tank

    I have an Aquael Shrimp Set Smart and have found it to be excellent. It comes with pump (Aquael Pat Mini) and a very good LED light, I can't remember if my heater was included or not. Sent from my MI 9 using Tapatalk
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    Crushed Coral

    As I understand it crushed coral, or other carbonate containing substances like limestone, can be used to bump up the hardness of your water if needed. Sent from my MI 9 using Tapatalk
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    Recommend me a shrimp food . . .

    Mine have daily Bacter AE supplemented with a few Hikari Crab Cuisine every couple of days or so, which they love. Blanched broccoli is a big favourite as well. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Black Sulawesi shrimp

    Wow! They are lovely looking. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Population explosion

    I am already thinking about the next tank! Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Population explosion

    I must be doing something right as my shrimps won't stop breeding! The initial six have multiplied to too many to count in the last few months. Please excuse the grainyness, I just fed them their BacterAE and then realised how many were visible so decided to take a photo. The moss at the back is...
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    Don’t Panic!

    Bacter AE isn't cheap but a little goes a LONG way. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Don’t Panic!

    Yes, I should have mentioned that. I only give them a small portion of the spoon and have a lot of aeration going on. Sent from my [null] using Tapatalk
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    Don’t Panic!

    I have had a good four or five generations of babies so far in my little tank and did nothing apart from moving to a sponge filter and airstone and adding some Moss for them to graze on. I keep them temperature around 25 Celsius and feed Bacter AE daily with occasional Hikari crab cuisine or...
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    Shrimplets and Aquael Pat Mini

    Thanks, that is very comforting to hear. Sent from my Mi MIX 2S using Tapatalk
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    Shrimplets and Aquael Pat Mini

    I have a 30l cube tank with about a dozen RCS and a few Ramshorn snails, quite heavily planted. It has a Pat mini filter and Leddy lights. One of my RCS is berried so, in a panic, I put the foot of a 40 denier tights over the sponge of my filter as I was concerned about the shrimplets being...
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