Soothing Shrimp

She has been out sick from school yesterday and recharging her batteries today. She goes back to gymnastics practice today after skipping yesterday for health. Her twin brother started throwing up today though, so he's out from school today. ugh

So every meet has different medals. Interestingly enough, not all are round. I'm so used to seeing round ones in cartoons and pics, this was a bit unusual for me. LOL Here's Nadia's medals from this past meet:

Thank you Vpier.

I'll let someone else answer the drip acclimation, but for water change I siphon in the new water into my tenners through an airline hose.

Thanks for the kudos. It makes sense it would be that way, however unfortunately the packages are often thrown into the back of an unheated truck that gets hot in the summer, and cold in the winter. And I'm not positive, but I think the cargo bay in a plane is pressurized, but no heat either. So you can see how important insulation is for aquatic health.

Does anyone know what Sulawesi shrimp can be put in the same tank without aggression and crossbreeding? Is there a chart?

Try asking on the forum here in the market section. I always recommend hobbyists first because they know the background of their shrimp, and are serious about good husbandry. The members here are typically pretty honest. A couple hints to help you- Look at their number of posts. Someone who posts often probably won't do you wrong. They have a reputation to maintain. Look at feedback. While one may not have many if any negative feedback due to paranoia, if they have lots of positive feedback- they are probably doing something right. Ask for a picture of their colony. Often only the best shrimp is pictured to sell their shrimp. Perhaps their whole colony doesn't look like that one. Also, some shady sellers will use someone else's picture to sell their shrimp. If you have suspicions, you can be bold and ask for a note with the date to be in the picture of their colony to make sure it is their picture. You can also just gamble. Sometimes you know a deal will happen if you don't act fast. In that case you can do the quick deal, but be prepared for the shrimp to come in not at all what you expected. In other words, hope for the best, but expect the worst- and you won't be disappointed.

I'm also amazed. My cards take forever to grow, compared to my neos. What temp is your tank?

Love the creativity!

It really does have to do with how the seller packs. The more insulation, the better. The heat packs also have to be special, and not made for humans. Those get too hot. On the flipside, if the pet heat packs are not packaged correctly, the accumulation of heat can cook your shrimp. Shipping during winter can be tricky, but if you are going with an experienced shipper you'll probibly be fine. Just be sure to ask their DOA policy.

That's great! What shrimp will you be looking at getting? That will depend on your parameters of your water. Welcome!

Thanks! I guess I'll need to display them somehow in her room. What a nice problem to have. She can do much better and get better placings, but for the two weekends she went when she did not feel good, well heck- I'm proud of her just for that. And as I tell her, I'm proud of her whether she does gymnastics or not. She doesn't need to win my attention, she already has it. heh

Update, looks like even though those weren't her best scores- she still walked away with 3 medals for beam, bars, and all around.

Nope. They have them set up already. You provide the shrimp. Usually through mail.

Looks like Nadia has had an off day today. She'll have four weeks to rest up until the cup meet. Hopefully my 6 yr old will be healthy next time.

So here's the scores from the meet as they come in... Beam 8.2 Bars 8.7 Floor 7.2 Vault 7.6 Sounds like the judges are tougher this time

So you are using tap then. Do you have chloro in your tap?

Sounds like you are in the beginning of a bacterial bloom?

Looks like an interesting filter. I don't think any have made it to America yet.

She woke up about 5:30am with a heavy cough and I had to give her cough medicine. Then we had to get her ready to go. Bill is going to keep me updated with live scores again, and if possible, I'll keep you all updated again too. She wants to do well, however I told her to just concentrate on bettering her own scores. I'm just looking forward to a meet where she's NOT sick!!! Ugh.

When my gh was below 6 with neos, they'd start dying off.

Yeah. For the last two days she's been having a deep cough and this morn she had a tummy ache. She felt better later. Giving her cough medicine and hoping for the best for her meet tomorrow...

How are you getting a kh of 4 with gh+?

Plastic floating beads?

You pretty much have to break down the entire tank. They are inverts just like shrimp.