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  1. frothhelmet

    Solution for getting rid of freshwater limpets - Acroloxus Lacustris

    I had a tank with freshwater limpets - Acroloxus Lacustris and they were obscuring the glass on my 37 gallon tank and didn't 'naturally go away' with time - had them for 2 years! Really bothered me in fact. No one seemed to know how to get rid of them, but I recently added a juvenile angelfish...
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    What unusual shrimp are you keeping?

    Just curious what shrimps everyone is keeping in the UK besides Cherries and Crystals. Post here with your experiences and pics if you can :)
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    Theodoxus Fluviatilis - the Ultimate Guide

    I'll just post this here for posterity. I spent several years trialling Theodoxus Fluviatilis shipments from Germany until I finally cracked the Theo code. Here are the rules for success. 1. There must be ample 'smearing' algae in the tank OR your tank must get some direct sunlight (which is...
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    Surveying Caridina cf. Babaulti experiences

    I am thinking about getting some of these shrimp and want to hear what you all have to say about them. Some claim they actually eat algae - the way amano and red-nose actually put their face down into it and eat. As opposed to cherries, tigers, and Caridina simoni simoni which in my experience...
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    Red-nose pinocchio shrimp die early?

    A few years ago we had some discussions around red-nose shrimp and how basically they do not adapt to freshwater and all die inexplicably after 6 months max. Is this still the case? Has anyone kept them longer than this? I still like them and wonder if any of these issues have been solved by...
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    Keeping Theodoxus Fluviatilis in soft water

    So in the past I have tried to keep Theos in soft water, and what inevitably happened is that their shells would corrode and it seemed to me that the snails would begin to die off. As a result I upped the hardness. About a year ago however I did an experiment where I put some Theos from 10kh...
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    Got ich in a planted tank with inverts...

    Hiya - so I bought some Nannostomus unifasciatus today - and in my opinion one of them has 3 spots of ich on him - bought inadvertently. The tank they are in has plants and inverts (shrimp and snails). The recommended treatment (without medication) is to bring the tank up to 88F and then add...
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    Help Shrimp Can't Molt!

    Ok so I have 2 pretty rare and expensive Macrobrachium Kulsiense, and one them has been trying to molt for over 36 hours, and is still half-in and half-out of its carapace (mostly in). It's face is covered by the carapace, and I am pretty sure it can't feed properly like this. I highly doubt...
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    Red-Nose Freshwater Death

    I was searching for the previous thread but I couldn't find it so I am writing it here. My red-nose which I had for 5 months died inexplicably. It grew a great deal and was very pretty but died for no apparent reason. a1matt had three that similarly disappeared for no apparent reason. So mr.luke...
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    Do Blue Tigers Breed True?

    I can't tell for sure from what is online whether or not blue tigers will breed true or produce non-blues as well. Cheers for your experiences every1.
  11. frothhelmet

    Live Shrimp Import Permission

    Like many of you, I want to bring a bag of shrimp back to the UK in my luggage to keep for myself. The shrimp will come from outside the EU while I am vacation. Does anyone know what documentation hurdles I will have to clear to do this legally? No cheeky responses that I can just "chance 'em"...
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    Malaysian Trumpet Snails (MTS) Really Do Eat Algae

    I always thought it was a marketing ploy, but it really is true, and they do a good job. I got that soft fluffy algae on the glass in one of my tanks and I recently put some Melanoides Granifera in, and they are mowing right through it. Photography was difficult, but you can sort of see the...
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    Minimum Shrimp Breeding Population

    How many Shrimp do you need to start out with to ensure that you can maintain a viable breeding population indefinitely? 20 enough?
  14. frothhelmet

    Hairy Trumpet Snail, Thiara Cancellata

    I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this snail, Thiara cancellata. It looks amazing. According to this German website (translated courtesy of babelfish) it is live bearing and likes to dig around the substrate like MTS. Kind of looks like a cross between MTS and a staghorn...
  15. frothhelmet

    Assassin Snails kill Shrimps

    Apparently assassin snails can kill & eat shrimps! http://www.forums.rareaquatics.co.uk/sh ... .php?t=512 Bummer!
  16. frothhelmet

    Nerite's Effectiveness as an Algae Eater

    So I have a newly set up 20l nano and I got a couple Nerites to clean up the glass which really got hit hard. But check out what a champ my Zebra Nerite is in this photo. He did all of this in less than 24hrs. Strangely, my tracked Nerite doesn't seem to be as effective, it is smaller...
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