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Yeah I always thought so as well, had to throw that out there as a litmus with the shrimp pros. Im becoming quite a collector of shrimp foods so I needed a little reassurance there, thanks guys And so, I must get some Shrimp King shrimpfood to add to the shrimp pantry !

How much do those usually run for? Id like to try it out if the price is right.

Gotta love the diy aquarium tools. I have a few jury rigs myself, not of the catcher yet though. I have done my fair share of research on the topic though. And to make any kind of dent in the infestation, you would have to starve the planaria before they will rush into the catch. And it could take weeks to completely rid the tank of it. So one could put their shrimp in a standby tank while this was going on.. alternatively, you could feed just veggies until the planaria numbers are down or completely gone to your liking. Leaves would work to help change up their diet a bit while they wait for their gourmet shrimp pellets/granules I have seen the occassional planaria in my tanks when i disturb the substrate and rarely when just staring in. But just in case I did my reading and decided I would try some benibachi planaria zero if i can ever find any. Thats the route i would take, have read a lot of good reviews on it. Maybe someone has used it here that can comment on it. Well good luck with the hunt and nice job on the diy catcher

That sucks man, sry you lost some shrimps. Did you check all the water params when you found em dead? Thats the first start to do some CSI work. Casualty Shrimp Investigation . I have read about how tap water can change a lot from one day to the next which is why I am also looking into an ro unit. Found a popular one on a site that SoothingShrimp and others have purchased one from for around 70, great deal from what Ive seen so far for what we need. So what do you think happened anyways? Maybe something nasty came in thru the tap? I read thats possible, and there is fluoride in it for sure if your in the states. Sry for the loss, good to see you looking into an ro unit to keep shrimpin! Game on after that!

Awesome looking tank Pika! And your cherry shrimp have a real nice red to em too. Is that the trellis you were telling me about?, looks real cool great job! So what kind of clay did you use to make it? How are the floaters doing? I was unsuccessful with my first attempt at frogbit, the water surface was to intense from my hob and they died off slowly but surely. From your pics yours are doing great. Whats the secret ?! Lol Thanks for sharing your sweet tank!

If I was a homeowner id be all over that, especially if it took out the fluoride. I really like the built in TDS meter too. How long have you had yours boston?

Awesome indeed. What kind of substrate are you using? I like the color and size a lot. Btw, what is that cone thing floating on the surface? Thanks for sharing and keep us updated!

This is awesome! Thanks for getting this to us Oblong, I will be getting this soon. Was wondering what the shelf life is on them do ya know?

I remember reading about pinocchio shrimp, or RDS as what the breeder acronymed it, to be the best shrimp at eating hair algae and I have read a few accounts confirming this. Also, they wont mix/breed with neos for sure, but I dont recall the other types of shrimp, probably not though. I definitely want to get some one day myself. Hope this helps ya out

Hello Zul

Hello Duke

Awesme indeed! I dont have room but thanks for the raok Duke! And good luck shrimpers!

Had a question about the Bacter AE. Is this something you see used often by hobbyists? After reading the description im interested in giving it a go. Any thoughts on it? Duke, Boston? Thanks guys!

Awesome!!!

Yeah cross contamination is difficult to keep under control. I had this happen to me in my newest 10 gal. I use a turkey baster to nudge off the glass then i suck em up and squirt it in the toilet with a grin. Eventually i got em all and havent seen any for quite some time. You gotta be diligent in ridding those suckers though!

Thanks Han! These lil guys are awesome and I stare at them a lot. I only have 6 in this tank for now. I have tried sexing them but I think they are just barely juvies now. They are molting well and seem very happy with their moss wall, which btw is sandwhiched between two sectins/panels. So kinda like this #moss# its looking pretty sweet and the shrimp love it, its a great hideaway zone in the tank.Heres some pics i just took Been saving up a bunch of these baskets, i may have around 100 by now, and it takes 9 baskets to cover the back of a 10 gal. If anyones willing to pay for the shipping ill send em for the cost to ship em to you. Only 1 per shrimper Btw, Louie, you can get a better look from the side that its a catappa leaf in the back at an angle to create a shady spot. I dont have any wood yet but im interested in some cholla wood for this tank and the other 10 thats cycling right now. In its 3rd week! Almost rdy for some new shrimpys!!

That sounds pretty cool, I would like to see a pic of that trellis for sure!I have been wanting to try out taiwan moss, maybe we can do a trade, just let me know if that sounds good. After 2 or so more inches of growth on the flame moss and i will do some clippings and try to duplicate the 2x2 mesh i got them on. Thanks for the input! Happy shrimpin!

Same here, and after a good read of both volumes of the BnK magazine, almost all of the shrimpers interviewed in both issues had both the sponge filter and hob. And for the hob intake, i use one of my wifes hairties to secure the batting material i get from wally world. Heres a pic Its got to be changed out quite a bit, i do mine every 2 weeks. Lest I say, I am very eager to purchase some filter guards from Han very soon. One less maintenance task is more shrimp staring time for me and im down for that

Thanks for the great feedback everyone. I checked out the website and the pricing is well within my budget. This is a big purchase for me so I wanted to get it right and I will take your advice SoothingShrimp and get the plastic wrench when I place my order probably by the end of the week. Will let you guys know what I end up getting when it arrives. Thanks again shrimpers!

Substrate is a great suggestion. I have been looking for fluval shrimp stratum and cant find it anywhere. Found some ada amazonia but im not rdy to pay the hefty tag of 69 for 9l i believe it was. Another thing that would be nice is some cholla wood. Ive been wanting to try that out. Got to get my ssghkh+ asap first

Salutations shrimpers, Anybody have any advice to share on this? I will have 3 tanks by the time I purchase the ro filtration system. A total of 40 gallons , 10 / 10 / 20 , and will do weekly top offs at 8 gallons a week im set mating, prolly a lil more, but those will be my needs. I dont want to waste time and gas going to the store for refills of water.. so wht do you all think? What works for you, what does the job and what excels or is overkill? I would like to stay around a 100 but will go to 150 dollars if its worth it. Thanks in advance for the input !

Sup Shrimpers, heres my journal for my first dedicated shrimp tank. Its a ten gallon I put together over 2 months ago. After putting cherry red shrimp in my 20tall planted to help with algae cleaning, I liked em so much I started doing more research on em and got hooked. So I started this tank to get a shrimp i thought looked awesome and was affordable. Tank Specs Hob filter 10gal rated Biosponge filter and airpump 50 watt heater FloraMax substrate Plants Java moss wall! Dwarf hairgrass Flame moss! Catappa leaf Heres pics of day one cycling Wall is made from cherry tomato baskets the cooks save for me at work. Took about 5 hours to cut and connect all the squares. Theres 2 full panels that sandwhich the java moss. Heres pics of the tank today, with some scrimps. Enjoy the pics, sry if i left out any standard info on the tank, which reminds me, tds reads around 320, and ph is around 7.8 - 8.0, cant test for gh or kh yet. Using tap and seachem prime until i get an RO system. Any questions, comments and tips or advice is appreciated! Thanks for checking out my tank shrimpers!

Well after all the good reviews, I will be getting some as soon as I get an RO system in my hands. Any recommendations on a good system around 100?